다공성 개념을 적용한 복합 상업공간 활성화에 관한 연구 = A Study on Complex Commercial Space Revitalization through Application of the Porosity Concept

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(Background and Purpose)Currently, commercial spaces are gradually developing into more complex spaces meeting recreational and cultural needs of the users. Such spaces allow the users to express their consumption tendencies (which emphasize the usefulness of such spaces) as well as cultural tendencies influenced by the improvement of standard of living and the lifestyles changes caused by the five-day workweek culture and the increase in leisure time. Thus, public areas in a commercial space are receiving attention and various changes are being introduced to satisfy the psychological desires of consumers. However, there has been a continuous dispute over the effectiveness of commercial spaces due to the changes in their interiors that create a gap between those spaces, and due to the spatial changes that undermine the human-space relationship. Therefore, using the concept of porosity as an alternative approach to revamp complex commercial spaces , this study analyzes the newly dormant complex commercial spaces and suggests sustainable elements to be incorporated, by analyzing porous characteristics of the existing complex commercial spaces. This way, this study offers solutions to the detected problems. (Research method) First, the concept, characteristics, and components of complex commercial spaces were analyzed. Furthermore, the role of porosity in complex commercial spaces was examined according to a theoretical understanding of the concept and characteristics of porosity. Ten key spatial characteristics of porosity were selected based on which, the relationship of porosity with complex commercial spaces was established. Subsequently, the methods to revamp complex commercial spaces were suggested and applied to actual cases to test their effectiveness. Among several domestic and foreign complex commercial spaces, the ones that showed the characteristics of porosity, were undergoing a process of revamp, and enabled smooth communication with the users, were selected for a theoretical case analysis. By investigating complex commercial spaces in domestic metropolitan areas and foreign locations in the U.S.A. and Japan, the spatial components and characteristics of porosity were examined. Finally, the analysis findings were extracted as follows . (Results) It was found that domestic complex commercial spaces had various purposes, but their use was limited because of the vertical traffic flow system and the difficulty in approaching and attracting users. Furthermore, those spaces were inadequately connected with surrounding spaces, and hence were hard to use. To solve these problems, it is necessary to introduce a horizontal traffic line system and porous spaces. Foreign spaces, which were planned according to this idea, are considerably more functional and porous than the domestic spaces. (Conclusions) In conclusion, planning complex commercial spaces that are characterized by the spatial components and are based on the concept and characteristics of porosity, would help to improve the connectivity among the spaces and revamp them by giving them special spatial characteristics that set them apart from other spaces.