Participatory Design for Prefab House

Although the concept of mass customization has beenimplemented in the computer, clothing, andautomobile industries, it has not been fullyintegrated in architecture, especially in thehousing industry which is more directly related topersonal life style. One of the arguments in thisbook focuses on the current implementation that isnot fully functional to address the consumer's needsby selecting the product's appearance only. The bookpresents the possibilities of customizing modularhouses by internet and architectural programmingmethods. A prototype advisory system has beendeveloped to facilitate the non-architecturaltrained clients to select the appropriate designschemes and components based on their ownpreference. Besides that, the proposed workflowadopts Building Information Modeling (BIM)applications as the design collaboration platform inthe building delivery process. The findings of thisresearch provide an open-ended framework and usefulreference to professionals in AEC industries andarchitectural research fields, or anyone else whomay be considering utilizing online feedback loopsfor the participatory design approach.

Autorentext
Huang Joseph Chuen-huei Joseph Chuen-huei Huang, PhD, Assoc. AIA: Studied Architectureat Illinois Institute of Technology and the University ofOregon, USA. He has published many conference papers on digitaldesign field, and has taken the lead on the implementation ofBIM in practice. He is a Digital Design Specialist at Skidmore,Owings & Merrill LLP, Chicago.

Klappentext
Although the concept of mass customization has been implemented in the computer, clothing, and automobile industries, it has not been fully integrated in architecture, especially in the housing industry which is more directly related to personal life style. One of the arguments in this book focuses on the current implementation that is not fully functional to address the consumer's needs by selecting the product's appearance only. The book presents the possibilities of customizing modular houses by internet and architectural programming methods. A prototype advisory system has been developed to facilitate the non-architectural trained clients to select the appropriate design schemes and components based on their own preference. Besides that, the proposed workflow adopts Building Information Modeling (BIM) applications as the design collaboration platform in the building delivery process. The findings of this research provide an open-ended framework and useful reference to professionals in AEC industries and architectural research fields, or anyone else who may be considering utilizing online feedback loops for the participatory design approach.