英文摘要 |
Integrating smart technologies into existing houses generally requires major renovations, which may be as time-consuming and costly as building a new house. Open Building provides a systematic approach towards the construction of buildings. By decomposing the construction of a building into various components that can be assembled through building products, the process enables incremental modifications and improvements of existing buildings. We have developed a support system for infill elements that integrate smart technologies. The Modular Smart Partition System provides support for interior partitions of spaces while the system itself is an infill of the overall building structural support system. The research constructed functional prototypes to demonstrate the feasibility of our support system and some possibilities of smart infill elements. The Modular Smart Partition System possesses multiple levels of smartness: the foundation/core level with embedded design knowledge in the support system as well as the utility level with modular infill integrating smart technologies. The system enables designers, through systematic and modular design approach, to create smart environments that fulfill users’ varying needs and adapt to changes in homes. |