Las Higueras: An Overture to the Alternation of Customizing Incremental Houses
Authors
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Goran Ivo Marinovic
College of Engineering and Technology, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4644-4283
Abstract
Incremental housing, supported by governmental funding, denotes a solution for low-income households where dwellings can gradually be customized by users. This article examines the process of incremental construction and proposes an alternation of two phases: the basic house design and its customization. When designing houses, government officials and architects should follow three sub-phases: developing the design of the house with households, presenting the final design to households, and supporting families’ habitation of the basic house. For the customization process, the professionals should pursue the three sub-phases guideline: inform households about building skills required for customization, discuss the different possibilities for completing the houses, and connect all this with households’ financial resources. The outcome is a template for self-building that synthesizes collecting data about the issues during customization for future incremental housing projects. This article is based on fieldwork analyzing “Las Higueras” (2006) incremental housing project in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, assessing the families’ capabilities to subsequently customize their houses, and using qualitative research methods in collaboration with Las Higueras, the Chilean Ministry of Housing and Urban Design, and Gubbins architecture studio.Keywords:
participatory design, the base house, sub-phases for design, sub-phases for customization, Las Higueras (Chile)References
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Bunster, V., Bustamante, W., Garcia, R., Noguchi, M., & Kvan, T. (2018). Exploring the impacts of personalisation on thermal efficiency of Chilean social housing. In H. Chau, C.dos S. Hentschke (Eds.), ZEMCH 2018 International Conference: Proceedings, (pp. 595-612). ZEMCH Network.
Bunster, V., Noguchi, M., García, R. & Kvan, T. (2015). Personalisation strategies and residential satisfaction in Chilean social housing. In ZEMCH 2015 International Conference Proceedings, (pp. 489-502). ZEMCH Network.
CHF International. (2004). Strategic assessment of the affordable housing sector in Ghana. CHF International.
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Ferrero, J. (1998). La vivienda evolutiva. Vivienda Popular, (3), 5-11.
Frediani, A. A. (2016). Re-imagining participatory design: Reflecting on the ASF-UK change by design methodology. Design Issues, 32(3), 98-111. https://doi.org/10.1162/DESI_a_00403
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Harris, R. (1999). Slipping through the cracks: The origins of aided self-help housing, 1918-53. Housing Studies, 14(3), 281-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673039982803
Hyysalo, S., Elgaard, T., & Oudshoorn, N. (2016). The new production of users: Changing innovation collectives and involvement strategies. Routledge.
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MacDonald, J. (1987). Vivienda progresiva. CPU.
Mueller, J., Lu, H., Chirkin, A., Klein, B., & Schmitt, G. (2018). Citizen design science: A strategy for crowd-creative urban design. Cities, 72, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2017.08.018
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Pandelaki, E. & Shiozaki, Y. (2010). The core house concept and its implementation in Indonesia: Past, present, future. International Journal for Housing Science, 34(4), 233-248.
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Salcedo, R. (2010). The last slum: Moving from illegal settlements to subsidized home ownership in Chile. Urban Affairs Review, 46(1). 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/1078087410368487
Sanders, E. B. N. & Stappers, P. J. (2008). Co-creation and the new landscapes of design. Co-design, 4(1), 5-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/15710880701875068
Sanoff, H. (2010). Democratic design: Participation case studies in urban and small town environments. VDM Verlag Dr Muller.
Smith, R. C., Bossen, C., & Kanstrup, A. M. (2017). Participatory design in an era of participation. CoDesign, 13(2), 65-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/15710882.2017.1310466
Spinuzzi, C. (2005). The methodology of participatory design. Technical Communication, 52(2), 163-174.
Stimmel, C. L. (2015). Building smart cities: Analytics, ICT, and design thinking. CRC Press.
Turner, J. & Fichter, R. (1972). Freedom to build, dweller control of the housing process. Collier Macmillan.
United Nations Human Settlements Programme. (2003). The challenge of slums: Global Report on Human Settlements. Earthscan Publications.
Wakely, P. & Riley, E. (2011). The case for incremental housing. The Cities Alliance.
Western Cape Department of Human Settlements. (2013). Incremental housing: Research Paper. Sustainable Human Settlements CityLab, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town.
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