...Micaela Raposo; Sara Eloy; Miguel Sales Dias Purpose There are several studies showing that end-users' participation in the architectural design process of houses is critical to their satisfaction (e.g. Önder et al., 2010; Ammar et al., 2013). Housing that is not adjusted...

... by a qualitative stakeholder evaluation of the MyChanges tool and by a comparison of the Inhabitant-Driven Customization approach with existing approaches to housing customization. Design/methodology/approach MyChanges is a shape grammar-based design tool developed to enable inhabitants of the Álvaro Siza...

...Sabine De Paris; Carlos Nuno Lacerda Lopes; Alvaro Neuenfeldt Junior Purpose Investigation of housing adaptability is related to understanding factors that influence project transformation. Factors may be associated with the design and project stage as also alternative uses to existing buildings...

...Mostafa Alani; Akel Ismail Kahera Purpose This paper aims out to analyze the confluence of spatial analysis and computational design strategies to support the reestablishment of Mosul's city housing fabric. According to a UN-Habitat report, Mosul suffered from catastrophic losses on an urban scale...

...Donia M. Bettaieb; Reem Alsabban Purpose The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the compulsory quarantine of many of the world's inhabitants, and by staying at home, several functional developments emerged in residential spaces in Jeddah that affected the role of the house as a contributor...

... on the transition in the Sudanese society, reflected on the spatial arrangement of houses and traditions. It is directed to the Sudanese as well as regional societies who passed the transition before and after colonial eras. Originality/value The enclosed j-graph study on houses' plans is original and haven't...

... comparative case studies, while social aspects are studied through interviewing three main actors in housing: users, decision makers and professional architects. Findings By identifying key factors of formation and main drivers of transformation, together with analysing the physical and social aspects...

...Burak Mangut; Fatma Ahsen Ozsoy Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on the interaction of enclosure and disclosure, and analyze the dynamics of this bond. It also investigates the interaction between open spaces and closed spaces in housing areas as fundamental public and private realms...

...Canay Tunçer Yıldırım Purpose The purpose of this paper is to test and present the level of introversion/extroversion of the urban housing in Istanbul in three periods – traditional, modern and contemporary. It intends to examine changes in the boundaries between housing and urban environment...

...Elmira Ayşe Gür; Yurdanur Dülgeroğlu Yüksel Purpose Turkey has been rapidly urbanizing since the 1950s. In quantitative and qualitative meanings, the problem of housing is one of the most important subjects on Turkey’s agenda. Increasing population, rapid cultural and economic transition...