TRANSFORMING SPATIAL EXPERIENCE IN HOME INTERIORS BY RECONFIGURABLE MODULES OF TENSILE FABRIC

Abstract

Migrating population is on the rise as cities offer lucrative employment opportunities. But work places go hand in hand with corresponding dwelling units, to house this growing populace. Land is limited and families still has the potential to grow. Predictably needs also grow and households need more space. This has been going on right from the time of Industrial Revolution and humans have always found a solution because they possess this incredible power to �â� � Adapt�â� � to changing situations, one of which is through �â� � Spatial Transformation�â� � . �â� � Space Crunch�â� � is a daily struggle in the life of majority of Urban Dwellers, more so for growing families to which they either respond with unique design solutions or compromise. Rigid internal partition walls occupying valuable floor space is one of the reasons contributing to this �â� � Space Crunch�â� � . An estimated 20% of floor space can be saved by replacing rigid internal space partitions with flexible wall systems [1]. Thus a very important parameter when proposing cost effective solutions within the home environment is �â� � Space Utilization�â� � . Spatial transformation is a means to achieve this space utilization.