understanding
the incremental design process
for the purposes of this guide incremental design starts with:
actions
drivers
product
that lead to
that produce a final
what motivates change?
drivers!
intimacy
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social relationships
and multigenerational living
location (borders)
​
settlement border types
wall-type
green are-type
major street-type
​
income​
live/work conditions
tenancy conditions
commonality
​
where not to build
preserve the shared spaces
*based on Ana Rosa Chagas Cavalcanti's work (2017)
drivers lead to...
actions!
replace
the upgrading or replacement of materials or construction to improve existing structures
extend
expanding the private realm by adding space to existing buildings, such as additional rooms or levels
attach
semi-public spaces like balconies, porches, or roof terraces are added to buildings, creating an interstitial space between the private and public realms
divide
the internal reconfiguration of a space to create more units or separate internal functions
infill
informal enclosures that emerge within a formal structure, either remaining unfinished or not serving its intended purpose
*based on Kim Dovey and Hesam Kamalipour's work (2020)
actions produce a final...
product!
self-built dwellings
poço da draga - fortaleza | brazil
jerusalem- port-au-prince | haiti
xuecun - haikoy | china
al baragheil - cairo | egypt