Date of Award
Spring 6-2-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Department
Architecture
First Advisor
Hansy Better
Second Advisor
Anne Tate
Third Advisor
Jonathan Knowles
Abstract
We live in a world where efficiency is the best quality. A building is the same. We try to maximize the efficiency of the use of space and energy. However, is this design still efficient in the long term? Most modern commercial buildings are designed for a specific program such as residential or school and have little extra space or capacity to maximize the efficiency for now. It makes it hard for the building owners to change the building’s floor plan, programs, and facilities. Buildings should be able to change its program, structures, and mechanical services over time to adjust to the social, economic, and climate changes instead of being torn down and replaced by a new building. Nature is the most resilient system, even though it is not as efficient as machines and one of the key reasons is the redundancy. My question is how redundancy in architecture can help increase the resiliency. Redundancy in architecture can mean extra capacity of the structure, extra space, extra height of the ceiling, and extra infrastructural systems such as plumbing. I focused on the question of how the design principle of redundancy and loose-fit can make the building more flexible and resilient.
Recommended Citation
Park, Kyuyeon, "Redundancy for change" (2018). Masters Theses. 318.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/masterstheses/318
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