Flat pack flats: could reusable structures be more sustainable?

摘要

Supermarkets in the UK are typically refurbished after 10 years and replaced after 20. The replacement is generally opened on a different site to allow a change of size, and the old store demolished. What if, instead, we built supermarkets out of a prefabricated kit of parts that could be quickly constructed, would be flexible in use and could be dismantled and reused after 20 years?