scholarly journals Re-emergence of Indigeneity in transformed Layouts in Urban Public Housing in Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Danladi Isah ◽  
Tareef Hayat Khan
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Natural Phenomenon ◽  
Spatial Pattern Analysis ◽  
Urban Context ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Spatial Configurations

In contrast to the one whole homogenous configuration provided by developers that has often proved ineffective overtime, transformed public housing units are widespread in developing cities. Though transformation is a natural phenomenon of inhabitation, its various levels and degree can have implicit values. In recent times in Nigeria, heterogeneous spatial patterns of transformed houses in public housing estates has given empirical evidence of essentially inevitable reflection of culture sensitivity as hypothesized by previous studies. That hints that the mainstream sustainable values were probably ignored during design process. This study attempted to connect that possible missing link. To achieve that aim, it developed two objectives. First, is to identify core values behind space layouts in the mainstream. Then, to examine how they exist in the transformed layout as reflected at communal origins. It investigated on 42 transformed units in selected urban Public housings neighborhoods via a stratified conditional sampling conducted in five states of Nigeria. Qualitative methods were adopted for data analysis. After identifying the core ethnic groups in the region, their social indicators with regards to space use were determined through ethnographic principles. These indicators were then operationally defined, and used as a tool to examine users’ motivations in the transformation process in urban context. Spatial pattern analysis, by using gamma delineation, revealed the social content in the transformations after comparing initial design and the transformed spatial configurations. The outcome signified the mainstream cultural values in the transformation process hence in Public housing design. The convergence of mainstream values into urban transformed layouts suggested that they cannot be ignored during design process. The outcome of this research might be useful in designing sustainable public housings in culture sensitive environments, better still a guide to Architects and developers in this regard.

SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC HOUSING TRANSFORMATION IN THE CONVERGENCE OF EMIC AND ETIC PARADIGMS

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (14) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abubakar Danladi Isah ◽  
Tareef Hayat Khan
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Housing Demand ◽  
Indigenous Culture ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Emic And Etic ◽  
Rapid Transformation ◽  
Housing Units

Recent studies on the global ideology of public housing are significantly focused on the cultural values of inhabitants. Thus rapid transformation of originally design housing units that are based on modern standards by inhabitants is widespread. The emic and etic principles was used to evaluate existing situation where indigenous culture inclusive housing demand is on the rise. Retrospectively, established principles of emic and etic concept in directing public housing design was measured to test the synthesis- an interphase thought to provide sustainability amidst conflicting indigenous space demand and regulated homogenous designs. The study uncovered a chaotic but culture-specific genesis that comprise of formalized antecedents that can no longer be ignored, but lacks standardisation. Instead, the etic and emic interphase (convergences) remains a delusion proffering unintended solutions. Implacably, rigour in the concept of culture bonds sustainability process in public housing, hence its standardization is required to be undertaken in order to clarify and process the potentials of the alternative (the intersection) to the etic and emic approaches

Spatial Openness as a Practical Metric for Evaluating Built-up Environments

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman ◽  
Israel A Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Quality Indicator ◽  
Free Space ◽  
Comparative Evaluation ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Computational Method ◽  
Spatial Configurations ◽  
Important Quality ◽  
Potential Use

This paper reports on a primary metric tool developed in a collaboration between an architecture researcher and a computer science researcher. The development of this tool emerged from the concept that the spatial openness (SO)—the volume of free space measured from all possible observation points—is an important quality indicator of alternative spatial configurations within given constraints; this concept is based on the idea that the geometry and morphology of the built-up environment influence perception. Previous work showed that comparative SO measurements in alternative spatial configurations are correlated with the comparative perceived density, and in particular that a higher value of SO indicates a lower perceived density. We present a feasible 3D computational method for measuring SO and demonstrate its potential use in the design process. The SO metric is a step towards the development of quantitative comparative evaluation of building shapes and spatial configurations related to the 3D observation of open space.

