Determining the Effects of Flexibility Types on the Functional Adaptability of Municipal Service Complex During Crisis Management

Sharifi, Nikta; Nikghadam, Niloofar

doi:10.22034/aaud.2024.362734.2718

Determining the Effects of Flexibility Types on the Functional Adaptability of Municipal Service Complex During Crisis Management

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Nikta Sharifi ¹

Niloofar Nikghadam ²

¹ M.S. in Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Art and Architecture, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

² Associated Professor of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author).

10.22034/aaud.2024.362734.2718

Abstract

Taking catastrophic repercussions of an earthquake into consideration, the city of Tehran suffers from some critical issues such as being located on several active faults, having critical seismic records, hosting densified population, lack of preparedness for crisis management, absence of modern technological advancements, and also the idle status of crisis management premises in normal situation. This paper tends to adapt two different functions at a single premise before and after the earthquake, by applying the flexibility principle to mitigate the immediate consequences of the disaster. The present study aims to reduce the negative impacts of the crisis and diminish the state of confusion and indecision for injured people after the earthquake by providing essential spaces in a district of Tehran. The article is applied research in terms of objective and is a mixed-method study in the descriptive-analytical category with a grounding (survey) type. The theoretical data are collected through library investigation methods and then analyzed through coding techniques and converted to codes that can be qualitatively assessed. Once the theoretical framework of conducted studies is obtained, the structured Delphi method is used based on the survey from experts to prioritize the effect of flexibility-coded indexes on the functional adaptability of municipal service complex during earthquake crisis management. Eventually, the different categories of flexibility were prioritized concerning their impact on the space of the complex. The results indicate that the most effective flexibility types are related to expandability, modular system based on the modular design networks’ adaptation, multi-functionality, movable walls, flexible furniture, and movable openings and shells, respectively. Furthermore, the highest amount of the impact of various flexibility categories on the complex’s space is related to structural, physical, spatial, and visual changes respectively.

Keywords

Flexible System

Modular Network

Adaptive Design

Crisis Management

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