The resilience of our houses: possibilities for structural renovation of social housing typologies from the 20th century.

In the design of a renovation project, the integration of knowledge on the existing structure and applied structural materials in the earliest stage of the design has several advantages; Not only does it allow a cost reduction and optimized use of resources, it also stimulates a more integrated design in which form-function-structure and technology are included in close dialogue with each other, which strengthens the renovation design concept. This also allows to investigate the adaptability of living spaces, the re-combination of units and the densification of urban areas within the earliest stage of the renovation project. In this research project, a methodology will be developed to assess the resilience of structural typologies which have been applied in 20th century social housing and a design guide will be developed which allows for an early integration of the structural aspects within the renovation design. In this, structural resilience is defined as a combination of ( over)capacity, (re)usability and adaptability of the structure.

Keywords:resilience, social housing, regenerate, renovation, structures, materials, materialize, integrated design

Disciplines:Building engineering, Architectural engineering, Architecture, Interior architecture, Architectural design, Art studies and sciences