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2013 , Vol. 2 >Issue 4: 377 - 386

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2013.07.003

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Integrated design approach for improving architectural forms in industrialized building systems

  • Siva Jaganathan 1 ,
  • Lenin Jawahar Nesan 2 ,
  • Rahinah Ibrahim 3 ,
  • Abdul Hakim Mohammad 1
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  • 1. Centre for Real Estate Studies, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
  • 2. International Institute for Affordable and Sustainable Housing, 609110 Sirkali, Tamilnadu, India
  • 3. Faculty of Design and Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Received date: 26 Feb 2013

Accepted date: 19 Jul 2013

Published date: 05 Dec 2013

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2014 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Abstract

An architectural design process is investigated to achieve form flexibility in industrialized building systems (IBS), as IBS constructions do not have sufficient flexibility to develop varied architectural forms. The ethnography method has been used to examine the issues related to “form” flexibility in the design life cycle of IBS constructions by observing the constructions of live experimental models. The major tasks and respective design aspects that facilitate form flexibilities in architectural design have been identified. Furthermore, an integrated life cycle model has been developed to effectively address the interfaces between the design tasks and eventually fulfill the needs of IBS in the design life cycle.

Key words： Architectural design; Built environment; Design management; Design model; Design strategy; Industrialized building system; Form flexibility

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Siva Jaganathan , Lenin Jawahar Nesan , Rahinah Ibrahim , Abdul Hakim Mohammad . Integrated design approach for improving architectural forms in industrialized building systems[J]. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2013 , 2(4) : 377 -386 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2013.07.003

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