A Planning Method of the Intermediate Space for an Environment-friendly Housing that Corresponds to the Local Living Culture

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K15181
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 23030:Architectural planning and city planning-related
• Research Institution: Kyoto Tachibana University
• Principal Investigator: Doi Shushi 京都橘大学, 工学部, 専任講師 (70779082)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
• Keywords: 中間領域 / 環境配慮住宅 / 縁側 / 土間 / 住まい方

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to clarify the effective planning method of the intermediate space as an environment-friendly housing that contributes to the succession and development of the living culture in warm regions. We conducted various surveys on several cases with intermediate spaces.
The intermediate space has two properties: the middle between the external and internal space, and the middle between the public and private space. 1) Regarding the intermediate space between the internal and external space, it was clarified that the sense of distance from the external space is important. Planning that allows the resident to freely adjust the sense of distance from the external space is effective. 2) Regarding the intermediate space between the public and private space, the intermediate space functions as a workspace and a reception space, and it was clarified that planning to increase the selectivity of footwear by dirt floor is also effective.

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的・社会的意義は、環境配慮住宅における中間領域の有効性を主に住まい方の視点から明らかにした点である。
外部と内部の中間領域では、外部空間との距離感を調整しながら生活する住まい方が確認されており、開放型の環境配慮住宅の意義を示すことができた。
また、公的と私的の中間領域では、働きながら居住するという住まい方が確認された。現在、コロナ禍において在宅ワークに対するニーズが高まっており、働きながら住まうという仕事と居住の新たな関係性に対応した居住空間として中間領域が有効に機能する可能性を示すことができた。