The design strategies identified in the interviews and their adaptability features
| Design strategies | Named by | Adaptability features |
|---|---|---|
| Open building concept | C, D, F | Flexible position of the partition walls |
| Various floorplan solutions and room connections | ||
| Pre-cut openings in structural walls | C, F | Opening and closing entrance doors |
| Over-capacity | C, F | Various floorplan solutions |
| Multiple functions for dwelling units and buildings | ||
| Scalable dwelling and room sizes | ||
| Space for adapting to future requirements | ||
| Demountable building components | A, B, D, E, F | Dismantling, relocating and re-assembling buildings |
| Changing the physical composition of buildings | ||
| Separatable components enabling future reconfiguration and maintenance of the space | ||
| Scalable building and dwelling sizes | ||
| Prefabricated building components | A, C, E, D | Standardised measurements contributing to regular patterns in spatial design |
| Stackable building components | A, B, E, F | Regular patterns on the dwelling and building scale |
| Scalable building sizes | ||
| Modular, standardised building components | A, B, D, E, F | Regular patterns on the dwelling and building scale |
| Scalable building sizes | ||
| Scenario planning | A, B, C, E | Various floorplan solutions |
| Combined room functions | A | Multiple functional uses of space |
| Universal ceiling height | C, D | Regular dimensions for floor heights |
| Different building functions (e.g. housing, offices) | ||
| General room sizes | A, B | Regular dimensions for rooms |
| Interchangeable room functions | ||
| Sliding walls | A | Various floorplan solutions |
| Scalable room sizes | ||
| Centralised location of infrastructure systems (infrastructure core) | A, B, C, F | Multiple locations for infrastructure-dependent dwelling units (e.g. kitchen, bathroom) |
| Increased floor thickness for infrastructure systems | C | Multiple locations for infrastructure-dependent dwelling units (e.g. kitchen, bathroom) |
| Removable covers or panels in the walls and floors | C, F | Access to infrastructure installations to maintain, repair, or modify |
| Partition walls free from infrastructure installations | C | Possibility to move partition walls without adjusting infrastructure systems |
| Combined product function | A | Efficient space utilisation |
| Reversible connections | B, D, E, F | Dismantling, relocating and re-assembling buildings |
| Separatable components and materials that enable future reconfiguration of the space | ||
| Renewable energy systems | B, C, F | Resilient and reduced resource use |
| Aligning material measurements with building units and components | B | Regular patterns on the dwelling and building scale |
| Durable materials for ease of maintenance, reuse and recycling | A, B, C, D, E, F | Adjustable interior finishings |
| Choices for the end-users to personalise their space |
| Design strategies | Named by | Adaptability features |
|---|---|---|
| Open building concept | C, D, F | Flexible position of the partition walls |
| Various floorplan solutions and room connections | ||
| Pre-cut openings in structural walls | C, F | Opening and closing entrance doors |
| Over-capacity | C, F | Various floorplan solutions |
| Multiple functions for dwelling units and buildings | ||
| Scalable dwelling and room sizes | ||
| Space for adapting to future requirements | ||
| Demountable building components | A, B, D, E, F | Dismantling, relocating and re-assembling buildings |
| Changing the physical composition of buildings | ||
| Separatable components enabling future reconfiguration and maintenance of the space | ||
| Scalable building and dwelling sizes | ||
| Prefabricated building components | A, C, E, D | Standardised measurements contributing to regular patterns in spatial design |
| Stackable building components | A, B, E, F | Regular patterns on the dwelling and building scale |
| Scalable building sizes | ||
| Modular, standardised building components | A, B, D, E, F | Regular patterns on the dwelling and building scale |
| Scalable building sizes | ||
| Scenario planning | A, B, C, E | Various floorplan solutions |
| Combined room functions | A | Multiple functional uses of space |
| Universal ceiling height | C, D | Regular dimensions for floor heights |
| Different building functions (e.g. housing, offices) | ||
| General room sizes | A, B | Regular dimensions for rooms |
| Interchangeable room functions | ||
| Sliding walls | A | Various floorplan solutions |
| Scalable room sizes | ||
| Centralised location of infrastructure systems (infrastructure core) | A, B, C, F | Multiple locations for infrastructure-dependent dwelling units (e.g. kitchen, bathroom) |
| Increased floor thickness for infrastructure systems | C | Multiple locations for infrastructure-dependent dwelling units (e.g. kitchen, bathroom) |
| Removable covers or panels in the walls and floors | C, F | Access to infrastructure installations to maintain, repair, or modify |
| Partition walls free from infrastructure installations | C | Possibility to move partition walls without adjusting infrastructure systems |
| Combined product function | A | Efficient space utilisation |
| Reversible connections | B, D, E, F | Dismantling, relocating and re-assembling buildings |
| Separatable components and materials that enable future reconfiguration of the space | ||
| Renewable energy systems | B, C, F | Resilient and reduced resource use |
| Aligning material measurements with building units and components | B | Regular patterns on the dwelling and building scale |
| Durable materials for ease of maintenance, reuse and recycling | A, B, C, D, E, F | Adjustable interior finishings |
| Choices for the end-users to personalise their space |
Source(s): The author’s own work
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