Avaliando a Flexibilidade Em Projetos Habitacionais De Massa Imobiliária

Abstract

One of the most important considerations in housing design is flexibility, which refers to the idea of including change over time. In looking at recent residential architecture of Cyprus, especially in real estate housing as a subset of mass housing, unfortunately, flexibility is not considered enough as a leading concept. The aim of this research is to evaluate notions and stages of flexibility in real estate housing projects in a recently developed residential context on the Salamis coastal line between the cities of Famagusta and Trikomo. The first step is flexibility assessment from an architectural perspective, through analyzing the architectural drawings of the projects to find out the potential for long term flexibility in terms of 'structural', 'functional' and 'cultural' notions; whereas, the second step is evaluating flexibility in three phases as 'design', 'construction' and 'usage' stages through questionnaire surveys with both construction companies and users. The results indicate the flexibility from the company's perspective and defragment the inhabitants' external and interior flexibility needs in three different stages, highlighting the role of companies and architects in designing flexible housing that can adapt to various users and their changing needs and preferences.

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“…The second stage is the "construction phase", which usually relates to the possibility of making design changes as the construction project progresses. The third stage (the "employment phase") concerns the occupation of the building and the changes required based on the residents' needs, desires, cultures and lifestyles (Gilani and T€ urker, 2020).…”

“…It is not restricted to structural change as a whole but to physical change that occurs in the interior of a house when its occupants modify them to suit their needs on the basis of professional intervention (Malakouti et al, 2019). Generally, structural flexibility may be achieved in terms of expansion, expansion versus contraction, the subdivision of areas vertically or horizontally or by choosing a free structural system with an open plan for future changes and a system of standardised adjustment (Gilani and T€ urker, 2020).…”

“…2.3.2 Functional flexibility. Functional flexibility relates to the possibility of changing circumstances by allocating new functions without professional intervention as the creation of space does not necessarily affect the overall structure of the house (Gilani and T€ urker, 2020). It does not require significant expenditure for implementation but can be related to the different dimensions of the rooms when matching new spaces and meeting new requirements without additional expense (Raviz et al, 2015).…”

“…Culturally appropriate flexible design is one of the key elements that leads to the design of a sustainable dwelling at the micro level (Gilani and T€ urker, 2020). By considering the different characteristics of individuals living in a house as a unit that reflects a small-scale version of the need to sustain the internal environment, this study focuses on cultural flexibility according to Gilani and T€ urker (2020) who focused around: (1) individuality/personalisation, as an apartment's adaptation features users as different individuals in terms of interests, tastes and preferences, which are all renewable and (2) providing privacy between the outside and the interior, between public and semi-private areas and between semi-private and private areas and other various levels. This also includes physical privacy by some physical controls and visual privacy where access and visual communication between spaces is controlled by some physical elements.…”

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“…However, it may not be practical for researchers to include an extensive description of factors. [1]. Among the areas where AI studies centered on developing models that provide real-time solutions for the real estate industry are real estate price forecasting, building age, and types and design of the building (villa, apartment, floor number).…”