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3. Modular House as Supported Housing
From a microscopic viewpoint, it is difficult to define the aspect of a city and society in the region
together. Population declines, aging, local population movements, business prosperity, industry
changes, and youth unemployment all differ in each community. In addition, cities also show a mixed
pattern of decline in housing supply, aging of apartment, and increase in the number of vacancies,
aging and shortage of infrastructure.
Local problems are either directly or indirectly linked to residential area regeneration. Problems
are visible in a large number of indicators and require resolution. However, it is difficult to solve those
problems through development and maintenance. In order to improve local residential areas, small and
delicate approaches are required, such as repairing and remodelling, living of residents, local
economics, and the operation and management of business. Thus, local problems need to be solved in
small units, and new initiatives are required. However, yet the types of housing in Korea are not
uniform, they require more precise tuning and longer time. In this process, the type of building that
can satisfy these needs is the supported housing.
In particular, modular houses can be a new alternative for supported housing in small‐unit block
regeneration. The advantage of modular housing is that it involves reduced construction process,
duration, and cost, and that it can be disassembled and reused after use. This is a type of housing that
is easy to renovate and expand. This has the potential as a model to reflect the needs of residents.
The combination with local programs and the benefits of small‐scale regeneration, along with the
variety of modular combinations, could be some of the advantages of modular houses. Taken together,
modular housing with the physically flexible and feasible characters is likely to be an appropriate type
of housing for regeneration.
4. Application of Modular House for Revitalization of Supported Housing
Based on the previous chapters, a modular housing type applicable to the actual site will be
selected and planned to propose the direction of diffusion.
4.1 Overview of the Study
Gwangmyeong City in Gyeonggi
Province expanded and reorganized its
administrative body on urban regeneration to
ʹCity Regeneration Countryʹ in 2018. In
addition, it is suggesting an active urban
regeneration direction by operating ʹUrban
Regeneration Planning Groupʹ which has the
mayor as the head of the general planning
team. This study has found a suitable site for
use in the dilapidated residential area of
Gwangmyeong 7‐dong, and will present a
plan for a rental houses.
4.2 Basic Simulation of Supported Houses
Figure 2. Schematic Design Site
The module has a dedicated area of 20.45m2 when it combines 16m2 with a balcony expansion
area of 4.45m2, referring to a public rental housing module in Pangyo, Seongnam.
The followings are reasons why the deployment plan was selected based on Alt1 to Alt4: First,
horizontal zoning makes it easier to distinguish functions by use. Second, modular construction allows
for easier construction and reduces the cost of construction. Third, it is easy to park the pilotis with the
distributed layout of the core. Fourth, it is easy to activate the community with a courtyard in the
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