| Title |
Research of Residents' Opinions on the Apartment Remodeling Considering the Building Life Cycle |
| Authors |
Yoon Chung-Sook ; Shin Soo-Young ; Kim Soo-Jeong ; Kim Suk-Kyung ; Andrew D. Seidel |
| Keywords |
Remodeling ; Maintenance ; Life Cycle |
| Abstract |
With the respect to maintenance of stock housing, we need to conceptualize remodeling as extended definition of terms, that is gradual step-by-step remodeling for deterioration. In this context, this study was conducted to explore improvement of apartment remodeling policy considering the building life cycle. The purpose of this study was to suggest the possibility of step-by-step remodeling through survey about consciousness of apartment dweller and to investigate the features of US and Japanese apartment remodeling policy.
Major research findings are as follows. First, dwellers have high preference about remodeling to reconstruction. Especially we have to pay attention to the result that positive consciousness of remodeling and long term reparative marked highly in the group which has the short elapsed years. These results represent the possibility gradual step-by-step remodeling. In other words, the object of remodeling is not only deteriorated apartments but also new apartments to have short elapsed years. Second, US and Japan have supported remodeling in administrative, financial, and informative way. The feature of these policies is that they support in circular way, that is, remodeling is considered from the point of view of consumer protection and maintenance of housing.
Based on the above characteristics, we suggested the enhanced policy of apartment remodeling. It is continuative policy that implies the Life Cycle of apartment, 'construction-sale-maintenance-distribution-remodeling'. |