The Traditional Characteristics Reflected in the Plan of Modern Apartment House in Korea

摘要

A transition from the traditional house to the modern apartment house in urban area of Korea -was examined in the context of the two models of spatial structure of behavior pattern of a culture: Space syntax model by Hillier & Hanson (1984) and Visual access and exposure model by Archea (1984). The transition appeared smooth and successful, as opposed to the common view that such transition has been causing discrepancy between the traditional lifestyles and the modern housing in the Third World countries. One of the problems in such a transition was identified by Mann (1984) as the elimination and substitution of the courtyard with the balcony, which does not support the traditional lifestyle. However, it was found in this study of the Korean transition that the living room in modern apartment house is the real substitute for the traditional courtyard as an interior version of the courtyard, and thus successfully continues to support many traditional behavior patterns.