| Title |
A Study on the Spatial Structure of Residential Block in Seoul |
| Keywords |
urban spatial structure ; spatial structure of residential blocks ; housing typology ; block-street-lots-house system |
| Abstract |
This study is on the characteristics of spatial structure blocks of Seoul afterwards the modernized residential development has been take place in Seoul. In this study, residential blocks of Seoul are analysed focusing on the urban spatial structure and characteristics of house types. Five different areas are selected for case study; and each case represents different period anf house type. The Bomun built up with Korean urban traditional housing from 1930 to 1960's, Hwagok with large settlement, Mia, multi-family houses which has become the typical model of residential block in Seoul after mid 1980's, and Ch'ongdam in Kangnam as high-society houses which play an important role in differentiating residential block in Seoul. This study discusses the organization pattern of block-street-lots-house system, and its interactive relation to the type of house. Therefore, this study clarifies physical and spatial changes appeared on urban residential areas of Seoul, and suggests the relationship between part(house) and whole(spatial structure of residential block) of the city. |