scholarly journals Make Yourself At Home: Can architecture enable a sense of home in Kuala Lumpur’s public housing?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Nadrah Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Public Housing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
The Public ◽  
Design Practices ◽  
Public House ◽  
The Government

<p>Public housing in Kuala Lumpur was introduced by the government as a means of replacing informal settlements and providing housing for the lower income. Government subsidies often cover some of the costs of public housing to help keep it affordable and at the lower end of house prices. To help meet the low cost agenda, public house designs are often kept to a minimal standard in Malaysia, removing low income Malay dwellers from their ideal image of home. In the long run, signs of neglect in the public houses are reflected in the lack of care and maintenance from dwellers, vandalism and more.   This thesis proposes that good, homely architectural design practices suited to the dweller can help encourage emotional ties between dwellers (low income families) and the dwelling (public houses). Its aim is to investigate potential architectural design approaches to tackle such problems in future Kuala Lumpur public houses.  This raises the question of which homely architectural design strategies might be best utilised in the Kuala Lumpur public housing environment. The thesis begins by exploring the meaning of home in relation to both dwellers and dwelling before then identifying ‘homely’ architectural design practices suited to the Malay community. In the context of public houses, this research investigation identifies privacy, environmental comfort, security and safety as homely aspects that are most often lacking in public housing design, contributing to a less homely environment. To enhance the homely attributes of public houses, the thesis proposes ways to restore homely qualities of spaces in the public house, drawing from these three aspects in order to arrive at design opportunities best suited to the lifestyle of its dwellers.</p>

Non-Linear Model in Architectural Design for Sustainable Social Housing: Case Study Ovča Housing Project Belgrade

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
Dušan Stojanović ◽  
Pavle Stamenović
Keyword(s):  
Linear Model ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Sustainable Living ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Spatial Needs

The aim of this paper is to reconsider the conventional approaches in architectural design for social housing that lead to low adaptability of architecture regarding spatial needs of its inhabitants. This research explores the potential of nonlinear model in architectural design of sustainable social housing. Sustainability is commonly interpreted through categories of socio-economic availability, notwithstanding the fact that demands of contemporary living greatly exceed the scope of this definition. One of the methods to integrate sustainability into social housing design is to incorporate specific users’ needs into the design process itself. The aim is to specify the common ground for negotiation between all actors in the process. Such a platform could enable multiple options allowing flexibility and a higher level of quality, as well as the comfort of sustainable living. This design approach is developed in the case study project for Ovča social housing community in Belgrade. This project is conceived as an infrastructural system that precedes the building as a finite architecture, therefore anticipating inhabitants’ involvement in the design process. The non-linear model of architectural design is enabled trough a drawing as a tool of communication. Since it is carried out according to previously defined values, this iterative procedure establishes a specific set of outputs that can later be evaluated and modified in accordance to users’ spatial needs. Therefore, the drawing becomes a tool that allows a variety of designing processes while the most important role still belongs to the architect and the user. Such iterative design process creates preconditions that enable the inhabitants to appropriate the space of living, which legitimizes the aim to transfer the design process from conventional towards the non-linear model of architectural design.

Framework for metaphor-based spatial configuration design: a case study of Japanese rock gardens

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-232
Author(s):  
Yuval Kahlon ◽  
Haruyuki Fujii
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Configuration Design ◽  
Design Phase ◽  
Rock Composition ◽  
Conceptual Design Phase ◽  
Spatial Configurations ◽  
Visual Potential ◽  
Alternative Designs

AbstractMetaphors are powerful tools for design, enabling designers to encapsulate sets of properties and relations as short verbal descriptions. This paper aims to clarify how simple spatial configurations may emerge from concise metaphoric descriptions at the conceptual design phase. To this aim, we propose a framework for a metaphor-based design process. As a basis for the framework, we introduce the concept of “complementary visual potential” – a property which ties the spatial configuration of the objects in the composition with their metaphoric roles. The framework is developed by studying the practice of metaphor-based spatial configuration design in Japanese rock gardens. Accordingly, it is implemented and tested in this context by attempting to generate alternative designs for an existing rock composition in the famous garden of Ryōan-ji. This is followed by a discussion of its possible implications and potential for generalization to other areas of design.

