| Title |
A Study on the Relationships between Apartments Unit Plan and Housing Culture in Korea and China |
| Authors |
김성규(Kim, Sung-Kyu) ; 김경배(Kim, Kyung-Bae) |
| Keywords |
한국 ; 중국 ; 아파트평면 ; 주거문화 ; 공간구문론 ; 공간유형화 Korea ; China ; Apartment Unit Plan ; Housing Culture ; Space Syntax ; Spatial Type Category |
| Abstract |
This study aims to compare the different characteristics of design elements and spatial structures that appear in the floor plan of apartments in Korea and China. And its purpose lies in identifying the differences from the perspective of residential culture. Research methodologies are document analysis (architecture drawing of apartment unit plan) and space syntax analysis. Research results are classified into two categories. First, the difference in floor plan according to space syntax analysis, the Korea focus on private space while the China focus on public space in designing floor and space plan. In addition, two countries show differences in configuration of living room, dinning room, and kitchen due to their different food in cultures. The central space in a specific household is kitchen in Korea and the dining room in China. The kitchen in a Korean apartment has turned into the central space in a household due to the linkage of accessory spaces and functional changes. Meantime, the Korea tries various floor plans with a focus on service space while specific spaces are characteristically independent. Second, as for difference in floor plan according to Spatial type category, the Korea shows horizontal spatial structure with private and public space on an equal spatial status. In contrast, China shows a vertical spatial structure and its spatial arrangement which is hierarchical. Spatial depth is greater in China than in Korea. This study shows that the space arrangement from the traditional residence of China is adopted for modern apartments. This research shows that the Korea and the China has equally adopted both their own traditional residence and western residence, while demonstrating differences in the floor plans and spatial structure of apartments. |