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Workshop 3 barcelona july 2006

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mind map on future housing

flexibility

minimalism

cocooningnomads

urban flexibility

suburban

home zone

prefab

low budgetmodern interrior

individuality

Our research is arranged by using the scale factor.

individualurban > housing >

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urban-suburban ? we think it's a combination of [suburban and urban]. Aging will drive where people live. Some people argue that because urban areas have better healthcare, that means more people will move to the city. we don't see us having the traditional suburb; we see more satellite cities, all midsized places [near big cities], where people have a combination of their work, their fun, their recreation, and healthcare. It's like being able to have everything that they want in a big city, but not in large doses.

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what is a home zone?

A home zone is a residential street where the living environment clearly predominates over any provision for traffic. The design provides space for motor vehicles, but fully accommodates the wider needs of residents. This is achieved by adopting approaches to street design, landscaping and highway engineering that control how vehicles move without restricting the number of vehicular movements.

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What can they achieve? increased social activity;wider ranging activity and children's play;more efficient use of carriageway space;a more attractive and visually diverse street scene;increasing levels of communication between drivers and pedestrians;reduced driving speeds;greater levels of safety.

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reason: by the factors like e.g. occupation, study, love….to be etc. we in a forced manner with the residence more flexible.

> that means….mobilely its… frequent removal… faster live on differently locate. functioned e.g. over living box/modules

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location (city 1) leave….living box deliver (office Stuttgart)… personal send… new location (city 2) arrive….(office Barcelona)… and furnish

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different living modules get living box: module of kind of + different auxiliary modules (media, balcony, facility variants…)

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The Midsummer Cottages scheme built flexibility into the basic house design by cutting down on circulation space such as halls, avoiding internal loadbearing walls and rethinking layouts. This has little effect on the capital costs and should mean that the houses are able to respond to changing household needs, although the extent to which this is used requires follow-up work.

the flexible home

The influences on future housing

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With the decline in social networks based on family or employment, the importance of neighbourhood is likely to increase. The notion of community is central to the sense of belonging which lies at the heart of successful neighbourhoods. For example, 'secure by design' principles - which are aimed at reducing crime by, for instance, providing "eyes onto the street" - will fail if the people behind those windows do not feel part of a community which makes them feel able and willing to intervene.

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Cost will continue to play a central role in housing. A large amount of money goes into the site value and infrastructure before construction can begin and there is limited scope to reduce these extra costs. A modest increase in construction costs (of 2-3%) may, however, be justified in the long term, particularly where this investment leads to lower running costs and more certainty that we are building to last.

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The main determinants of infrastructure costs are planning and highway engineering requirements. These costs will not be reduced unless the attitude of authorities changes - particularly towards the car - and there is little evidence that this is happening. However, whilst this approach might be expected to yield savings on infrastructure costs, the an former experience suggests that savings may be cancelled out by the poor condition of existing infrastructure and difficult ground conditions.

minimising infrastructure


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Housing can be made 'greener' at minimal extra cost, provided that this is clearly set as an objective in the design process. Each of the demonstration projects avoided CFCs and HCFCs, reduced water consumption, provided facilities for waste recycling, ensured effective ventilation and avoided harmful materials. Only water-saving has a financial benefit to residents where water is metered, although this is not currently sufficient to justify water recycling. It is also clear that even committed 'green' residents, such as those in the Homes for Change development, were not prepared to opt for the 'greenest' solution when it conflicted with the design concept for the scheme

green design


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We identified four types of buyers or 'consumer groups', which vary in terms of their preferences for housing and neighbourhood factors as well as price. The groups differ in terms of their socio-economic and demographic make-up. For example, two of the consumer groups are dominated by single people or younger, mainly childless, couples, while another two groups primarily represent families. Income or wealth also differ between the groups.

Two of the four groups considered location to be the most important attribute of housing. One group revealed location as a strongly dominant factor while, for the other, property type was equally significant.A third group was influenced by price, property type and internal room layout, but none of these factors in isolation. A fourth group was motivated primarily by location, property type and garden provision - again, none dominated in isolation.

key drivers of housing choice

We found that a strong preference for houses - detached if possible - combined with the moderate incomes of many new-build buyers means that many buyers will inevitably be drawn to the new-build housing on offer in suburban and out-of-town locations rather than in urban centres.

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According to fabprefab, “Predominant mass-market housing programs such as project homes or tract housing largely fail to meet the desires of people who appreciate a modernist design aesthetic. Custom-designed modernist architecture is beyond the financial reach of many people and so prefab is viewed as a design and production ideology that has the potential to deliver affordable modernism….”

why prefab?

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Custom-designed modernist architecture is beyond the financial reach of many people and so prefab is viewed as a design and production ideology that has the potential to deliver affordable modernism. While kit or prefab homes have been available in a range of either "traditional" or "alternative" forms for many years, surprisingly few prefab homes exist that truly embrace modernist ideals.

Why modernist prefab?

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Individualism is a moral, political, and social philosophy, which emphasizes individual liberty, the primary importance of the individual, and the "virtues of self-reliance" and "personal independence".

> the house is the basic cell of our cities and our lives.

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interior design > materiality > minimalism > flexibility

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Interior design is the process of shaping the experience of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial volume as well as surface treatment.

personal note – to feel comfortableown aesthetic taste

individuality > interior design >

materiality > minimalism > flexibility

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low budget – good quality – ikea-prinzip:

the IKEA business idea is to offer a wide range of home furnishings with good design and function at prices so low that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.People with many different needs, tastes, dreams, aspirations...and wallets. People who want to improve their homes and create better everyday lives.

individuality > interior design > materiality >

minimalism > flexibility

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in our materialistic society, dominated by technology and revolving around information, the most important decision involves deciphering what is truly essential to life and being able to embrace modernity with only a few carefully selected possessions.

> „less is more“

individuality > interior design > materiality > minimalism >

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-to keep flexibility when moving away-to keep flexibility also cause of the job-to keep flexibility while changing personal style

> Keep personal independency

individuality > interior design > materiality > minimalism > flexibility

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New housing should minimise its impact on the environment

This implies a balanced approach to total energy consumption including hot water, appliance and car use alongside space heating. Housing should also incorporate a range of other green features, such as water saving, sustainable materials and recycling.

Guiding principlesWe suggest three principles which should guide the provision of future housing. 1

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The interior design of housing should enable its flexible use

The house should respond to changing demographic and social demands so that it can serve as a home for life rather than just one step on the housing ladder. This will require a greater range of housing forms as well as increased internal space and flexibility.


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Planners should promote compact settlements People should have the opportunity to live within walking distance of shops, facilities, employment and public transport. This will involve increasing densities by reintroducing traditional urban forms. The 'Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood' should be developed as a popular alternative to the suburb


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isabell beck [email protected] nägele [email protected] patrick schmidt [email protected] xenagelis [email protected] +horst sondermann [email protected]

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