A literature review evaluates whether building-adaptability design-support models adequately incorporate contextual factors. The paper reviews design-support models for adaptable buildings and assesses how they address physical, social, regulatory and temporal context. The discussion centres on Building adaptability, Circular construction, Design-support tools, and Reversible design.

The analysis draws on Scopus literature review, model comparison, and context-factor classification. The geographical or conceptual scope is International building-design literature.

The contribution reflects the Lab’s interdisciplinary approach, combining quantitative and qualitative evidence to translate urban-metabolism research into planning, design, governance or policy. Written by Giulia Scialpi, Joost Declercq, K. Gawlik, and Daniela Perrotti, it appears in or was issued by Journal of Physics: Conference Series (2600, 192009).