The purpose of this study is to find a way for the Soft Fascination in the natural environment to work in the elderly welfare facilities in the urban environment, and to find the Association between Attention Restoration Theory(ART) and Elements of Be...
The purpose of this study is to find a way for the Soft Fascination in the natural environment to work in the elderly welfare facilities in the urban environment, and to find the Association between Attention Restoration Theory(ART) and Elements of Behavioral Affordance. The method theoretically considers the healing environment, Behavioral Affordance Elements, and the recovery environment formation Elements of the Attention Restoration Theory. Next, based on the item of the Perceived Restorativeness Scale(PRS), The association between the Eight Elements of Behavioral Affordance and the four Healing Environment formation Elements of Attention Recovery Theory was analyzed. Based on this, an analysis framework was prepared, and by analyzing overseas elderly welfare facilities, it was intended to explore ways to provide a recovery environment in elderly welfare facilities.
The results of the case analysis are as follows. First, as a result of analyzing the cases of overseas elderly welfare facilities, it was confirmed that there are two types of soft fascination elements: providing green space around the facility as a green space and visually connecting green areas indoors, providing void space, or using indoor landscaping elements.
Second, behavioral support elements have complex interrelationships, including the concepts of recovery environments of several attentional recovery theories in one element, but overall, preferred environment Compatibility and Extent are related to active (+) behavioral support elements, and attractiveness and Being Away are related to passive behavioral support elements.
Third, in order to provide a total healing environment in a general environment, the purpose should be to provide maximum passive space to balance the active space that causes attention fatigue. However, in welfare facilities for the elderly, the space to support active behavior can also serve as an environment to form social relationships and help psychological healing for the elderly, and it is expected to help prevent dementia by continuously using caution and recovering. Therefore, in order to create a total healing environment by balancing active and passive spaces in welfare facilities for the elderly, it is necessary to plan a space that supports active behavior by forming hobbies, social exchanges, and communities such as sports facilities, chess rooms, multipurpose rooms, and public kitchens. This study analyzes the relationship between the four elements of the attention recovery theory (ART) recovery environment and the eight behavioral support elements that expand the spatial expression element.
The results of the design experiment based on the results of the case analysis are as follows. First, the 10 main factors to consider in order to form a healing environment in welfare facilities for the elderly are as follows. It is a view space, an open corridor, medical facilities, movement system, social exchange space, physical activity space, common kitchen and restaurant, adjacent environment, employee rest space, and natural environment. Accordingly, Samneung Senior Residential Welfare Center applied the factors of forming the healing environment to terraces, exhibition hall movements, medical welfare centers, walkways in the complex, gateball courts, sports centers, joint kitchens and restaurants, outer landscaping, employee rest rooms, and rooftop gardens, respectively.
Second, by making the most of the natural environment, the rooftop garden, the outer forest path, and the promenade were designed to secure soft fascination elements in each space, and horizontally long windows and partially open exhibition hall ceiling designs were used to increase accessibility or visual connection to the natural environment.
Third, to avoid being biased toward passive spaces that support rest, recharge, and contemplation without clear programs, programs that support physical activities and hobbies such as trails and healthcare centers, social exchanges such as public kitchens, restaurants, and outdoor gateball courts, and programs that support active behavior.
This study has the following limitations. First, the data used in the case analysis process are limited to some drawings and photo data, so there may be a difference between the actual environment and the analyzed data. Second, through research, a somewhat subjective judgment was included in the process of extracting major factors to be considered to form a healing environment in residential welfare facilities for the elderly. Therefore, in the follow-up study, it is hoped that an accurate case analysis will be conducted on elderly welfare facilities that can secure a large amount of data in various ways such as drawings, videos, and photos, or visit and investigate them in person, and more objectively analyze the process of extracting the healing environment of elderly welfare facilities.