This research has introduced an approach to better cognition of the architectural concepts based on the site context parameter. Hence, the research investigates the role of site context in enhancing architectural concepts. The research problem is formulated to search the similarity and differences of senior architects’ strategies, thus, searching for aspects that may create the diversity of architectural products become necessary. The reality is that site considerations have received progressively less attention in the professional practice of architecture over the past decades. Then, the research used a two-level method with several steps to case study which are 12 international cases of three iconic deconstructive architects (Eisenman, Koolhaas, and Hadid). This study concludes that creating a site context that supports the surrounding context can enrich the design concept and create unexpected results.
Relocatable buildings are commonly spread around as an alternative method of construction. To consider it a successful practice, it should perform its function similarly to a traditional way. Assessing a building after its operation determines the rate of its success and decides the possibility of repeating its type. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive knowledge base related to space evaluation of the building through spatial assessment. This study investigated the functional efficiency and dimensional requirements of a relocatable hospital in Mosul, in the south of Iraq. This study compared the dimensional requirements of eight hospital departments to the standard, followed by functional efficacy analysis based on space syntax theory and compared the results to examples used in standards books. The results showed that departments in the relocatable buildings have good plan integration. We concluded that hospitals constructed with containers could achieve functional efficiency.
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