| Title |
The Plan Characteristics of Flat and Tower Type Apartments Using Quantitative Spatial Analysis Techniques |
| Authors |
신정은(Shin, Jeong-Eun) ; 임호균(Lim, Ho-Kyun) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2023.39.4.57 |
| Keywords |
Flat Type Apartments; Tower Type Apartments; Space Syntax; Visibility Graph Analysis; Spatial Structure |
| Abstract |
Apartments have become the most popular form of housing in Korea and are structurally classified into flat and tower types. Previous studies
have mostly focused on comparing these two types as it relates to energy and sunlight. Therefore, this study aims to quantitatively analyze
the structural differences between the two types using space syntax and visibility graph analysis. The area ratio by spatial configuration and
spatial configuration was identified to understand the spatial characteristics of the flat and tower type apartments. After that, Isovist, J-Graph,
and visual integration of space syntax were analyzed using a Depth map. The analysis results revealed the spatial composition of the flat
type was monotonous and the tower type showed various characteristics of the composition. The area ratio by spatial composition had no
significant difference in other spaces, but in the living room area, the tower type had a significantly larger area than the flat type.
Concerning the Isovist, it was found that the flat type area had a few visible areas, and the tower type relatively had many visually
recognized areas. The J-Graph analysis revealed that the flat type had the characteristics of a simple spatial structure while the tower type
had the characteristics of a complex spatial structure. Finally, the visual integration analysis results showed that the flat type had the
characteristics of an open structure whereas the tower type had the characteristics of a closed structure. This study was meaningful in that it
quantitatively compared and analyzed the flat and tower type apartments using space syntax and visibility graph analysis to analyze the
topological importance of space and identify the differences. |