Functional flexibility as a criticism mechanism in contemporary architecture”

Abstract

With the beginning of the emergence of modernity, the concept of functional flexibility emerged from the perspective of the possibility of modification and fragmentation within the internal spaces exclusively by adopting the principle of the structural network in its projects. Adapting spaces to everything that is new today can match technological progress within the levels of form, mass and space, and thus architectural schools and government gave institutions the flexibility in the importance of evaluating and criticizing architectural designs in the stages of architecture and competitions. The mechanisms, objectives and results that have been implemented are still unclear, by adopting the goal of flexibility in architecture, as an organized characteristic that stems from the basis of thought that influences in one way or another the nature of the utilitarian relationship. To evaluate projects and find a better alternative, commensurate with time, to the space infrastructure capable of adapting to different conditions). Accordingly, a set of previous studies and examples were analyzed by adopting functional flexibility as a criticism mechanism, and a set of evaluation strategies and characteristics were identified, and the criteria used in such type of projects that need to be expanded in the future were determined. The tool has been tested in a range of projects. It is chosen for each level of flexibility (flexibility at the internal level without change or addition in the main building block, in addition to the building blocks with the intent of functional expansion and at the level of functional change used by the entire building). In addition to the influence of block shape (geometric, organic, crumbly blocks) with functional flexibility, to derive important recommendations for the designer and evaluator.