Housing flexibility problem: Review of recent limitations and solutions

Sabine Ritter De Paris; Carlos Nuno L. Lopes

doi:10.1016/j.foar.2017.11.004

Front. Archit. Res. ›› 2018, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (1) :80 -91. DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2017.11.004

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Housing flexibility problem: Review of recent limitations and solutions

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The economic, technological, and cultural transformations of our present society influence various scales of our daily lives. In housing, these transformations include changes in the family nucleus and the activities performed in living spaces. Housing flexibility seeks to meet the multiple needs of users by changing their living spaces and functions. This study aims to explore housing flexibility through a review of relevant literature, discussion of valuable findings, and presentation of a contemporary panorama of the theme. Notions of flexibility are integrated to reinterpret the contemporary sense of dwelling. However, the lack of a well-defined concept of flexibility hinders the integration of methods and theories on the subject.

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Housing / Flexibility / Building

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Sabine Ritter De Paris, Carlos Nuno L. Lopes. Housing flexibility problem: Review of recent limitations and solutions. Front. Archit. Res., 2018, 7(1): 80-91 DOI:10.1016/j.foar.2017.11.004

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