Title Spatial Structure of Tombstone Village in Ami-dong
Authors Jeong, Hoe-Young ; Woo, Shin-Koo ; Ha, Nam-Gu
DOI https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2018.34.2.75
Page pp.75-83
ISSN 1226-9093
Keywords Japanese Cemetery ; Tombstone Village ; Spatial Structure ; Continuity ; Place Identity
Abstract Ami-dong, known as Tombstone Village, was generated by refugees after Korean war on the site of Japanese public cemetery which had been originally constructed during Japanese occupation. Since then, the village has been expanded as low-income class neighborhood during Modernization and Industrialization Period from 1960s to 1980s. This study try to find the impact of the Japanese cemetery on the spatial structure of the village by analyzing and comparing the street structure and spatial layout of the Japanese cemetery and current Tombstone Village. The final objective of this study is to confirm the continuity of built environment, historical value and place identity of of the village.