Interactive Planning of Suburban Apartment Buildings
Construction in Finland is focusing increasingly on
renovation instead of conventional new construction, and this trend
will continue to grow in the coming years and decades. Renovation of
the large number of suburban residential apartment buildings built in
the 1960s and 1970s poses a particular challenge. However,
renovation projects are demanding for the residents of these
buildings, since they usually are uninitiated in construction issues. On
the other hand, renovation projects generally apply the operating
models of new construction.
Nevertheless, the residents of an existing residential apartment
building are some of the best experts on the site. Thus, in this
research project we applied a relational model in developing and
testing at case sites a planning process that employs interactive
planning methods. Current residents, housing company managers, the
city zoning manager, the contractor’s and prefab element supplier’s
representatives, professional designers and researchers all took part in
the planning. The entire interactive planning process progressed
phase by phase as the participants’ and designers’ concerted
discussion and ideation process, so that the end result was a
renovation plan desired by the residents.
[1] European Union Directive 2010/31/EU. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/
LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:153:0013:0035:FI:PDF
[2] I. Kouhia, J. Nieminen, S. Pulakka, Rakennuksen ulkovaipan
energiakorjaukset. Tutkimusraportti VTT-R-04017-10, Helsinki 2010,
pp. 5-6.
[3] L. Lukkarinen, S. Kärki, A. Saari and J.-M. Junnonen, Lisärakentaminen
osana korjaushanketta, Ympäristöministeriön raportteja 27,
http://www.ymparisto.fi/download.asp?contentid=130987&lan=fi, 2011,
pp. 42.
[4] W. Swan, C. Abbott and C. Barlow. "ApRemodel: A Study of Non-
Technical Innovations in Multi-Occupancy Sustainable Retrofit Housing
Projects,” 'Retrofit 2012' Conference, University of Salford, Salford,
UK, 24. -26.1. 2012.
[5] IDEAL EPBD. Deliverable 3.1. Appendix I. Barriers Reported by the
Member States. IDEAL EPBD, Improving Dwellings by Enhancing
Actions on Labelling for the EPBD. http://www.ideal-epbd.eu/
download/D3-1_appendix_I_barriers.pdf, 2009, p. 16.
[6] J. Pekkanen, Asiakkuuden menestys- ja uhkatekijät rakennushankkeessa.
Research reports5. Doctoral dissertation, Tampere: University of
Technology, 2005.
[7] B. K. Baiden, A. D. F. Price & A. R. J. Dainty, "The extent of team
integration within construction projects,” International Journal of
Project
[8] Management 24(2): 2006, pp. 13–23.
[9] P. Lahdenperä, "Making sense of the multi-party contractual
arrangements of projectpartnering, project alliancing and integrated project delivery,” Construction Management and Economics 30: 2012,
pp. 57–79.
[10] S. Olander, and S. Landin, ”Evaluation of stakeholder influence in the
implementation of construction projects,” International Journal of
Project Management, Vol. 23, 2005, pp. 321-328,.
[11] A. Aapaoja, Enhancing value creation of construction projects through
early stakeholder involvement and integration. Doctoral dissertation,
Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu, 2014.
[12] P. Söderström, Integroituprojektitoimituslisä- ja korjausrakentamisessa,
Master thesis, University of Oulu, Department of Industrial Engineering
and Management, 2013.
[13] P. Mitropoulos & G. A. Howell, "Renovation projects: design process
problems and improvement mechanisms,” Journal of Management in
Engineering 18(4): 2002, pp. 179–185,
[14] T. Arola. Vuorovaikutteinen kaavoitus ja kuntalaisten vaikuttaminen.
Kansalaisyhteiskunnan, suunnittelun ja päätöksenteon kohtaaminen
maankäytön suunnittelussa.Helsinki: Kuntaliitto, 2002, pp. 6-19, 49.
[15] U. Räihä, ”Vuorovaikutteinen suunnittelu vauhdittaa suunnittelua ja
päätöksentekoa,” Maankäyttö 4/2009, 16-17
[16] T. Brady & A. Davies, "Learning to deliver a mega-project: the case of
Heathrow Terminal 5,” Howard M & Caldwell N (eds) Procuring
complex performance: studies of innovation in product-service
management. Routledge, 2011.
[17] A. R. J. Dainty, G. H. Briscoe and S. J. Millett, "Subcontractor
perspectives on supply chain alliances,” Construction Management and
Economics 19: 2001, pp. 841–848.
[18] B. Jørgensen and S. Emmitt, "Investigating the integration of design and
construction from a "Lean” perspective,” Construction Innovation 9(2):
2009, pp. 225–240,.
[19] American Institute of Architects. Integrated project delivery: a guide.
Washington DC: The American Institute of Architects, 2007.
[20] J. Ross "Introduction to project alliancing (on engineering and
construction projects),” Alliance contracting conference. Sydney:
Australia, 2003.
[21] A. Aapaoja, M. Herrala, A. Pekuri and H. Haapasalo, "Characteristics of
and cornerstones for creating integrated teams,”International Journal of
Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2013.