Gene Transcription and Translation in Design

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuemin Hou ◽  
Ji Linhong
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Gene Transcription ◽  
Protein Gene ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Engineering Product ◽  
Development Framework

An organism grows from very small to the whole body, while an engineering product is assembled from elements. An organism is formed autonomously and adaptable to his/her/its environment, while an engineering product can only execute very limited actions. The formation of a product determines its functionality. Nature is the best teacher for learning how structures are formed for specific functionality. This paper compares the design process with the developmental process of embryo and proposes a qualitative development framework that simulates the gene transcription and translation in biology. The key step in design is transforming behaviors to structures. This is a process from information to the form and it bears some similarity with the process from DNA to the protein in embryogenesis. Three basic steps are required from DNA to the protein: gene transcription, transport and protein synthesis, which is named as gene expression. Key mechanisms contributing to this transformation process are investigated and a qualitative development framework are constructed for a growth design process. Simple examples are presented for illustration of proposed methods.

An Integrated Model of Flexible Design Process for Taiwanese Housing Developments

2013 ◽  
Vol 311 ◽  
pp. 386-391
Author(s):  
Kuo Hsun Wen ◽  
Artde D. Kin Tak Lam
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Approach ◽  
Design Management ◽  
Flexible Design ◽  
Human Centered Design ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Housing Developments ◽  
Current Design ◽  
Private Housing

This paper proposes a human-centered design approach to provide a model of flexible design process for private housing development in Taiwan. By integrating concepts of “Open Building” and “Open Source Building”, this paper suggests the scope for the ongoing customization of individual units within housing developments that intends to facilitate real-world, sustainable development for the Taiwanese housing market. Also, it argues that the current market-led design approach creates inherent problems for the Taiwanese housing developments. However, in Taiwan’s housing sectors are coupled with entrenched, unsustainable decision-making from housing developers and particularly the intractable communication gap between developers, architects and homebuyers. The current circumstance is that architects often lack professional integrity and serve the interests of developers before those of home occupants as well as the wider community. Noticeably, growing global awareness of sustainable development has recast housing as an intrinsic component of the urban environment and successful communities. In Taiwan, short-term profitability rather than long-term sustainability drives private housing. As a result, by employing a series of exploration to current design process and the principle of design management, this paper will 1) analyze the flawed relationships between Taiwanese developers, architects, interior designers and homebuyers, explaining how these lead to inferior housing design and the waste of significant human, material and financial resources; and 2) then concludes a model of flexible design process integrated the concepts of human-centered design approach, Open Building and customization of Taiwanese townhouse developments. Consequently, such approach can significantly improve the flexibility of the present design process in terms of better meeting end-user requirements, the demands of sustainability, whilst ensuring the continued commercial viability of housing developments.

Decoding Culture Parametrically: Digital Tea House Case Studies

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaon Ko ◽  
Salvator-John Liotta
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Structural Stability ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
Computational Design ◽  
Digital Design ◽  
Limited Time ◽  
Parametric Processes ◽  
The University ◽  
Tea Ceremony

This paper reviews the Digital Tea House, a workshop held at the University of Tokyo with the aim to build three pavilions for hosting tea ceremony. As first attempts on cultivating formal innovations resulting from digital design process applied to construction of tea houses, the works convey that parametric design can be a mechanism through which architects are able to produce new images of a tea house and renew its conceptual meanings, and that it can be a tool to retain architecture convergent with cultural values. The authors analyze issues addressed in the workshop that range from applications of computational design, interpretations of tradition, structural stability, to solutions for quick physical materialization within limited time and budget. This paper clarifies the following: First, that parametric processes are not contradictory to traditional cultural principles; and second, how traditional elements of the tea house were decoded and formally reinterpreted through parametric designs.

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