APPLICATION OF HYBRID MODULAR ARCHITECTURE IN THE REVITALIZATION PROCESS OF A RESIDENTIAL BLOCK IN NOVI SAD

Abstract

The structural change in economic dynamics and social organization in the 21st century produced different habits, desires and behaviour of people. New cultural paradigms profoundly modify the perception of housing and housing behaviour in large cities. The theoretical framework for typological and technological innovations is aimed at designing new residential buildings that are able to respond to new needs. The goal for innovation in construction technology is the hybridization of modular and traditional construction technologies, the ability to replace components, group those that can be replicated, and effectively relocate them in efficient ways. The ability to replace components transforms the building into a flexible organism capable of change throughout its life cycle. This dynamic corresponds to the high intensity of migration that takes place in modern societies in large cities. As a result of the research, we get a meta–design approach during the revitalization of an apartment block in Novi Sad, so that the entire building system can be understood again as a product and as a process.