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The Study on Improvements in Senior Centers in Yeosu, Jeonnam Province

전라남도 여수시 경로당 개선에 관한 연구

Kumho Chung*
정금호 *
*정회원(주저자, 교신저자), 전남대학교 건축디자인학과 교수
Corresponding AuthorKumho Chung, Dept. of Architecture, Chonnam National University, 50 Daehakro, Yeosu-si, Jeonnam 59626, Republic of Korea. E-mail: kumho@chonnam.ac.kr
25 April 2018. pp. 11-18
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Abstract

The senior center is the most welfare facility for the aged in Korea, also is basic facility and public facility. But spaces and facilities of the senior center have not changed since 1970. The purpose of this paper is to find improvement of the senior center by survey. 13 centers in Yeosu was surveyed from December 12th 2016 to March 10th 2017. The data was analyzed by space, using time, safety, convenience, comfort and universal space. As results of this paper as follows: First, the access space of senior center must be improved for the first. Second, the sanitary space should be constructed nearby the living room considering the comfort and the safety and should be improved to barrier free for the disabled. Third, considering the convenience, the livingroom should be changed as a multipurpose space to be used as a dining room and a meeting room. Fourth, considering the elderly who has low ability for exercise and adaptability, all spaces should be improved to barrier free. Fifth, the countryside senior center should be improved into rest and shelter spaces with shower rooms. Sixth, the living space of senior center in the urban should be improved for a space which can be hold the program for the aged.

Keywords
Senior Center
Welfare of the Aged
Remodeling
Elderly Recreation Facility
키워드
경로당
노인복지
구조변경
노인 여가복지시설
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  • Publisher :The Korean Housing Association
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국주거학회
  • Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Housing Association
  • Journal Title(Ko) :한국주거학회논문집
  • Volume : 29
  • No :2
  • Pages :11-18
  • Received Date : 2017-11-03
  • Revised Date : 2018-02-05
  • Accepted Date : 2018-03-05
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.6107/JKHA.2018.29.2.011
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