The Adaptive Home
Supplementary Space Design for an Uncertain Future
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 11. August 2026
364 pages
E-Book
978-1-040-60696-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book aims to provide a comprehensive guide for architects, urban planners, and developer on designing and retrofitting multi-family housing to meet the evolving needs of residents in a post-COVID world.
Drawing on extensive research and case studies, it illustrates how the concept of "supplementary space" can be integrated into multi-family dwellings to enhance adaptability and resilience. The book demonstrates how emerging needs, such as working from home, can be accommodated through innovative design strategies that promote flexibility without compromising the overall integrity of the living space. Using a systems approach and the principles of Open Building, this work presents practical guidelines for incorporating Supplementary Spaces into various housing typologies. It explores how these adaptable spaces can be materialised using industrialised building systems and Design for Disassembly (DfD) approaches, ensuring long-term sustainability and reducing waste. This book also addresses the critical balance between individual needs and collective living in multi-family housing, offering solutions that enhance privacy, productivity, and well-being.
By bridging theory and practice, this book seeks to transform how we conceive and construct multi-family housing. It provides a roadmap for creating homes that can evolve with changing lifestyles, demographic shifts, and unforeseen global challenges. Ultimately, this work aims to contribute to the development of more resilient, sustainable, and human-centered urban environments that can adapt to future needs while improving the quality of life for residents.
Drawing on extensive research and case studies, it illustrates how the concept of "supplementary space" can be integrated into multi-family dwellings to enhance adaptability and resilience. The book demonstrates how emerging needs, such as working from home, can be accommodated through innovative design strategies that promote flexibility without compromising the overall integrity of the living space. Using a systems approach and the principles of Open Building, this work presents practical guidelines for incorporating Supplementary Spaces into various housing typologies. It explores how these adaptable spaces can be materialised using industrialised building systems and Design for Disassembly (DfD) approaches, ensuring long-term sustainability and reducing waste. This book also addresses the critical balance between individual needs and collective living in multi-family housing, offering solutions that enhance privacy, productivity, and well-being.
By bridging theory and practice, this book seeks to transform how we conceive and construct multi-family housing. It provides a roadmap for creating homes that can evolve with changing lifestyles, demographic shifts, and unforeseen global challenges. Ultimately, this work aims to contribute to the development of more resilient, sustainable, and human-centered urban environments that can adapt to future needs while improving the quality of life for residents.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
11 Tables, black and white; 91 Line drawings, black and white; 59 Halftones, color; 56 Halftones, black and white; 59 Illustrations, color; 147 Illustrations, black and white
ISBN-13
978-1-040-60696-4 (9781040606964)
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Persons
Sam Moshaver is an Assistant Professor in the School of Architecture at Florida International University's College of Communication, Architecture + the Arts in Miami, where he contributes to both teaching and research in interior design and architecture. He holds a PhD in Environmental Design from the Universite de Montreal, bringing a multidisciplinary perspective to his scholarship. His research centres on design methods and environment-behaviour studies, with particular emphasis on flexibility in housing and the ways in which the built environment shapes human experience and well-being. As Director of the CoDEC Research Lab (Collaboratory for Design, Environment, and Cognition) within FIU's School of Architecture, Moshaver leads interdisciplinary investigations at the intersection of design, human factors, and cognitive science. His current projects include student housing for individuals with developmental disabilities (supported by the American Society of Interior Designers), neurodiversity in workplace environments, and the integration of digital media into design pedagogy and studio education.
Bertug Ozarisoy is an Assistant Professor in Architectural Engineering in the College of Engineering at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). He is a Visiting Fellow in the School of Engineering and Design in the College of Technology and Environment at the London Southbank University (LSBU). His work bridges architectural design, building performance evaluation and energy policy, with particular emphasis on passive cooling and thermal comfort. He has authored books with Routledge, including Transgressive Design Strategies for Utopian Cities and Energy Policy Design in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin, and contributes regularly to journals on energy efficiency and thermal comfort.
Bertug Ozarisoy is an Assistant Professor in Architectural Engineering in the College of Engineering at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). He is a Visiting Fellow in the School of Engineering and Design in the College of Technology and Environment at the London Southbank University (LSBU). His work bridges architectural design, building performance evaluation and energy policy, with particular emphasis on passive cooling and thermal comfort. He has authored books with Routledge, including Transgressive Design Strategies for Utopian Cities and Energy Policy Design in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin, and contributes regularly to journals on energy efficiency and thermal comfort.
Content
1. Dwelling Unit Changes and Emerging Needs in Global Urban Centres. 2. Intergrating Adaptable Framework for Emerging Needs. 3. Supplementary Space and the Systems Approach. 4. Scenario-Building: Working-from-Home. 5. Knowledge Model and Synthesis of Criteria. 6. Applying and Testing the Generic Model across Multi-Family Housing Types. 7. System-Level Strategies for Materialising Supplementary Space in Multi-Family Housing. 8. Conclusions: Towards a Framework for Resilient Living.
