The purpose of this study was to suggest the ways to reasonably plan the balcony or the sole outdoor space for each apartment house corresponding to our every-day life. For this purpose, relevant literature and theories were reviewed and thereupon, us...
The purpose of this study was to suggest the ways to reasonably plan the balcony or the sole outdoor space for each apartment house corresponding to our every-day life. For this purpose, relevant literature and theories were reviewed and thereupon, uses of balconies were surveyed.$$a$$aSpecifically, changes of the methods of constructing the balcony for the existing apartment houses were examined, while types of balconies classified according to various building criteria were reviewed. Then, in order to understand how balconies were used and how much residents were satisfied with them, a survey was conducted for the residents living in a new town (Pyongchon) in the capital area and the model houses for new apartment houses were examined in terms of their plans.$$a$$aThe procedures for this study can be summed up as follows;$$a$$aFirst, through literature, origins and architectural implications of balcony were reviewed, relevant codes were screened and origins and history of apartment houses were reviewed.$$a$$aSecond, a case study on apartment housing balconies in Korea was conducted. In particular, types of balcony were classified according to their historical background and building code to have a better promote social and architectural understanding of balconies.$$a$$aThird, preceding studies were reviewed to have a picture about residents'' uses of and satisfaction with their apartment housing balconies and thereby, various problems involving uses of balcony were addressed.$$a$$aLastly, balcony planning alternatives were suggested based on the systematic and creative design theories to find the solutions to the problems.$$a$$aBased on the findings of this study, the following plans for apartment housing balconies were put forwards;$$a$$a- It is necessary to revise the building code to determine certain ratios of balcony to unit apartment housing area so that the balcony can play a role like the court of the traditional house.$$a$$a- It is desirable even at the stage of project approval to urge the outside windows to be designed in a reasonable and well-planned way in consideration of the exterior aesthetics.$$a$$a- It is also desirable to plan the balcony space to respond to residents'' diverse life styles, jobs and further their life cycles.$$a$$a- Since the rear balcony tends to be used to contain articles, it is deemed desirable to plan the rear balcony dedicated to cabinet.$$a$$a