Identifying the most Significant Components of Affordability in Housing Design from the Viewpoint of Experts; Case Study: Minoo Island

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. of Candidate, Department of Architecture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.

2 Adjunct Professor, Department of Architecture, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran (Corresponding Author).

3 Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/aaud.2022.301160.2538

Abstract

Nowadays, population growth, increased construction costs, the lack of suitable land for housing construction, as well as the need to provide housing, especially for the lower-income class, who cannot afford to provide suitable housing in the current economic conditions, have caused minimum housing design to be seriously considered by the decision-makers in the housing sector. However, unfortunately, the designed housings only meet the lowest standards of living and are practically unhabitable, due to inattention to cultural characteristics, lack of meeting occupants' personal and social needs, and the lack of user involvement in the design and construction stages. The present study aims to identify the most significant components of affordability in housing design from the viewpoint of experts in Minoo Island to attract the attention of state decision-makers and the locals to the construction of housing that, while being economical, has the necessary efficiency and sufficiency, meets living conditions, and is desirable in spatial quality. For this purpose,  the required data are collected by library and field studies, and the experts were surveyed using a questionnaire and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The experts are selected using the snowball sampling technique. The results indicate that, from the viewpoint of experts, among the components of affordability, allocating shared public areas, reducing the dimensions of spaces, and using the potential of local participation are the most significant components, and modular design, prefabrication, and the use of simple volumes are the least significant components in housing design in Minoo Island.

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Armanshahr Architecture & Urban Development
Volume 16, Issue 42
June 2023
Pages 121-134

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  • Receive Date: 23 August 2021
  • Revise Date: 11 December 2021
  • Accept Date: 17 January 2022

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