Proposal of a Global System for Flexible Construction to Industrialized Construction 1.2.1. Then, at this very moment, a new form of housing will be imagined. A relationship between the user and his home is created that reflects his character and suits better the needs at each moment. With this research, it is intended to make flexible and to extend the self-construction concept not only to reach the self-manufactured housing but also to be able to convert the housing over the time to adapt it into the specific needs during its life cycle. This concept would require the use of industrialized components that present the characteristic of “ready to assemble.” If these concepts are moved to the construction scope, the self-construction concept can be established as a process by which we could build our own homes, or at least some parts of them, with a high degree of customization, at a reasonable price and, very importantly, being easy to assemble. Nowadays, there are some clear samples of this trend, and it can be seen that some very well-known companies like IKEA and LEGO have perfectly assumed this idea and their main stream is based on this “do it yourself.” It is considered that the instinct “play to build” must be the great incitement to be exploited in the twenty-first century. The starting point is the assumption that we are pleased to create, or as Johan Huizinga said, “the instinct play to build, this must be the great incentive to explode in the twenty-first century.” So, we are delighted to be able to use products whose final design has been made by ourselves, but at the same time, we also want that this process of “creation” is very simple, easy, and cheap. In a general design process, it may be of great interest to introduce the concept of “do it yourself” since this approach will allow that the consumer by himself is involved as a basic part of the product creation process and thus to achieve that desired customization.
So, if someone intends to design products to be used by consumers in remote places, sometimes with different cultures, they will find it really difficult especially if they wish to introduce a customization criterion.
There is currently a global market therefore, products manufactured in a specific place can be used anywhere in the world. In this life cycle, variables such as the continuously changing trends, the economy, or the fashion have influence, in addition to the innate quality of the product itself. The actual society no longer recognizes a “long useful life” for products, but rather the fulfillment of a life cycle perfectly adapted to a particular product. Today’s society has a clear trend to consume products manufactured in large quantities and therefore relatively inexpensive, but at the same time, the option of customizing these products (mass customization) is also increasing. Introduction to Industrialized Construction Level: Two Headings We want the users themselves to design and build their own home as well as make the necessary modifications throughout the useful life of the building. This shows that the system is systematic and easy to understand by users. Finally, an example is shown where a structure for a diaphanous volume is obtained, using the referred industrialized elements. The limit of structural length is set at 4.8 meters. These resistant members allow to build structural frames (F), and finally, the addition of structural frames allows to generate diaphanous volumes (DV) and obtain the desired structure for the building. The generating process of the structural system is based on different combinations of the basic units (BUi) to obtain resistant members (RMn). The system is composed of only 5 different pieces. The new system proposes the use of just two different pieces named basic units (BUi) with only two possible thicknesses for any of them. The so-named “flexible structural system” (FSS) is characterized by using only small industrialized components, handled by one person, which exhibit an easy and simple assembly. The system is able to adapt to different orthogonal geometries and presents the necessary flexibility to allow modifications over the structure of the building throughout its life. The main aim of this research work is to design a structural system for building customization, through simple industrialized components.
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