A Study on Deriving Process of a Design Alternative to the Forest Experience Center for Children through Preschooler Participatory

This study is to derive a design alternative to the FECC (Forest Experience Center for Children) that meets the preschooler's preferences. For this purpose, preschooler participation is included in each phase of the FECC, the site perception phase, the deriving design elements phase, and the deriving design alternative phase. In this study, the process of the deriving design alternative phase was carried out with kindergarteners and preschoolers (6, 7 years olds; all 41 students) at Songsan-mulbit FECC in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju. In order to derive the design alternatives, three detailed design processes (preschooler participation 2 times, researcher analysis 1 time), tool construction, and a preschooler participation workshop were conducted. The results of this study are as follows. First, as a result of the preschooler's design process, 41 designs were drawn, and an average of 7.66 spaces were drawn by each preschooler. The 6-year-old males designed the least (average 6.80 spaces) and the 7-year-old females designed the most (9.0 spaces). The physical and adventure play spaces were most common (38.9% to 48.7%) regardless of gender or age. To analyze the feasibility of the preschooler's design using a base map, the appearance of the physical environmental characteristics (7 items) in the site were analyzed in each of the 41 designs. As a result, the environmental characteristics were apparent a total 72 times overall. Similar environmental characteristics appearing more than once were apparent in 87.8% (26 designs) of designs. Second, three design alternatives were derived: APS- types (intensive planning of active play facility spaces) was presented in 15 designs, NS-types (planning focused on nature spaces) was presented in 14 designs, and SPS-types (planning focused on static play facility spaces) were presented 12 designs. Third, NS-type, which were finally selected through a preference assessment (5-point scale) and a comparative assessment of the three alternatives, has mainly natural spaces (forest space, forest path, shelter, natural exploration space, and ecological pond) and active play facility spaces, water play space and soil (sand) play spaces was appropriately designed. Therefore, the NS-type was analyzed as the design alternative that can fully accomplish all types of cognitive development through developed through play (functional play, constructive play, dramatic(symbolic) play).

유아참여를 통한 유아숲체험원 설계안 도출과정에 관한 연구

본 연구는 유아의 설계참여를 통하여 유아 선호에 부합하는 유아숲체험원 설계안을 도출하는 것에 목적이 있으며, 이를 위해 유아 참여설계에 대한 전체과정을 대상지 인지단계, 계획요소 도출단계, 설계안 도출단계로 구축하였다. 본 연구에서는 설계안 도출 단계를 광주광역시 광산구에 위치한 '송산물빛유아숲체험원'과 K유치원(6, 7세 통합반; 전체 41명) 유아를 대상으로 진행하였다. 설계안 도출을 위해 3회의 설계과정(유아 참여과정 2회, 연구자 분석과정 1회)과 과정별 도구구축, 유아 참여 워크숍을 진행하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 유아워크숍을 통한 유아의 설계안은 총 41개안으로, 유아 1명이 평균 7.66개소의 공간을 그렸다. 6세 남아가 가장 적게(평균 6.80개소), 7세 여아가 가장 많게(평균 9.0개소) 설계하였다. 전체, 성별, 나이별 모두 신체 및 모험놀이공간을 가장 많이(38.9%~48.7%) 설계하였다. Base map을 활용한 유아설계의 가능성 분석을 위해 41개의 설계안에서 대상지 내 물리적 환경특성(7개 항목)의 출현 여부를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 전체적으로 72번의 환경특성이 나타났고, 이러한 환경특성은 87.8%(26개안)의 설계안에서 1개 항목 이상 나타났다. 둘째, 설계대안으로 APS type(동적 놀이시설공간 집중배치) 15개 안, NS type(자연공간 위주 설계) 14개 안, SPS type(정적 놀이시설공간 위주 설계) 12개의 안의 3개 유형이 도출되었다. 셋째, 설계대안별 선호도(5점 척도) 평가와 3개 유형의 대안 비교평가를 통해 최종 선정된 NS type은 자연공간(숲공간, 숲길, 쉼터, 자연탐색공간, 생태연못)이 주요 공간으로 설계되었고, 동적놀이시설공간, 물놀이 공간, 흙(모래)놀이 공간 등이 적정한 양으로 배치되어 인지적 발달놀이(기능놀이, 구조놀이, 극(상징)놀이) 모두가 충분히 발현될 수 있는 설계안으로 판단된다.