| Adapt

"Architecture that is designed for adaptation recognizes that the future is not finite, that change is inevitable...... Adaptable buildings are intended to respond readily to different functions, patterns of use and specific users' requirements" (p. 115).

Two components are required in order to adapt to the flexible future and constantly changable environment.
Sensor  - To identify what is happening
Actuator - That carries out an appropriate action in response

It is a process, collaborating by the occupants who use the space. It is to built from time to time, history can be seen in the building, therefore it is a continuous and an on going process.

However, a building that is well designed can still "retain relevance and usefulness as time passes and circumstances change" (p. 116), occupants are needed to be constantly involved in the process and be participated in the change. Hence, users of the building are influencing the design decisions. Meanwhile, an adaptable space is necessiry to accommodate other users. I was reminded in Yasu's first week lecture, a completely different mind set is needed when designing spaces for one person, a family, a community and an entire city.

"Flexible" Exemplars: Theatre, gallery and museum

Amsterdam Arts Metropole: The Netherlands, project 2005: Weil Arets

Open floor plan is one of the design strategies for flexible buildings. Amsterdam Arts Metropole has no internal columns which miximise the function of the internal space. "The facade shifts in appearance from an obscure screen to a transparent window, depending on the perspective from which it is viewed" (p. 117).

(Kronenburg, 2007)