| Title |
A Study on the Architectural Planning Improvement for Air Force Military Barracks through the Public Opinion Survey |
| Authors |
Choo Hyeon-Yeob ; Kim Won-Pil |
| Keywords |
Military Barracks ; the Degree of Satisfaction ; Floor-type Dwelling Unit ; Bed-type Dwelling Unit ; Multi-regression |
| Abstract |
The type of Military barracks are now undergoing drastic changes according to the long-term facility planning “2020” by the Ministry of Defence. Corresponding to the recent trend of youngsters sleeping preferences, one of the main changes in facility planning is the type of bed, namely changing from sleeping on the floor type to on the bed type. The aim of the study is to suggest the improving measures of air force residence which is able to meet the psychological and behavioral demands for the air men working in the air force barracks. For this purpose, extensive literature review and the public opinion survey were performed to investigate how the soldiers were satisfied with the air force barracks, thus evaluating the current residences for the exploration of improvement facility planning guidelines. The main results were as followings; 1) The ANOVA analysis confirmed the soldiers' preferences of individual bed type dwelling unit over floor type. 2) The most preferred value item was the heating and cooling equipment facility, implying the careful planning of adequate ventilation system. 3) Step-wise multi-regression analysis explored satisfaction model, consisted of sleeping, heating/cooling, bath, game room, and drying room element. 4) χ2 analysis contended that any difference among the soldiers' rank was non-significant, indicating any hierarchial position has no influence the degree of satisfaction with the military barracks 5) Various examination of soldiers' satisfaction with the survey indices indicated that several useful facility design guidelines should feedback to design process of military residential design for quality housing environment, maximizing the warfare capability and promoting the wellbeing of soldiers. |