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Designer Volumetric at IKEA Prices
Author(s) -
Abley Ian
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.209
Subject(s) - residence , tower , repetition (rhetorical device) , key (lock) , business , architectural engineering , plan (archaeology) , operations management , engineering , civil engineering , computer science , sociology , archaeology , history , computer security , linguistics , philosophy , demography
Volumetric construction is too associated with ‘affordable’ housing for rent by registered social landlords, or ‘microflats’ for sale to underpaid ‘key workers’. Kisho Kurokawa's Nakagin Capsule Tower, in Tokyo, of 1972, is well known, but it was never intended as a main residence, and provided an extra room in the city. Architects interested in volumetric construction might well be designing gorgeous macroflats and spacious houses, developing the functionality of such buildings, while aiming to bring down costs through repetition. However, Ian Abley believes their efforts will continue to be frustrated by the need for site‐specific planning approvals, and the cost of developable land in restricted supply.