• Journal of The Korea Institute of Healthcare Architecture
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.45-52
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• 2012

This study aims to examine the outdoor environment of a geriatric hospital and explore its stress-relief impact upon those who utilize it. Post Occupancy Evaluation is employed to assess the effectiveness of a healthcare setting. This study is based on survey questionnaire including the users' perception of outdoor environment, their perceived restorativeness, and quality of life. A total of one hundred and sixty individuals including patients, families and visitors, and healthcare staffs. As a result, it turns out that the therapeutic outdoor environment and its users' health outcomes, such as reststroativeness and quality of life are significantly correlated. In conclusion, the finding of this research seems to demonstrate the potential that the therapeutic outdoor environment has for the improvement of its users' health by enhancing.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.82-92
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• 2013

This paper presents a landscape design proposal for the Kyeongsang National University Hospital in Changwon, Kyeongsangnam-do. The site is located at 555 Samjeongja-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, Kyeongsangnam-do, and its area is approximately $79,743.1m^2$. The goal of the design was to create a landscape that helps the patients' recovery and public well-being as well as respects the surrounding environment. In order to achieve this goal, three design subjects were considered: maximizing the healing functions of the landscape, promoting ecologically regenerative landscape, and increasing the aesthetic value of the landscape based on the local context. For the healing aspect, first, therapeutic plants were carefully selected and various healing programs were introduced to the open space area such as the sensory garden, meditative space, the medicinal herb garden, outdoor acupressure treatment facilities, remedial playground etc. In addition, as the importance of patient's privacy is emphasized in research, the space and circulation patterns were divided according to the characteristics of the users. For ecological consideration, the design proposed to preserve and extend the existing ridgeline with pine forest, and recover the natural water system and recycle the water for the landscape management. For the aesthetic experience of the people, in contrast to the surrounding evergreen forest, diverse deciduous and flowering plants were introduced to arouse a sense of the season, and fruit bearing trees for wildlife to create a specific mood of being in nature so that people can listen to the songs of the birds and watch squirrels play etc. In addition, all the spaces and facilities were designed and placed according to universal design principles so that there would be no barrier for the patients to use them. Also, a sustainable management scheme was suggested to maintain the landscape in ecological and economical ways.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.45-59
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• 1991

본 연구에서는 객관적 환경지표와 그에 대한 인간의 주관적 반응간 의 인과적 관련도의 중요성이 강조된다. 좀 더 구체적으로, 거주자의 주관 적 반응인 주거만족과 객관적 환경지표의 하나인 주거환경유형들(건물유형 과 건물배치유형)과의 인과적 관련도가 본 연구에서 중점적으로 토의된다. 한국의 6개 대단위 공동주택단지가 본 연구의 대상지로 선정되었고, 표본 추출시 건물유형과 건물배치유형을 고려한 다단계 표집방법(multistage sampling)이 사용되었다. 설문면답방법(modified structured survey)에 의해 646명의 처리 가능한 응답이 수거되었다. 인과모형 검증의 첫 단계로서 다 수의 설문문항을 원래 관심있는 소수의 변수로 정선, 추출하기 위한 방법 으로 요인분석이 사용되었다. 요인분석으로부터 정선, 추출된 변수를 이용 해서 본 연구의 가설모형이 정립되고, 그 모형을 검증하기 위한 방법으로 경로분석이 사용되었다. 분석결과를 요약해 볼 때, 건물유형과 건물배치유 형 모두가 거주자의 지각, 인식, 태도 등의 적절한 매개변수들을 통해 거주 자의 주거만족에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 건물유형은 일반 적으로 저층주거에서 고충주거로 바뀌면서, 거주자의 주거만족에 부정적인 영향을 미치고 있음이 확인되었고, 고층주거가 거주자에게 주는 시각적 단 조로움, 과밀감, 그리고 주차장을 포함한 옥외공간 이용상의 불편들과 또 그들로 인한 낮은 안전성 및 경관에 대한 불만족 등이 그 이유로서 밝혀졌 다. 건물배치유형의 경우, U자형의 배치유형이 선형배치유형에 비해 과밀 감 해소, 시각적 명료성 향상, 그리고 옥외공간 이용상의 편리 등 및 또 그 에 따른 경관에 대한 만족의 향상 때문에 거주자의 주거만족을 높이는 데 유리한 것으로 나타났다. 주거와 관련된 설계 및 계획분야를 위한 여러 다 양한 제안들이 본 연구에서 제시되고, 추후 관련 연구들을 위한 가능성들 도 토의되었다. 그 유용성 때문에, 아직 많은 이론적, 방법론적, 그리고 분 석상의 문제에도 불구하고, 객관적 환경지표들과 이용자들의 만족을 포함 한 다양한 주관적 변수들과의 관계를 경험적으로 밝히려는 시도가 계속되 어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.42 no.6
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• pp.72-88
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• 2014

This study was conducted in order to analyze user behavior and preference factors in the outdoor spaces of mental hospitals. Among hospitals with 250 or more beds, 5 hospitals were selected in consideration of size of garden and diversity of garden elements. The subject of the study was restricted to mild cases of schizophrenia while 30~50 patients were selected on the recommendation of their doctor from 5 hospitals, respectively. The physical environment was analyzed, focusing on space components, after visiting the sites of study. A face to face interview method was selected in consideration of patients' cognitive abilities, a total of 230 questionnaires were used for the analysis. The results of the study can be summarized as follows. Rest facilities occupy the largest numbers in the components of garden, and those are followed by landscape facilities, walking/exercise facilities, and experience facilities. Outdoor walking/exercise programs are classified into group walks and free walks with most patients taking group walks. Most of the patients visit these outdoor spaces every day but some of them rarely use the outdoor areas. In order to increase the efficiency of using these outdoor spaces, the percentage of space for ensuring a sense of control should properly harmonize with the percentage of space to facilitate patients in having social contact. With regard to the reasons for preferring the most widely-used outdoor spaces, landscape/environment property was the most important, followed by functionality and then accessibility. Major activities in the preferred space are mainly composed of walking/exercise and rest. The preferred facilities are waterscape facilities such as ponds, waterfalls and fountains, rest facilities such as pergolas and shade trees, and lawn. It was understood that naturalness should be considered to be the most important factor in constructing a new healing garden, followed by aesthetics and amenities. Single facilities rated by preference for introduction were flower beds, trails, and lawn. According to type, waterscape facilities such as fountains, ponds, waterfalls and waterwheels were most preferred. Space for natural distraction and programs for the cultivation of flower beds were also preferred. The ideal image of a healing garden should be bright, familiar, and orderly as a whole, having plenty of introduced facilities. Open spaces were preferred to enclosed spaces. Finally, the image of a garden that helps patients feel calm was thought to be that of the most ideal garden.