THE DESIGN METHOD ON RICHARD NEUTRA'S EARLY HOUSING WORKS : With focal attention to the prefabricated houses in the late 1920s and 1930s

Abstract

This paper aims at an investigation of the design method of Richard Neutra with focal attention to early prefabricated housing works in the late 1920s and 1930s. This study investigates that how Neutra was trying to establish his design method and what significance he found in it. As a result of this study, this paper revealed that he emphasized importance of how to build rather than what to build. Japanese traditional standardization played much significant role in the course of forming Neutra's architectural thought and design method during this time. Moreover this study clarified Neutra thought that his design method as standardization and modular coordination was suited to modern architecture, and the method was derived from not only technology but also social aspects.