공동주택단지 보행자전용도로의 기능 확장과 개선방안 사례연구

Abstract

(Background and Purpose) After industrialization in Korea in the 1960s, urbanization progressed and quantity-oriented apartments were supplied. Apartments, existing exclusively in an urban space, caused a disconnect from the outside world. Consequently, the role and importance of pedestrian spaces that constitute the exterior space of apartment housing were overlooked. The pedestrian-only roads are not only an axis space for passage or movement, but are also a space that can be converted into an area where residents' living functions and interaction with neighbors occur as the smallest unit constituting a local community. This study examines the functional expansion of pedestrian-only roads in residential complexes, proposing the role and effectiveness of pedestrian-only roads for the regeneration of residential complexes. (Method) The study subject selected was pedestrian-only roads between residential complexes, that actively linked to neighboring urban infrastructures. The spatial scope of the study are the pedestrian-only roads between Sorae Humansia Complex 1 and 3 in Namdong-gu, Incheon, with a width of about 9m and a length of about 334m. First, the qualitative components of the pedestrian environment and activities that occur in the pedestrian space are considered through previous studies and literature data. Second, the framework of the analysis is prepared based on theoretical consideration; additionally, behavior observation and pedestrian environment survey are conducted through field observation. Third, an improvement plan for pedestrian-only roads is derived and the direction is proposed by combining the analysis results. Fourth, the effectiveness of the improvement plan is examined through expert evaluation. (Results) Because of the analysis of pedestrian behavior and the qualitative evaluation of the pedestrian environment, most of the current pedestrian-only roads showed behaviors of essential activities, such as walking, and other functions of the pedestrian space—except usability, safety, and comfort —were low. Thus, the improvement of pedestrian-only roads was derived, and the improvement plan was proposed following the direction of the spatial plan. Rest and community spaces were created using unused spaces; commercial and cultural education facilities were created using existing housing; and public activities and cultural program s were created through the corridor-type arrangement of community facilities. (Conclusions) In this study, the pedestrian-only road—generally constructed in apartment complexes of a certain size or larger in Korea, was expanded to function as public property shared by the community and to maximize its function as a space to interact with the local community. This improvement direction is meaningful in that it can form new communities with neighbors and solve social problems, such as disconnection and alienation. Further, it can be a reference for the improvement plans of other pedestrian-only roads.