Building characteristics influencing transformation possibilities

This master thesis examines the influence of the existing building on a transformation design. Why does a certain transformation work well with the one building but is useless in the other? Is this perhaps the influence of some of the characteristics of the existing building? Gaining insight in this process can also help with the early identification of design difficulties. This research focusses on the specific group of existing late 19th and early 20th century institutional buildings in city centres. The influence of the building structural system is examined in a literature research. Next to this theoretical research a design research is undertaken. In this research a transformation design is made for two buildings which differ greatly in main characteristics. During this design phase multiple influential characteristics are identified. In total a group of 12 influential characteristics is identified. They range from the urban design scale to the level of details. And consider both design related issues as technical ones as well as value related problems.

Subject

transformation
housing
characteristics
theory

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2015-06-25

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