Due to the high density of cities, the expansion of living spaces has also occurred in underground spaces. The management of the underground space was converted from the private to the public, and the current underground space has become more meaningf...
Due to the high density of cities, the expansion of living spaces has also occurred in underground spaces. The management of the underground space was converted from the private to the public, and the current underground space has become more meaningful as it functions as a public space by attracting non-commercial facilities such as rest amenities and cultural facilities. However, existing underground shopping centers faced a decline due to the economic recession, changes in distribution structure, and aging facilities. These phenomena do not contribute significantly to the improvement of publicity and utilization of the underground space, as it appears in the aging of the underground space, low utilization status, and vacancy rate.
The problems of existing underground spaces were physical problems such as air quality problems in underground spaces, physical aging of facilities, social problems such as low utilization conditions, vacancy rates, rest areas, lack of introduction programs, and psychological problems such as lack of natural lighting, loss of time sense, loss of time, loss of direction, and psychological constraints.
However, modern underground spaces serve as an important basis for urban community formation, such as coping with the demands for open space caused by the denser urbanization and also being used as a space for coping with climate change. At the same time, due to technological development and citizen's demand, interest and attempts to introduce green space in underground spaces are increasing. In addition, the concept of the underground space, the meaning of the underground space in the modern city, and the need for the introduction of the underground green space, as well as the technology and its effects on the introduction of the underground green space, and theoretical considerations such as case studies could confirm the potential of the underground space.
The introduction of green space in the underground space improves the air quality problem through the transpiration of plants, adsorption and photosynthesis, and improves the physical problem by supplementing the aged facilities with the renovation of the underground space to introduce the green space. The introduction of green spaces and the provision of a space for rest and the provision of a space utilization program induce the activation of underground spaces to alleviate social problems, and the introduction of plants improves psychological stability and improves the sense of closure of underground spaces. In addition, the introduction of green space provides a sense of direction for the underground space by creating a base space, which is an improvement plan for psychological problems. Therefore, this study proposed a plan to introduce green space to improve the existing problems of underground space and to enhance the potential utilization, ultimately to improve the public utilization of underground space.
The subject of this study is an underground public walking space in Euljiro, located in Jung-gu, Seoul, and an underground space between Euljiro 4-ga Station and Euljiro 4-ga Station. Prior to the proposal, the use of underground space is considered through the study of various policy projects. It was confirmed that the scope will continue to expand as a way to make the system efficient, and it is necessary to expand it based on a systematic plan. For the wide area environment including the target site, the characteristics of the target site such as history, location, surrounding underground space, adjacent ground area, population, and transportation were observed macroscopically. And Problems and possibilities are derived through a detailed analysis of the space, program, and green space introduction environment of the target site.
The plan to introduce green space in the public pedestrian space in Eulji-ro was set as the main premise of securing a physical space to introduce green space and establishing a plant growth environment. In the case of securing a physical space, the concept was based on spatial analysis based on the identification of existing spaces and facilities because it is a concept of regeneration of existing aging and low-use underground spaces rather than developing new underground spaces in the city center. As the composition of plant growth environment, it was deduced that improving the light environment is necessary based on the current status of the target site for the environment required for plant growth, and specifically, the application of the natural light system was proposed as a method of improving the light environment.
The plan includes: 1) a 'three-dimensional walking space' that anyone can freely access from anywhere 2) a 'natural space' with an ecological environment 3) a 'living space for living' closely with everyday life 4) a 'culture creation space' with a variety, based on the basic direction of the plan, the green space introduction area and the light environment were envisioned, and after planning the space, a specific green space introduction scheme was planned through the process of proposing a utilization program. For the introduction of green space in the repetitive and limited underground space, green space introduction elements, light source introduction elements, and other elements are categorized.
First, based on the available space derived from the analysis of the target site, each space was set and the green area was planned by dividing it into a base square space, a three-dimensional walking space, and a small utilization space. In addition to the proposed use and expansion of the existing space, the location of the light source and the type of light source introduction are proposed according to the characteristics of each space, and a combination of green elements, light source elements, and other types of elements are presented.
Overall, the plan consisted of three underground squares, two three-dimensional walking spaces, and seven small-scale utilization spaces. By setting a square-shaped base space, it gave direction to the underground space composed linearly, lowered the barrier to entry of the underground space by creating a three-dimensional walking space, and increased the overall utilization as a small utilization space separated from the main pedestrian circulation. As the introduction of the program, the main purpose was to create a culture of underground space by introducing greenery. This enables continuous access to green spaces and programs for various types of walking, induces citizen participation, improves internal relationships between residents, promotes communities among non-residents, and provides various experiences to users. In addition, this plan prepared a more realistic plan, including detailed plans for planting plans and operation management plans.
This study has limitations in that it is impossible to reflect the exact dimensions of the underground space in the plan because the subject management of the site is different for each area and the surrounding high-rise building development and connection with the existing underground space have been carried out in several places. In addition, in order to introduce green space in the actual underground space, it is necessary to cooperate with various fields of technology not covered in this study. Nevertheless, the significance of the research is that it suggested an improvement plan for the existing underground space through the introduction of green space. In our society, underground spaces have gradually expanded into the public domain, and as technology has developed, the introduction of green spaces into underground spaces has become possible. This study looked at the underground space as a public space to be treated in consideration of the conditions of the surrounding environment, not just green space. We hope to create a new perspective and role for the underground space through the introduction of green space based on wide-area and multi-layer analysis in the urban public environment.