ABSTRACT

Challenged by the recent economic crisis, the building and construction industry is currently seeking new orientation and strategies. Here mass customisation is uncovered as a key strategy in helping to meet this challenge. The term mass customisation denotes an offering that meets the demands of each individual customer, whilst still being produced with mass production efficiency. Today mass customisation is emerging from a pilot stage into a scalable and sustainable strategy...

The first dedicated publication of its kind, this book provides a forum for the concept within an applied and highly innovative context. The book includes contributions from some of the most prominent thinkers and practitioners in the field from across the world, including Kasper S. Vibaek, Steve Kendall, Martin Bechthold, Mitchell M. Tseng, and Masa Noguchi. Bringing together this panel of experts who have carried out research both in academia and practice, this book provides an overview of state-of-the-art practice related to the concept of customisation and personalisation within the built environment.

part |14 pages

Introduction

part 1|50 pages

Principles of Mass Customisation

chapter 3|11 pages

Advancements of mass customisation in service and manufacturing industries:

Lessons For The Built Environment

chapter 4|11 pages

The next wave in housing personalisation

Customised Residential Fit-Out

chapter 5|12 pages

Spatial mass customization

Mass-Customisable Urban Spaces and Spatial Entities

part 2|74 pages

Enabling Technologies, Designs, and Business Models

chapter 7|15 pages

Product and process approaches

part 3|55 pages

Practical Applications, Prototypes, and Experiences

chapter 13|10 pages

Automation, robotics, services

evolution of large-scale mass customisation in the Japanese building industry

chapter 15|10 pages

Mass customised structures for relief

Physical Production With Digital Fabrication

part 4|46 pages

Future Topics, New Potentials, and Emerging Challenges