Development and Validation of “Architectural Furniture” Research on Furniture Combining Architectural Functions (“Architectural Furniture”) Vol. 2 Toshihiko Suzuki 3-2. Foldaway Guest Room The mechanism, “Guest room appears upon folding out Foldaway Guest Room” is shown in Fig.6. When it is folded in, the dimensions are a width of 40 cm, depth of 120 cm and height of 180... 

Development and Validation of “Architectural Furniture” Research on Furniture Combining Architectural Functions (“Architectural Furniture”) Vol. 2 Toshihiko Suzuki 3. Validation of Architectural Furniture 3-1. Mobile Kitchen The mechanism, “Kitchen space appears upon folding out Mobile Kitchen” is shown in Fig.5. When it is folded in, the dimensions are a width of 88 cm,... 

Development and Validation of “Architectural Furniture” Research on Furniture Combining Architectural Functions (“Architectural Furniture”) Vol. 2 Toshihiko Suzuki 2-3. Foldaway Office Under condominium building condition in Japan, it’s often the case to unwillingly give up study room due to lack of space. Recently, such case has increased that those who started their job at... 

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,...