Multiple design approaches to transformable building: construction typologies

Waldo Galle; Niels De Temmerman

Multiple design approaches to transformable building: construction typologies

Architectural Engineering

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Abstract

Considering the increasing dynamism of our society, contemporary building practice is characterised by a widening gap between the functional and technical lifespan of most assets. Consequently, designers are challenged to apply strategies that anticipate change and avoid abandonment or early demolition.
Life cycle analysis has proven that transformability has the potential to be a more sustainable strategy to build than those that are currently used. Nevertheless, several unresolved design questions and a higher purchase cost prevent the widespread implementation of such transformable structures.
In response, a broad literature study and two case studies gave rise to the design strategy 'partiality transformable building'. This paper discusses several construction types for partially transformable building and a systematic study identified the types' potential to anticipate change in multiple ways.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proc. of the Int. Conf. Portugal SB13. Guimarães
Editors	L. Bragança, M. Duarte Pinheiro, R. Mateus
Place of Publication	Guimarães
Publisher	School of Engineering, University of Minho
Pages	783-790
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	978-989-96543-7-2
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	SB13 Guimaraes - Contribution of Sustainable Building to meet EU - Guimaraes, Portugal Duration: 30 Oct 2013 → 1 Nov 2013

Conference

Conference	SB13 Guimaraes - Contribution of Sustainable Building to meet EU
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Guimaraes
Period	30/10/13 → 1/11/13

Bibliographical note

Bragança, L., Duarte Pinheiro, M., Mateus, R.

Keywords

Partially transformable building

International Conference Portugal Sustainable Building SB13
Waldo Galle (Speaker)
31 Oct 2013
Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference

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Galle, W & De Temmerman, N 2013, Multiple design approaches to transformable building: construction typologies. in L Bragança, M Duarte Pinheiro & R Mateus (eds), Proc. of the Int. Conf. Portugal SB13. Guimarães. School of Engineering, University of Minho, Guimarães, pp. 783-790, SB13 Guimaraes - Contribution of Sustainable Building to meet EU, Guimaraes, Portugal, 30/10/13.

Multiple design approaches to transformable building: construction typologies. / Galle, Waldo ; De Temmerman, Niels.

Proc. of the Int. Conf. Portugal SB13. Guimarães. ed. / L. Bragança; M. Duarte Pinheiro; R. Mateus. Guimarães : School of Engineering, University of Minho, 2013. p. 783-790.

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Multiple design approaches to transformable building: construction typologies

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