Flexible Housing

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Architectural concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Adaptable housing
gptkbp:appliesTo Residential buildings
Multi-family dwellings
gptkbp:benefit Accommodates changing family size
Improves resource efficiency
Reduces need for relocation
Supports aging in place
gptkbp:challenge Complex design
Higher initial cost
Market acceptance
Regulatory barriers
gptkbp:enables Contraction
Expansion
Change of function
Reconfiguration of spaces
gptkbp:example gptkb:Molenvliet_(Almere,_Netherlands)
gptkb:NEXT21_(Osaka,_Japan)
Leidsche Rijn (Utrecht, Netherlands)
gptkbp:feature Customizable layouts
Demountable walls
Expandable floor plans
Flexible services infrastructure
Movable partitions
Multi-use rooms
gptkbp:focusesOn Adaptability
Change over time
User needs
gptkbp:goal Environmental sustainability
Cost efficiency
Long-term usability
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Flexible Housing
gptkbp:originatedIn 20th century
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:SAR_(Stichting_Architecten_Research)
gptkb:John_Habraken
gptkbp:relatedTo Sustainable architecture
Modular construction
Open building
Universal design
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jeremy_Till
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6