PREFABRICATED HOUSING IN JAPANWhat does the prefabricated house mean in Japan? .” .“.if the 2/3 or more of the construction process is finished in factory.. The Path of Industrialized Housing in Japan . X. 2008a..50 million houses in total 1.2 million rebuilt every year 25% of new residential housing in Japan was completely prefabricated 85% of the new housing used some prefabricated modules *Chu. Why are prefabricated houses so popular? . ○ could be tear down easily ○ a prefabricated house means a disposal goods in Japan several reasons: ○ a long cultural isolation caused an urgent need to stay modern ○ shinto belief of previous resident’s spirit in the property ○ revisioning of building codes after every significant earthquake . Midget house by Daiwa House .1955. ○ in 1960’s the biggest boom of prefabricated housing ○ high economic growth caused increased demand and prefabrication could swiftly react to it . Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurawa .1972. 1962 1973 1993 2012 annual production of prefabricated houses . 9 million prefabricated houses between 1963 .2014 . 5.6 mil. wooden structure iron&steel structure .5 mil.concrete structure 1.9 mil. 1. Daiwa House Sekisui House Misawa Homes Tama House . . . 無印良品の家 . Window House by Kengo Kuma. 2008 . Tree House by Kengo Kuma. 2009 . Vertical House. 2014 . save money for hiring an architect .1. 2. complete furnishings . 3. giving a distinctive look to the prefabricated architecture . What is the future of a prefabricated housing? . ○ production is generally declining ○ house manufacturers are more focusing on renovations ○ Japanese government creates plans to support sustainable architecture and prolong an average lifespan of building . envplan.muji. Philip Brasor and Masako Tsubuku.japantimes.japantimes.co.ashx?la=en ○ Building mass customised housing through innovation in the production system: lessons from Japan and James Barlow.daiwahouse. Junichi Goda.REFERENCES PUBLICATIONS ○ Overview of Prefabricated Housing in Japan.net/ie/ .VcF5y3i4Rch ○ Inside Muji’s Beautiful. Ritsuko Ozaki.cgi?id=a3579 ARTICLES ○ 20 shades of beige: lessons from Japanese prefab housing. 2014 http://gizmodo. 2011 http://www.jp/news/2013/06/07/business/corporate-business/daiwa-houses-model-community-a-study-in-power-self-sufficiency/#.com/20-shades-of-beige-lessons-from-japanese-prefab-housing-31101 ○ Buying a brand new home: cookie cutter or order made?. 2015 http://www.com/why-buying-entire-pre-designed-houses-could-catch-on-in-1651115237 LINKS ○ http://www.jp/community/2011/10/04/how-tos/buying-a-brand-new-home-cookie-cutter-or-order-made/#.org/~/media/Sites/NAHB/Unmapped/No%20ID%20round%202/PDF/Japan-system-built-presentation_2015. 2004 http://www.com/abstract.com/English/innovation/history.VcF74Xi4Rcg ○ http://www. Mathew Aitchison. Affordable Prefab Houses. Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan.html ○ http://www. 2015 http://theconversation.co.nahb. JUDANREN (Japan Federation of Housing Organization).