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Housing Design: Furniture or Fixtures? Accommodating Change through Technological and Typological Innovation

Department ABC, Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Buildings 2023, 13(7), 1862; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071862
Submission received: 17 June 2023 / Revised: 15 July 2023 / Accepted: 18 July 2023 / Published: 22 July 2023

Abstract

The recent global pandemic has sped up architectural research in residential design aimed at rethinking housing layouts, services, and construction methods to accommodate the changing needs of the rapidly evolving contemporary society. New typological and technological design approaches are required to address, on the one hand, the adaptability of the plan as a result of higher flexibility and temporariness in familiar and working patterns, together with a downsizing of the layouts to ensure affordability and quality of life. On the other hand, the issues of sustainability and circular economy require specific attention to interpret the resilience of the building and the reuse/recycle of the fit-out systems. The paper aims at interpreting the notion of integration between fixtures and furnishing in housing design, based on a comprehensive literature review enriched with a case study analysis that shows design concepts and approaches rooted in theories and experiences of 20th-century architecture. Principles, potentials, and barriers to the development of integrated systems are highlighted and the possible implementation of industrialised production components, the potential for modularity, flexibility, and assembly are discussed.
Keywords: micro-living; built-in furniture; prefabricated fit-out; dry assembly construction systems micro-living; built-in furniture; prefabricated fit-out; dry assembly construction systems

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Daglio, L.; Ginelli, E.; Vignati, G. Housing Design: Furniture or Fixtures? Accommodating Change through Technological and Typological Innovation. Buildings 2023, 13, 1862. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071862

AMA Style

Daglio L, Ginelli E, Vignati G. Housing Design: Furniture or Fixtures? Accommodating Change through Technological and Typological Innovation. Buildings. 2023; 13(7):1862. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071862

Chicago/Turabian Style

Daglio, Laura, Elisabetta Ginelli, and Giulia Vignati. 2023. "Housing Design: Furniture or Fixtures? Accommodating Change through Technological and Typological Innovation" Buildings 13, no. 7: 1862. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071862

APA Style

Daglio, L., Ginelli, E., & Vignati, G. (2023). Housing Design: Furniture or Fixtures? Accommodating Change through Technological and Typological Innovation. Buildings, 13(7), 1862. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13071862

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