공동주택 외부공간과 커뮤니티 활동의 특성에 관한연구- 일본의 소규모 공동주택단지를 대상으로

The purpose of this study is to find out the characteristics of outdoor space that facilitatescommunity activities through analyzing the casual relationship between the physical elements ofoutdoor space and the community activities among the residents of apartment housing complex.
Three apartment housings, located in the center of Tokyo, Japan, were chosen for analysesthrough questionnaire and observation survey. The residents have positive understandingstoward the community activities occurring at the outdoor space and they form a intimaterelationship based on their mutual interests such as residentsʼ association or child care.
However, the relatively low satisfaction on security of outdoor space require crime preventionthrough environmental design. Daily greeting among residents, childrenʼs play and conversationare typical community activities in outdoor space and enclosed space type is preferred. Finally,this paper suggests that space design and layout of proper community facilities consideringactivity types will enhance the community interaction.