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posted on 2022-07-28, 04:00 authored by Dyer, Sinclair

Domestic capsule environments and portable architecture have been around for a long time. During the 60s and 70s the subject of capsules was far more explorative in nature by being provocative and unafraid to challenge social norms. This research aimed to step outside the social norms of conventional housing and develop a customisable system for inhabiting vacant infrastructure with little or no modification to the existing conditions. The foundation of this research is one of mass customisation for the individual through contemporary design tools, in a search for easily manufactured and largely self-sustained solutions to modern life in condensed cities. This design research selectively utilised elements of existing compact interiors along with computational design software in order to test methods for resolving the research question. Human movement simulation for spatial requirements of the design furthered the developing function of interiors for multiple domestic scenarios to customise efficient use of space. This knowledge produced the holistic design of a scripted customisable domestic capsule that can be constructed almost entirely using additive manufacturing techniques.

History

Copyright Date

2019-01-01

Date of Award

2019-01-01

Publisher

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Rights License

Author Retains Copyright

Degree Discipline

Interior Architecture

Degree Grantor

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Degree Level

Masters

Degree Name

Master of Interior Architecture

Victoria University of Wellington Item Type

Awarded Research Masters Thesis

Language

en_NZ

Victoria University of Wellington School

School of Architecture

Advisors

Sweet, Kevin