| Title |
A Study on the Changing Trend and the Causing Factors of the Apartment Roof with the Roof-top Structure |
| Authors |
Gong Keum-Rok ; Shim Woo-Gap |
| Keywords |
Apartment ; Roof and Roof-top ; Physical Shape |
| Abstract |
The roof together with the roof-top, which is one of the most important features among physical elements in apartment buildings has been changed in its shape and use. The physical shape of apartment roof with the roof-top structure has been changed throughout the history. It means that it has been a very important part to make skyline in the city and gives identity to the residents living in their apartment. The purpose of this study is to analyze the changing trend and the causing factors of the apartment roofs and the roof-top structure according to the physical changes of apartment shapes from the past to the present. The time span of this study is about 30 years from the middle of 1970s to present during which the supply of apartment get down to be developed mainly by private industry. To be the time distinction, it is divided by total 7 steps, every 5 years to observe the progressive changes. The apartment samples for the study were selected in Seoul. Then, 10 apartments were collected for each time period so that total 70 apartments were analyzed for the time feature. The results of this study were as follows; the roof and the roof-top structure were affected by government regulations, technical improvements and social-economic influences, in other words, the physical shape of the apartment has been the reflection of the feature of their time. |