Den flexibla bostaden : Verktyg för hantering av dagens och framtidens bostadsbehov

Sammanfattning: The situation of the housing stock in Sweden is at present imbalanced, as has often been the case throughout history, due to the difficulty of its prediction. Society is constantly changing and thus it ́s economical, social and demographical conditions with it which affects the way we build. Swedens housing need is within the next ten years expected to vary between numbers of 592000-664 000 dwellings. A relatively high number. This study is therefore an investigation into the means available for meeting the demands posed by the society of today and of tomorrow on our housing stock. The investigation, conducted via literature studies, in conjunction with an iterative projecting process, has found the means most apt to meet these demands to be a plurality of flexible solutions that can be easily adapted with regards to the very unpredictability of said demands. These means are put together into an analysis-and method tool consisting of a number of criterias to ensure ”the flexible dwelling”. The aim of the study is to investigate the means available and how they are used most effectively in order to develop a housing stock capable of adaptating to current needs and demands. The ability of adaptation would in this case act as an buffer to the unpredictability and inevitabel shortcomings of the market. These dwellings capable of withstanding the tides of time would therefore become more sought after in the long run. These solutions will in turn help to champion a more sustainable housing development. The goal of the study is to be able to present a functionally flexible floorplan that will simultaneously meet the requirements stipulated by swedish state regulations. The result showcases, with the help of six quality criteria for flexible projecting, three separate alternatives of floor plans and their respective relations and adaptibility visavi the conditions of todays housing situation.