Young Ki Park
Yonsei University · Materials Science
About the Lab
Professor Young Ki Park's research lab specializes in user-oriented architectural design, with a strong focus on spatial cognition, post-occupancy evaluation (POE), and the design of high-rise and mixed-use residential buildings. The lab investigates how people perceive and interact with built environments—particularly in super-tall and multi-functional housing—emphasizing psychological and behavioral responses to spatial configurations, circulation, and public spaces. A key research direction involves integrating resident and facility manager perspectives to develop evidence-based POE models for improving design quality and community well-being in urban housing. The lab also explores intergenerational interactions in multi-functional welfare facilities and the role of spatial layout in fostering social cohesion and quality of life.
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Selected Papers
15Human beings have been known to cognize these spatial configurations and behave according to their perception of these configurations. The studies on cognition of spatial configuration elucidated that depth is a very important factor that determines spatial cognition and human behavior(e.g., Hillier et al, 1996). However, they did not explain the influence of depth on spatial cognition and human behavior as they compared it with that of distance. Other studies explained ‘a change of direction’ a
The "Long-term Care Insurance Law for the Elderly", which came into effect July 2008, now means that multi-functional welfare facilities could be a very effective in securing facilities for the elderly in urban areas. This study considers the important role of "intergenerational interactions" in multi-functional welfare facilities. These interactions are important for improving both the quality of welfare services and for the optimization of space layout in the planning of such facilities. The s
The purpose of this study is to propose planning informations for the common space based on the resident's cognition and behaviors in the public open space of the multi-family housing.The housewives and children are the main subjects for the promotion of the community consciousness. And the major place occurs the social activity actively are the elevator hall and lobby on the 1st floor of the building >resting places > play lot >near the stairway and corridor of the building > near the entrance
The post-occupancy evaluation model should be a necessary foundation that the future architectural design is to be grounded on for the user-oriented design. The purpose of the study is to develop a POE model reflecting both perspectives from the two major entities, residents and facility managers of the super-tall mixed-use residential buildings. The research rests on the qualitative approach in consideration of the nature of information that is to be collected. As for the interviews with the fa
As the demand for higher houses and the preference for the quality of life grew, super-high-rise housings over thirty-stories came out in the 1990's. The higher and the larger housings become, the more community spaces are needed. Besides the super-high-rise housings contain complexly various spaces for leisure and the fittings of a store in the residential building. Thus, the objective of this study is to analyze the architectural characteristics and to investigate the utilization on the indoor
The lower part plan of super high rise mixed-use residential building is subordinate to a residental area and it indicates the closed aspect in urban connection, because of the disturbance of resident's privacy. Thus, it is necessary to study on the methods, which maintain revitalization of urban functions, via overcoming closed aspect and improving public accessibility of lower part in super high rise mixed-use residential building, considering the aspect of resident's privacy and safety in a m
The Geriatric hospital for the aged in Korea only focuses on and develops the study of buildings, interior plan and design through the agricultural planning approach. They also confine themselves to indoor space to cause psychological and social isolation that prevents the elderly from various treatment activities and the development of social competence. In order to overcome psychological and social isolation in the hospital, the elements to promote outdoor safety and activities of the aged and
지속가능한 실내환경디자인은 생태적 순환속에서 생리적, 심리적으로 건강하고 인간의 안전, 쾌적, 건강, 편안함, 복지 및 인간 활동을 증진시켜주는 환경을 거주자에게 제공하는 디자인 행위이다. 인간이 대부분의 시간을 보내며 생활하는 실내환경의 질은 그 안에 거주하는 인간의 육체적, 정신적 건강에 결정적으로 지대한 영향을 미치는 요인이 된다. 건강과 웰빙의 개념이 새로운 시대적 패러다임으로 대두되면서 보다 환경 친화적이고, 거주자의 풍요로운 삶을 달성하기 위한 지속가능한 실내디자인에 대한 절대적인 요구가 증대되고 있다. 본 연구는 초고층 아파트를 대상으로 단위 주공간의 실내건축디자인 요소를 체계적으로 분류함으로써 지속가능성의 향상을 위한 초고층 아파트의 단위 주공간의 실내디자인의 평가방법을 제안하기 위한 기초적 연구이다. 본 연구 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 인간, 건물, 환경간의 상호의존적 관계가 있다고 볼 때 이들 간에는 시스템을 형성하는 것이 명백하므로 인간, 환경
The purpose of using the method of Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE) is to devise advanced design by applying evaluated feedback into new design. Therefore, information that is produced through POE should be serve designer's purpose. As the base study for developing POE model, this study is focusing on analyzing characteristics and types of designer needing information. To reveal characteristics and types of designer needing information, a survey of design information is conducted on designers, co
In the point that residential environment has significant effect on physical, social and psychological aspect of the dwellers, Post-Occupancy Evaluation research provides invaluable data for current situation and future design. Although, not much POE researches on residents of high-rise condominiums have been performed compared to those of ordinary condominiums because of their relatively exclusive character. On this study, based on basic theory of residential environment and proceeding research
The purpose of this study was to propose the Guidelines for the Program and Space of Adult Day Care Center. Recently the Adult Day Care Center is extremely on demand caused by the increasing population of the elderly. In order to provide the affordable and efficient rehabilitation program the architectural setting should be tuned to that purpose. In particular, the adult day center program must have the programs for three kinds of the elderly in terms of health status, for example, Altzheimer's
현대사회의 사회변화는 가족구조 및 보육수요의 문제를 불러일으키고 있다. 따라서 자녀의 보육문제가 현대사회의 주요한 관심사로 대두되고 있는 실정이며, 보육을 책임져 줄 시설에 대한 필요성이 급증하고 있다. 본 연구는 현 어린이집 보육시설의 친환경적 시설과 공간구성에 대한 현황 조사의 만족도 분석을 통하여, 질 높은 친환경적 실내 보육공간의 필요성을 제시하고자 한다. 연구는 현장조사를 통한 설문조사를 통해 학부모 만족도 조사를 실시하고, 선정기준은 현재 어린이집의 시설 중 실내ㆍ외 친환경적 요소가 설계되어 있는 서울시 5개 구에서 6개의 어린이집을 선정하였다. 2007년 1월 한 달 동안 각 어린이집 별로 각 35부씩 210부를 배포하고 이 중 분석이 가능한 180부를 수거, 총 180명의 학부모들을 대상으로 어린이집의 친환경적 공간 현황의 만족도에 관한 설문을 실시하였다. 연구의 결과는 다음과 같다. 친환경적 실내 환경의 필요성에 대해 ‘매우 필요하다’와 ‘비교적 필요하다’
When new buildings are constructed at streetside, buildingline must be retreated by building regulations for improving street enviroment, consequently front spaces of building appear irregularly. This study presents a desirable improvement method in terms of design and institution regarding this space to make urban environment comfortable and rational.
This study is to present the characteristics of environmentally-friendly apartments in urban and rural communities. A survey of current literature and resident show the characteristics of environmentally-friendly apartments differ from rural to urban. To better measure environmentally-friendly qualities as written in literature across the globe, a classification system was constructed. The classification system was made and the influential factors were found based on the precedent papers on envi
The purpose of this study was analyzing the entrance of mixed-use building. First of all, the factors of entrance were defined as three parts; the composition of size and types of doors, the size and types of space connecting inside and outside, visibility and accessibility. Secondly, the relationships of above factors were studied to analyze the entrances of the Central City, that is the representative mixed-use building in Korea. Thirdly, the relationship between factors and entrances hierarch
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