Technological developments of Japanese prefabricated housing in an early stage

Japan Architectural Review

Yoshiro Morita¹  Shuichi Matsumura²  Tomoyuki Gondo²  Kouichi Sato³  Toru Eguchi⁴ 

[1] Department of Architecture Faculty of Engineering Tokyo Polytechnic University Atsugi Kanagawa Japan;Department of Architecture Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan;Department of Architecture Kanazawa Institute of Technology Nonoichi Ishikawa Japan;Department of Architecture and Urban Culture Graduate School of Urban Innovation Yokohama National University Yokohama Kanagawa Japan;

关键词: building system;    interview;    pioneer days;    prefabricated house;    R&D;   

DOI  :  10.1002/2475-8876.12064

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Major prefabricated housing manufacturers started their business in the 1960s and became world‐class large housing companies. This study clarifies the early stages of development in 9 major prefabricated housing manufacturers based on interviews with their in‐house engineers and architectural designers as well as through the analysis of related documents. Early prefabricated houses were developed intensively by a small number of engineers. Various architectural styles and specialists, including foreign architecture, famous architects and academics, affected some aspects of these developments. Furthermore, each of the early prefabricated houses had many unique building system characteristics. Some of these characteristics were modified in the early stages of development, while others still remain today.

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