THE FEATURES OF THE STUDY METHODS AND THE VIEW POINTS OF CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING RESEARCH The characteristics and the planning principles of the U-court project

Abstract

Co-operatiue housing is made by the inhabitants for the inhabitants as a joy for the maker and user. The high participation of inhabitants in planning, design and management process of co-operative housing may bring the. Alternative new principles to housing research and planning. The purpose of this paper is to establish the new view points of housing research and planning, reviewing the study methods of housing research and referring to the current trends of the housing scene. The new view points are as follows: 1. Inter-action; The dynamic relationship between inhabitants and space (both indoor and outdoor) before and after constructing. Such interactive system makes a contribution to re-humanizing housing. 2. Making values: Every inhabitant makes own values, concerning living and its objectives before and after planning. His own value is embodied in a new way of life 3. Culture of living together: The system of the outer and inner life designed by inhabitants group who live together at the same living quarter. It creates human values to them. The features of the research method contain the survey of participant observation as well as the interview.

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