| Title |
The Impact of Exterior Design and Community Opening of Urban Elderly Care Facilities on changes in Residendts’ Perceptions - A case study of Wirye new Town, Songpa-gu, Seoul |
| Authors |
전숙연(Jun, Suk-Yeon); 김동민(Kim, Dong-Min); 정석(Jeong, Seok) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.38195/judik.2026.02.27.1.119 |
| Keywords |
외관 디자인; 시설개방; 노인요양시설; 인식변화 Exterior Design; Facility Openness; Elderly Care Facility; Perception Change |
| Abstract |
This study examines how urban elderly care facilities, often perceived as undesirable in local communities, influence changes in resident’s perceptions through exterior design and facility opening, using a sequential explanatory mixed-method design. A retrospective pretest-posttest comparison of 44 residents who initially opposed the facility showed significant increases in perception scores for both exterior design from 2.064 to 4.341 and facility opening from 2.046 to 4.159 (p<.001). The qualitative analysis showed that changes in residents’ perceptions were structured across four categories. Results suggest that exterior design and openness can improve negative perceptions of elderly care facilities, necessitating future comparative and longitudinal studies. |