Residential history, repair, and renovation of housing complexes: KEP estate Tsurumaki 3 complex, a mid-rise building

Kazunobu Minami, Saori Chiba, Lingxiang Ma, Atsuya Suzuki

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Abstract

In this study, the authors investigated the housing estate “Tsurumaki 3” in Tama New Town, which is one of the first experimental projects, named Kodan Experimental housing Project (KEP). It was started by the Japanese Housing Corporation in 1973 to research and develop the flexibility and adaptability of housing. The authors examined whether the adaptability worked over the last 35 years of occupancy, and they found that the many residents performed infill renovation in their units using the KEP movable partitions and storage systems. As the children grew and left home, some families used the KEP system to adjust room arrangements to meet their changing lifestyles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)106-118
Number of pages13
JournalJapan Architectural Review
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Jan

Keywords

  • adaptability
  • housing
  • infill renovation
  • long life
  • long-term occupancy record

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Architecture
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Modelling and Simulation

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