Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture (의료ㆍ복지 건축 : 한국의료복지건축학회 논문집)
- Volume 10 Issue 2
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- Pages.125-133
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- 2004
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- 2733-8649(pISSN)
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- 2733-8657(eISSN)
A Study on the Characteristic of Staircase for Barrier-Free Architectural Environment
무장애 건축 환경을 위한 계단의 설계특성에 관한 연구
Abstract
Safety, accessibility and distinguishment as the concept of architectural planning and design are demanded in staircases due to increase of the old aged people and disabled people's enlarged social participation. In this research is tried to provide the importance of vertical walking function at the design for the staircases. For this reason, structural elements of the staircases are studied in the ergonomic aspect for barrier-free environment and a comparative study is made on the regulations of the staircases in the inside and outside of the country in disabled & aged people's view. Based on this study, the quality of the staircases in public facilities and Apartments is analyzed. As the result, it has been proved that the vertical walking function of the staircases is the most fundamental characteristic of the staircases design before everything else.
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