Designing a Flexible Residential Complex to Suit Lifestyles in Temperate and Humid Climates

Authors

  • Sina Amirnia * Abbas Abad Municipality, Abbas Abad, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.48314/jcase.v2i1.53

Abstract

Changeable housing is an institution created in line with a series of purposes, which have emerged in accordance with the countless needs of humans. If housing is to be responsive to the needs of the user, housing architecture must also adapt to new and changing needs, given the variability of some needs. One of the concepts related to human life that has received much attention today is the concept of quality. Housing is also one of the categories that quality is essential to improve living conditions. Quality of life can be interpreted as satisfaction with life and the living environment. The quality of space and user satisfaction depend on the needs and desires of users, on the one hand, and the other hand, on the characteristics of the environment. In order to respond to the needs and desires of users, in addition to meeting basic needs, it is also important to meet their psychological needs. These needs include the concepts of privacy, territory, and personal space on the one hand and are related to the behavioral patterns, culture, and lifestyle of users on the other. In relation to improving the characteristics of the environment as another element affecting the quality of space, the design of spaces must be in accordance with the expected performance and with regard to the aesthetic characteristics in housing design. Since the needs and desires -both basic and psychological- of users are constantly changing during their stay in housing, housing can still have the desired quality if it can meet new needs. This requires that spaces have sufficient variability to meet the changing needs of users. In this research, an attempt has been made to produce and process data qualitatively in two parts through a descriptive-analytical structure and a documentary method.

Keywords:

Variable housing, Lifestyle, Temperate and humid climate

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Published

2025-03-20

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Journal of Civil Aspects and Structural Engineering

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Amirnia, S. (2025). Designing a Flexible Residential Complex to Suit Lifestyles in Temperate and Humid Climates. Journal of Civil Aspects and Structural Engineering, 2(1), 76-90. https://doi.org/10.48314/jcase.v2i1.53