Building Envelope as to Improve Home Quality in Microhome Design Approaches

Abstract

The cities around the world face challenges with the shortage of land and increased demand for housing. Limit the land use for area development might resolve urban land scarcity problems. In this case, the efficiency of land use and microhome has seen as space-saving solutions. The research discusses home term on micro-scale through spatial concept design approaches. The study uses the qualitative method that interpreted by various schematic drawings. Each approach will affect the building envelopes as well as increase the home quality. The finding shows that the building envelope might be seen as inseparable attributes, consist of one or more elements; roof, wall and window, secondary skin or floor, functions as complementary attributes or a direct response to the context. This paper is an initial study to generate microhome spatial quality by using the building envelope.