Small-Scale Public Transportable and Pre-Fabricated Buildings Evaluating their Functional Performance Routledge Research in Architecture Series

This book investigates the design, operation and use of contemporary transportable buildings, and explores how functional performance can be assessed in small-scale examples for public use alongside their relationship to other design elements. The research focuses on three case studies, Chengdu Hualin Elementary School, Exxopolis and Kreod, that do not require a high-technology building environment or complex construction skills. Transportable buildings are defined as those that are transported in a number of parts for assembly on site. Contemporary transportable buildings respond to ecological issues, social impacts, technological innovation and economic demands. They can be used to measure a society?s development in environmental sustainability, innovation and economic growth through various forms. Small-scale transportable buildings fulfil many temporary habitation needs in diverse roles, such as non-emergency transitional housing, ephemeral exhibition buildings and seasonal entertainment facilities. Small-Scale Public Transportable and Pre-Fabricated Buildings will be a useful research text for academics and students in architecture, design and sustainable building performance.

Introduction Part I Current Position 1. Key Factors in the Design and Operation of Public Transportable Buildings 2. Analysing the Relationships between Public Transportable Buildings and Sites Through Selected Examples Part II Review and Synthesis of Analysis and Evaluation Methods 3. A Conceptual Model for Evaluation 4. A Review of the Existing Analysis and Evaluation Methods 5. The Role of Evaluation in the Public Transportable Building Design Process Part III Case Studies 6. Chengdu Hualin Elementary School 7. Exxopolis - an Architects of Air Project 8. Kreod Part IV Conclusions 9. Key Findings 10. Limitations and Further Research

Junjie Xi is a lecturer in the Department of Architecture, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University. She graduated with a PhD in Architecture from the University of Liverpool in 2013, and continues this research through her ongoing collaboration with Liverpool’s School of Architecture, where she is an Honorary Research Fellow. She is also a researcher for the China Railway Group Ltd and School of Architecture, Tsinghua University. The research outputs will be used by China Railway Group Ltd in its construction work in the near future.