[1] European Union Directive 2010/31/EU. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/
LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:153:0013:0035:FI:PDF
[2] I. Kouhia, J. Nieminen, S. Pulakka, Rakennuksen ulkovaipan
energiakorjaukset. Tutkimusraportti VTT-R-04017-10, Helsinki 2010,
pp. 5-6.
[3] L. Lukkarinen, S. Kärki, A. Saari and J.-M. Junnonen, Lisärakentaminen
osana korjaushanketta, Ympäristöministeriön raportteja 27,
http://www.ymparisto.fi/download.asp?contentid=130987&lan=fi, 2011,
pp. 42.
[4] W. Swan, C. Abbott and C. Barlow. "ApRemodel: A Study of Non-
Technical Innovations in Multi-Occupancy Sustainable Retrofit Housing
Projects,” 'Retrofit 2012' Conference, University of Salford, Salford,
UK, 24. -26.1. 2012.
[5] IDEAL EPBD. Deliverable 3.1. Appendix I. Barriers Reported by the
Member States. IDEAL EPBD, Improving Dwellings by Enhancing
Actions on Labelling for the EPBD. http://www.ideal-epbd.eu/
download/D3-1_appendix_I_barriers.pdf, 2009, p. 16.
[6] J. Pekkanen, Asiakkuuden menestys- ja uhkatekijät rakennushankkeessa.
Research reports5. Doctoral dissertation, Tampere: University of
Technology, 2005.
[7] B. K. Baiden, A. D. F. Price & A. R. J. Dainty, "The extent of team
integration within construction projects,” International Journal of
Project
[8] Management 24(2): 2006, pp. 13–23.
[9] P. Lahdenperä, "Making sense of the multi-party contractual
arrangements of projectpartnering, project alliancing and integrated project delivery,” Construction Management and Economics 30: 2012,
pp. 57–79.
[10] S. Olander, and S. Landin, ”Evaluation of stakeholder influence in the
implementation of construction projects,” International Journal of
Project Management, Vol. 23, 2005, pp. 321-328,.
[11] A. Aapaoja, Enhancing value creation of construction projects through
early stakeholder involvement and integration. Doctoral dissertation,
Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Oulu, 2014.
[12] P. Söderström, Integroituprojektitoimituslisä- ja korjausrakentamisessa,
Master thesis, University of Oulu, Department of Industrial Engineering
and Management, 2013.
[13] P. Mitropoulos & G. A. Howell, "Renovation projects: design process
problems and improvement mechanisms,” Journal of Management in
Engineering 18(4): 2002, pp. 179–185,
[14] T. Arola. Vuorovaikutteinen kaavoitus ja kuntalaisten vaikuttaminen.
Kansalaisyhteiskunnan, suunnittelun ja päätöksenteon kohtaaminen
maankäytön suunnittelussa.Helsinki: Kuntaliitto, 2002, pp. 6-19, 49.
[15] U. Räihä, ”Vuorovaikutteinen suunnittelu vauhdittaa suunnittelua ja
päätöksentekoa,” Maankäyttö 4/2009, 16-17
[16] T. Brady & A. Davies, "Learning to deliver a mega-project: the case of
Heathrow Terminal 5,” Howard M & Caldwell N (eds) Procuring
complex performance: studies of innovation in product-service
management. Routledge, 2011.
[17] A. R. J. Dainty, G. H. Briscoe and S. J. Millett, "Subcontractor
perspectives on supply chain alliances,” Construction Management and
Economics 19: 2001, pp. 841–848.
[18] B. Jørgensen and S. Emmitt, "Investigating the integration of design and
construction from a "Lean” perspective,” Construction Innovation 9(2):
2009, pp. 225–240,.
[19] American Institute of Architects. Integrated project delivery: a guide.
Washington DC: The American Institute of Architects, 2007.
[20] J. Ross "Introduction to project alliancing (on engineering and
construction projects),” Alliance contracting conference. Sydney:
Australia, 2003.
[21] A. Aapaoja, M. Herrala, A. Pekuri and H. Haapasalo, "Characteristics of
and cornerstones for creating integrated teams,”International Journal of
Managing Projects in Business, Vol. 6, No. 4, 2013.
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renovation instead of conventional new construction, and this trend
will continue to grow in the coming years and decades. Renovation of
the large number of suburban residential apartment buildings built in
the 1960s and 1970s poses a particular challenge. However,
renovation projects are demanding for the residents of these
buildings, since they usually are uninitiated in construction issues. On
the other hand, renovation projects generally apply the operating
models of new construction.
Nevertheless, the residents of an existing residential apartment
building are some of the best experts on the site. Thus, in this
research project we applied a relational model in developing and
testing at case sites a planning process that employs interactive
planning methods. Current residents, housing company managers, the
city zoning manager, the contractor’s and prefab element supplier’s
representatives, professional designers and researchers all took part in
the planning. The entire interactive planning process progressed
phase by phase as the participants’ and designers’ concerted
discussion and ideation process, so that the end result was a
renovation plan desired by the residents.
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