| Title |
Spatial Analyses of the 3-Bedroom Apartment Unit Plans from 1979 to the Present in Beijing, China |
| Authors |
Lian, Shuai ; Choi, Jaepil |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2019.35.4.53 |
| Keywords |
China ; Apartment ; Unit Floor ; Space Syntax Model |
| Abstract |
This study intends to examine the changes found in the unit floor plans of the apartments built in Beijing from 1979 to 2018. For the 3 - bedroom type apartments, 40 unit floor plans were collected, and the changes of integration values of each space were analyzed periodically in four phases. The unit floor plans are analyzed in the context of the Space Syntax Model and compared to the lifestyle and societal changes in China. The results of the study indicate the followings: As time went by, the living room and the dining room were separated from each other with the increasing area of ??the apartment unit floor plans. The function of the integrated living room was dispersed, and the integration of the living room and the dining room decreased with the change of time. In the third phase, the dining room occupied the center of the unit floor plans with the highest integration value; Chinese people prefer to place the kitchen in the relatively deep place in order to prevent oil and smoke caused by their cooking habits like stir-fry; The privacy of the master bedroom has been strengthened. |