Logsdon, Louise (2019) Housing quality: Supporting instruments to social housing design. PhD thesis, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
Policies to combat the Brazilian housing deficit, based on a standardized production, large scale and always associated with the pursuit for cost reduction, reflected in the reduction of the built area of the housing units, to the detriment of their quality. In social housing, a single home design is offered to any family, regardless of its composition. Likewise, the rigid design of these units does not favor the modifications desired by the residents, both at the time of entry and during the length of stay in the dwelling. Besides not being compatible with the great diversity of familys compositions that receive them, the units present serious problems related to the lack of space in the environments. The limited space for furniture and circulation affects, in the first instance, the accomplishment of basic domestic activities, directly impacting the familys life. The social interest housing (HIS) offered today have, therefore, a low environmental quality, with units of low functionality and flexibility. Because of that, this thesis aims to develop a design process model for social interest housing, with focus on the functionality and flexibility of the units. This model will be supported by BIM (Building Information Modeling) technology and includes a set of tools to support the designer during the process. To achieve this goal, the work adopts the Design Science Research method and is structured in five steps: (1) problem identification; (2) understanding of the theme; (3) artifact construction; (4) usage and evaluation of the artifact and (5) contributions organization. Each of these steps drew on complementary scientific methods and techniques - such as literature systematic reviews and mapping, case studies, interviews, exploratory visits, design analysis, among others to achieve the desired general and specific objectives. The proposed instrument was developed and subsequently tested and evaluated in different ways: by the author, in a design workshop and by specialists in the subject. The instrument demonstrated its success, being considered satisfactory and useful for the professionals in the context. The evaluations contributed to improvements of the instruments, which are available for download at the end of the thesis. In addition to contributing to the HIS design practice, envisaged by the proposed artifact, the research results in some theoretical contributions involving knowledge advancements in spatial quality of housing, functionality, flexibility and design process. It is hoped, therefore, that the research may contribute to future work in the academic and professional environments, within the scope assigned to it.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Fabricio, Márcio Minto |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building information modeling; environmental quality; flexibility; functionality; low-income housing; social housing |
| Index terms: | designer, artifact, functionality, systematic literature review, building information modelling, design process, design science research, environmental quality, interview, mapping, social housing, design practice, design analysis, design workshop, low-income housing, case study, circulation, housing, cost reduction |
| Subjects: | sustainability assessment, economics, design methods, design process, construction type, housing and residential development, design practice, design analysis, research evaluation and metrics, spatial and geospatial analysis, data collection methods, design features, sociology, profession, urban design, information systems |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Cost Management, Research Practice, Sustainability, Digital Applications, Construction Technology, Urban Studies, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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