| Title |
A Study on the Users` Need for Developing Diverse Dwelling Unit Plans of Apartment |
| Abstract |
Nowadays, apartment residents have more housing needs and desire than before and want diverse housing plans to meet their diverse needs resulting from the rapid economic growth and social and cultural changes. The purpose of this study is to define occupants diverse housing needs. This study has analyzed the residents characteristics according to dwelling size and examined the relationships between the occupants satisfaction and preferences and the size-based space organization. The major findings are as follows: (1) The number of rooms and the space organization of apartment dwellings are standardized according to dwelling size; (2) The anlysis of household characteristics reveal that the important household characteristics to consider when creating various dwelling unit plans are identified as family life cycle, the number of family members and household income; (3) the analysis of residents'satisfaction and preference regarding the number of bedrooms and the space organization of their dwelling unit show that residents have diversified needs within the same dwelling size as well as among the different dwelling sizes. Therefore, it is necessary to diversify the number of bedrooms and types of space organization within a certain dwelling size according to household characteristics and their needs. |