| Title |
A Study on the Architectural Form of the Height Control Methods |
| Authors |
Kim. Do-Nyun ; Lim. Hee-Ji |
| Keywords |
Height Limits ; Diagonal Plane Control by Street Widths ; Floor Area Ratio ; District Height Limits Control |
| Abstract |
Height control is about providing light and air on the streets and managing urban cityscape. In order to achieve these goals, major cities in foreign countries are administering various unique height control methods that are adaptable to the city. And by examining the architectural characteristics of the cities with various height control methods, the following conclusions have been made. In most modern cities, excluding European historical cities like Paris and Berlin, height limits are eased and controlled by each lot based on the widths of the adjacent streets. There is a tendency to lighten the height limits as the height is controlled by the floor area ratio only without any special restrictions. However, this kind of height- controlling by each lot is in need for improvement as it interrupts the continuity of streets, results in excessive tall towers,and produces abnormal form of buildings like slanted facets. Recently Seoul has introduced block height limits, a form of district height controlling methods,but it seems that there is a need for various height limits in the areas of atypical urban tissue and of unique characteristics so that they can be applied to the whole city. |