Joohui Son
Hanyang University
About the Lab
Professor Joohui Son's research lab focuses on human-centered design in urban and educational environments, emphasizing the transformation of underutilized or stigmatized public facilities into inclusive, functional, and culturally responsive spaces. The lab explores innovative architectural solutions for public toilets in urban parks and adaptive redesign of school libraries to meet evolving educational and social needs. Through participatory design methodologies, the lab integrates user experience, spatial perception, and community engagement to create sustainable and socially aware environments. Research directions include spatial equity, public amenity integration, and the role of architecture in shaping social behavior and identity.
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Selected Papers
2(Background and Purpose) As the number of urban parks has increased in recent years, there has been a growing demand for public toilets, an essential amenity within parks. Various studies have been conducted to propose improved public toilet design. However, public toilets in parks are still treated as undesirable facilities by park users and residents due to concerns about hygiene and crime. This study aims to propose an improved public toilet design in an urban park that can change the percept
(Background and Purpose) The role of the library in school is not only a storage of knowledge information, but also a cultural space, and the new curriculum requires a change to an learning support space. Most of the middle and high school libraries so far have been remodeled from the existing standardized classroom space and arranged uniformly, so they have not been able to respond to these changes. In order to provide a library space that reflects the characteristics of the school and the need
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