| dc.description.abstract | This research presents the Volumetric Modular Architecture, which consists of the
production of volumetric modules standardized in the industry, in a controlled
environment, and are later transported and installed on the construction site. The
building is formed through the association between these volumetric blocks, on a
foundation prepared simultaneously to the production of modules in the industry,
reducing the construction time. The element produced in the industry, in this research
called Prefabricated Volumetric Module (MVP), must have measures appropriate to
various possibilities of use, and association to the available construction materials,
besides allowing road transport. The objective of this research is to analyze the
functional behavior of these modules in the case of using them in residential
buildings. Three modules of different measures were tested, designed according to
the Modular Coordination Standards and limits for road transport, and evaluated
according to the functionality requirements in the Performance Standard. The
methodology used was the Design Science Research, which guides the development
of artifacts and prescriptive conclusions. The artifacts developed by the research
were the MVPs of three different dimensions as well as the layouts, which consist of
associations of these modules, forming residential units, furnished apartments
according to the Performance Standard. The layouts tested were 1, 2 and 3
bedrooms, with 3 relative positions in relation to the reference floor plan, resulting in
layouts with 1, 2 or 3 facades exposed to the outside. The results of this research
showed that the three dimensional possibilities of modules are valid for the
development of this product, with advantage for the MVP300, with 3m x 3m x 3m x
3m, capable of complying with functional rules, besides the fact of allowing more
flexibility to spaces, with the onus of wasting areas. The smallest modules (MVP260)
is best suited to lean layouts, but it has limitations to compliance with the standard in
some cases, while MVP280 module has intermediate characteristics, with some
flexibility, but a little idle area. | en |
