Document Type : Original Research Paper

Author

• Mitra Ghafourian

Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

From among the vast domain of household needs in Iran, those which change throughout time and demand family adaptation are the most evident ones. To enhance the qualitative properties of housing, interior space flexibility and adaptability factors are regarded as appropriate solutions to the households' changing needs. The present study is a combination of qualitative and quantitative oriented approaches, benefitting from content analysis method. To do so, data collection procedure was carried out based on library references and previous related literature to establish a framework for conducting interviews with experts and scholars along with analyzing their views. The designed questionnaire was then delivered to 15 conversant experts. The results obtained from analyzing and evaluating their opinions and ideas introduced four types of flexibility according to priority, namely: expansibility, possibility of different furnishings, divisibility, and multi-functionality of space. Each one of these spatial qualities responds to a specific changing need of an Iranian core family, enhancing the flexibility of housing.

Keywords

• Housing
• Household (Family)
• Changing Needs
• Types (variables) of Flexibility