Determining spatial characteristics for circular building design: The case of kitchen alterations

Abstract Kitchens are frequently altered leading to unnecessary material flows. End-users’ wishes customise their kitchen based on changing priorities have been recognised as one cause for frequent alterations. Complementing previous research investigating alterations, this paper focuses the spatial characteristics of room. Spatial identified determining factors developing circular solutions design which could reduce extent and impact Eleven households in Swedish villas, apartments, terrace houses interviewed about alterations answer questions: What do they implement? How kitchens be formulated support a built environment?. The outcome has documented through floorplan drawings photographs. Based findings exemplifying end-users’ strategies recommended kitchen. These potential slowing loops by enabling end-users reshape without extensive decreasing resource use waste production. In conclusion, urges professionals industry create building stock that is part economy.