Enhancing Housing Flexibility Through Collaboration

Abstract

Flexibility is a solution employed in housing from the twentieth century, in which allows space adaptation to its residents. In addition to creativity, various materials assisted this transformation over the years, improving construction quality and better response for inhabitants demands. During this process, the multidisciplinary association between some areas, such as Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, were essential for built environment, highlighting the project complexity. This study aims to explore the importance of collaborative de-sign for deepening the relationship between living and dwelling flexibility, showing how different professional fields can be used to qualify the space adaptation. Methodologically will be investigated some prototypes and products emphasizing computerized technology and multidisciplinary.