24-Hour Architecture —— An exploration of space efficiency

An Integrated design approach for a flexible-use construction

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

Z. Ma Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

E.L. Lamers Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
M. Bilow Building Product Innovation - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
H.M.H. van der Heijden OLD Housing Systems (graduation committee member)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2019 Zizhe Ma
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Published Date

26-06-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

The thesis tries to find solutions about increasing space efficiency in architecture nowadays. The research define space efficiency in detailed aspects, each aspect is explained by special analyze, illustrations and case studies. The thesis chooses work and lives as two main themes in a building for they are normally complementary in time. All kinds of work and live space are defined and classified by a list of characters (which includes use time during a day, publicity, stuffs in space, etc.) After space analyzes and functions analyze the paper combine these two aspects together and provide a series of special layouts to adapt different needs. All these researches are done in typological way to make sure the result can be used in other place rather than just the context. Designing a new type of construction that can be used during whole day is then possible, based on the output of the paper and the situation of the context and environment.