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The Modular Back-to-Back House: An Interactive Generative Methodology for the Design of a Lifetime Home

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Publication date21/05/2021
Host publicationSPACE International Conference 2021 on Architectural Design and Theory Proceedings
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherStudies of Planning and Architecture Consulting and Education
Volume1
Edition1
ISBN (electronic)9781916284180
ISBN (print)9781916284197
<mark>Original language</mark>English
EventSPACE International Conference: Computer Aided Design in Architecture and Urban Planning - Virtual, London, United Kingdom
Duration: 23/04/202024/04/2021
https://spacestudies.co.uk/conference/space-international-conference-2021-on-computer-aided-design-in-architecture-and-urban-planning/

Conference

ConferenceSPACE International Conference
Abbreviated titleSPACE
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period23/04/2024/04/21
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Publication series

NameSPACE International Conferences
PublisherSPACE Studies Publications
Number1
Volume1

Conference

ConferenceSPACE International Conference
Abbreviated titleSPACE
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period23/04/2024/04/21
Internet address

Abstract

The research proposes the building of half a house akin to historic ‘back-to-back’ housing, with the remaining ‘half’ built over the remaining lifetime of the owner, providing versatile and adaptable room and spaces for the life changes of the owner. The method is based on a unique Autodesk Generative Design definition providing a multi-objective design generation algorithm for creating design iterations for the unbuilt future ‘half’. Each homeowner is able to then navigate the thousands of design options generated to evaluate the potential cost of changes to the fabric (linked to the SPONS cost guide) of the house based on their individual lifetime changes; marriage, children, illness, dementia etc, to improve financial forward planning. The work goes on to evaluate the effectiveness of the algorithm output through a series of comparisons with established ‘lifetime home’ case studies.