Development and Validation of “Architectural Furniture” Research on Furniture Combining Architectural Functions (“Architectural Furniture”) Vol. 2 Toshihiko Suzuki 2-2. Foldaway Guest Room In recent years, Japanese condominium doesn’t have enough space to afford guest room. Even though you want to provide a room for your visitor to stay, it is difficult to set aside a room usually... 

Development and Validation of “Architectural Furniture” Research on Furniture Combining Architectural Functions (“Architectural Furniture”) Vol. 2 Toshihiko Suzuki 2. Design of Architectural Furniture In the previous paper, we reported that we produced a canopied kitchen and a closet combining a function of partition for a client. These pieces of Architectural Furniture were produced... 

Development and Validation of “Architectural Furniture” Research on Furniture Combining Architectural Functions (“Architectural Furniture”) Vol. 2 Toshihiko Suzuki 1.Introduction Recently, skeleton infill has attracted attention as a method to increase the life of building. It is a method to improve the sustainability of a building by dividing the whole building into two elements,... 

Development and Validation of “Architectural Furniture” Research on Furniture Combining Architectural Functions (“Architectural Furniture”) Vol. 2 Toshihiko Suzuki Abstract Skeleton infill is a mechanism that enables to alter room arrangements. There usually occurs such opportunities that require slight alteration and modification on the room arrangement, if not drastic one. For example,... 

Architectural Furniture -furniture combining architectural functions Toshihiko Suzuki 9. Conclusion Infill is generally positioned to be freely-designable by a resident within a frame of a skeleton (structural building). However, it is regarded as only movable partitions or changeable equipment plan, and it’s actual change is not easy at present. In this paper, infill is positioned to have immediate... 

Architectural Furniture -furniture combining architectural functions Toshihiko Suzuki 8.Room arrangement As described above, change of space configuration according to change in life style can be easily carried out easily because all elements are movable or transferable. When the resident moves to a larger skeleton, all the elements can be taken, so that unnecessary waste would not generated. Therefore,...