IU DEPARTMENT of ARCHITECTURE_2024/25 Fall Semester Assoc. Prof. Dr.
ESİN HASGÜL
FLEXIBILITY IN HOUSING DESIGN
In today’s world, the concept of rapidly increasing change points out re-questioning the requirements in
housing design and in this context, the design approaches based on the use of flexibility as a data in design are
analyzed and discussed.
• Image Ref: MVRDV, HUB & Bridges Fund: “Co-living design study into co-living as a typology of shared living”
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Week Date Subjects Methods
1 04.10.2024 Introduction to the course Lecture and discussion
2 11.10.2024 Dialectic between user and dwelling; User- dwelling interactions Lecture and discussion
3 18.10.2024 Behavior Based Approaches (basic concepts): Perception, Lecture and discussion
requirement, space use, culture, belonging, life cycle
4 25.10.2024 Design Based Approaches (basic concepts): Free space, Lecture and discussion
minimum space, industrial space, typology, and diversification
5 01.11.2024 Speed-time-change concepts and flexibility in housing design Lecture –
Homework-1: Reading List
+ “The Flexible City”- solutions- new dialectics
6 08.11.2024 Workshop Discussion/Explanation /Presentation Lecture –
Homework-2: Workshop
7 15.11.2024 Submission- Homework-1: Reading List- A3 Poster Discussion – Mid-term
8 22.11.2024 Submission Homework-2- Workshop: A3 Folder+ 3D Images Workshop- evaluations
Homework-3: Mid-Presentations
9 29.11.2024 Student presentations – group presentations Mid-Presentations / Discussion
10 06.12.2024 Student presentations - group presentations Mid-Presentations / Discussion
11 13.12.2024 Student presentations - group presentations Mid-Presentations / Discussion
12 20.12.2024 Student presentations - group presentations Mid-Presentations / Discussion
Final Homework: About Final Hw.
13 27.12.2024 Final presentations – individual presentations – design proposals Final-Presentations / Discussion
and discussions
14 03.01.2025 Final presentations – individual presentations – spatial Final-Presentations / Discussion
alternatives and detailed analysis
FINAL WEEK FINAL HOMEWORK SUBMISSION: A2 POSTER
Learning Outcomes
- Gaining the ability to evaluate the purpose, scope and principles of flexibility-based applications in design
- Gaining the ability to use different representation techniques such as models and posters with reading, research and
evaluation presentations
- Gathering, evaluating, recording, applying and comparatively developing spatial knowledge related to the concept of
flexibility
- Analyzing, comprehending and comparing the basic principles of flexibility with case studies
- Understanding the behavioral sub-components in housing design through different social and cultural patterns
REFERENCES
Altaş, E. and Özsoy, A. 1998. Spatial Adaptability and Flexibility as Parameters of User Satisfaction for Quality Housing.
Building and Environment 33 (5), pp. 315-323.
Altman, I. 1975. The Environment and Social Behavior: Privacy, Personal Space, Territory, Crowding. Monterey, Calif:
Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
Arias, E.G. 1993. The Meaning and Use of Housing: International Perspectives, Approaches and Their Applications. Aldershot:
Avebury.
Caan, S. 2011. Rethinking Design and Interiors: Human Beings in the Built Environment. London: Laurence King Publishing.
Danko, M. R. 2013. Designing Affordable Housing for Adaptability-Principles, Practices & Application, Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Environmental Analysis. Senior Thesis, Pitzer College Claremont, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Analysis.
Habraken, N. J., 1972. Supports: An Alternative to Mass Housing. London: The Architectural Press.
Hamdi, N. 1990. Housing Without Houses: Participation, Flexibility, Enablement. London: Intermediate Technology
Publications.
Heidegger, M. 1971. Building, Dwelling and Thinking, Poetry, Language and Thought. New York: Harper Colophon Books.
Kendall, S. 2004-2006. Open Building Concepts [online]. Available at: http://open-building.org/ob/concepts.html/
Lawrence, R. J. 1987. Housing, Dwellings and Homes: Design Theory, Research and Practice. Canada: John Wiley & Sons.
Leupen, B. and Mooij, H. 2008. Housing Design: A Manual. Rotterdam: NAi Publishers.
Özsoy, A. 1994. Konutu Anlamak. Kuram Kitap Dizisi (6), s. 5-9.
Rapoport, A. 1990. The Meaning of the Built Environment: A Nonverbal Communication Approach. USA: The University of
Arizona Press.
Riley, T. 1999. The Un-Private House. New York: The Museum of Modern Art.
Schneider, T. and Till, J. 2005. Flexible Housing: Opportunities and Limits. Architectural Research Quarterly 9 (2). pp. 157-166.
Slaughter, S. E. 2001. Design Strategies to Increase Building Flexibility. Building Research &Information 29 (3), pp. 208-217.
Sommer, R. 1969. Personal Space: The Behavioral Basis of Design. N. J.: Englewood Cliffs.
Sposito, C. 2012. Identity, Flexibility and Sustainability For The New Social Housing. Techne: Journal of Technology for
Architecture & Environment (4), pp. 153-159.
Teige, K. 2002. The Minimum Dwelling. Cambridge: MIT Press. Orijinal dilde basım: Nejmensi Byt (Vaclav Petr, Prague 1932).
Turner, J. F. C. 1976. Housing By People: Towards Autonomy in Building Environments. London: Marion Boyars.
Yürekli, F. 1983. Mimari Tasarımda Belirsizlik: Esneklik/Uyabilirlik İhtiyacının Kaynakları ve Çözümü Üzerine Bir Araştırma.
Doçentlik Tezi, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Mimarlık Fakültesi.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Semester Assessment Tools Number Impact Ratio %
Assignments (Readings) 2 30
Term-homeworks (Mid-Presentations) 1 20
Final Final Examination / Project / Jury (Final Presentations) 1 50
