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Currently, almost 80% and 50% of Singapore’s and Korea’s residents, respectively, live in apartments. Despite their earlier unfamiliarity with apartments compared with traditional housing, they have accepted apartments for the convenience they offer and as a symbol of modernity. However, the climatic conditions of these countries are extremely different. Hence, this study first examined the critical regionalism that should be considered from the environmental context, such as the geography, climate, and topography, when building apartments. Reviewing the transformation process of apartments, we can determine the types of design elements and principles developed under different climatic conditions. The representative unit plans from 1960 to 2010 were collected for analysis from Singapore’s Housing and Development Board and the private sector in Korea. The analysis revealed that Singapore’s apartments have evolved to facilitate natural ventilation. Irregular unit forms, an atrium, and the location of the utility space are unique elements. The atrium-type apartment can be considered the most regionalized design. Conversely, in Korea, the focus is on heat gain and cross-ventilation, resulting in simple square-form units oriented toward the south and double enveloped by additional windows. The staircase-type apartment predominates. Thus, this study shows that apartments evolved differently in each country, resulting in unique regionalized forms primarily determined by climatic conditions.
Seo Ryeung Ju; Jeong Eun Oh. Design Elements in Apartments for Adapting to Climate: A Comparison between Korea and Singapore. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3244 .
AMA StyleSeo Ryeung Ju, Jeong Eun Oh. Design Elements in Apartments for Adapting to Climate: A Comparison between Korea and Singapore. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (8):3244.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeo Ryeung Ju; Jeong Eun Oh. 2020. "Design Elements in Apartments for Adapting to Climate: A Comparison between Korea and Singapore." Sustainability 12, no. 8: 3244.
The Javanese in Indonesia believe that the cosmos (the natural world) is composed of various opposing concepts – day and night, brightness and darkness, heaven and earth, left and right, male and female, etc. Given that Javanese people perceive a house as a microcosm of the natural universe, they seek to find balance in their housing as well. Such dualism, which is represented in the form and use of Javanese housing, causes the house to consist of various separated units assigned with contrasting concepts. Through case studies of the traditional houses existing in Kotagede, Yogyakarta, this paper aims to clarify how this type of dualism is realized in Javanese houses and how dualism has been transformed as the society changed. A field survey conducted in August 2014 includes measurement of five houses and interviews with the residents using a semi-structured questionnaire in order to understand the history of the houses and families as well as the meaning and use of the housing spaces. Among the diverse concepts of dualism, the study focused on the three major dualistic concepts of public/private, male/female, and god/ when analyzing each of the Javanese buildings and its spaces.
Seo Ryeung Ju; Do Yeon Kim; Revianto Budi Santosa. Dualism in the Javanese House and Transformation With focus on the houses of Kotagede, Yogyakarta. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 2018, 17, 71 -78.
AMA StyleSeo Ryeung Ju, Do Yeon Kim, Revianto Budi Santosa. Dualism in the Javanese House and Transformation With focus on the houses of Kotagede, Yogyakarta. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. 2018; 17 (1):71-78.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeo Ryeung Ju; Do Yeon Kim; Revianto Budi Santosa. 2018. "Dualism in the Javanese House and Transformation With focus on the houses of Kotagede, Yogyakarta." Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 17, no. 1: 71-78.
Through colonization and modernization, the British introduced multi-racial immigrants into Malaysia, resulting in a plural society of people with unique social and cultural backgrounds. Kampong Bharu, located in central Kuala Lumpur, came into existence in 1899 as an enclave reserved for Malays only and their various sub-ethnic groups. Over time, urban growth resulted in the settlement losing its agricultural significance, and at present it is a uniquely preserved Malay community. Many vernacular Malay houses that were built in the 1900s still exist in Kampong Bharu. According to previous research by the author (Ju et al., 2012), there were four major types of vernacular houses that existed in Kampong Bharu: traditional vernacular houses type I - Bumbung Panjang, traditional vernacular houses type II - Bumbung Perak, colonial vernacular houses and modern vernacular houses. The purpose of this paper is to investigate and identify colonial vernacular houses among the four types which originated from the early period of colonization and later evolved into an eclectic style due to the social, ethnic and cultural changes occurring in colonial Malaysia. To achieve this, the paper conducts case studies on five colonial vernacular houses in Kampong Bharu
Seo Ryeung Ju; Bo Mi Kim; Syed Iskandar Ariffin. Continuation and Transformation of Traditional Elements in Colonial Vernacular Houses in Kampong Bharu, Malaysia. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 2015, 14, 339 -346.
AMA StyleSeo Ryeung Ju, Bo Mi Kim, Syed Iskandar Ariffin. Continuation and Transformation of Traditional Elements in Colonial Vernacular Houses in Kampong Bharu, Malaysia. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. 2015; 14 (2):339-346.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeo Ryeung Ju; Bo Mi Kim; Syed Iskandar Ariffin. 2015. "Continuation and Transformation of Traditional Elements in Colonial Vernacular Houses in Kampong Bharu, Malaysia." Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 14, no. 2: 339-346.
Mi Jeong Kim; Seo Ryeung Ju; Lina Lee. A Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in a Joint Design Studio. International Journal of Art & Design Education 2015, 34, 102 -120.
AMA StyleMi Jeong Kim, Seo Ryeung Ju, Lina Lee. A Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in a Joint Design Studio. International Journal of Art & Design Education. 2015; 34 (1):102-120.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMi Jeong Kim; Seo Ryeung Ju; Lina Lee. 2015. "A Cross-Cultural and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in a Joint Design Studio." International Journal of Art & Design Education 34, no. 1: 102-120.
Seo Ryeung Ju; Lina Lee; So-Young Jeon. The Typologies of Block and Unit Plan in Malaysian Apartments- Focused on Middle Cost Houses Supplied by the Private Sector -. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 2014, 13, 397 -404.
AMA StyleSeo Ryeung Ju, Lina Lee, So-Young Jeon. The Typologies of Block and Unit Plan in Malaysian Apartments- Focused on Middle Cost Houses Supplied by the Private Sector -. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. 2014; 13 (2):397-404.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeo Ryeung Ju; Lina Lee; So-Young Jeon. 2014. "The Typologies of Block and Unit Plan in Malaysian Apartments- Focused on Middle Cost Houses Supplied by the Private Sector -." Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 13, no. 2: 397-404.
Seo Ryeung Ju; Saari Omar; Young Eun Ko. Modernization of the Vernacular Malay House In Kampong Bharu, Kuala Lumpur. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 2012, 11, 95 -102.
AMA StyleSeo Ryeung Ju, Saari Omar, Young Eun Ko. Modernization of the Vernacular Malay House In Kampong Bharu, Kuala Lumpur. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. 2012; 11 (1):95-102.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeo Ryeung Ju; Saari Omar; Young Eun Ko. 2012. "Modernization of the Vernacular Malay House In Kampong Bharu, Kuala Lumpur." Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 11, no. 1: 95-102.
Seo Ryeung Ju; Saniah Ahmad Zaki; Yun Kyung Choi. Contextual Modernization; New Town Planning in Petaling Jaya, of Malaysia. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 2011, 10, 93 -100.
AMA StyleSeo Ryeung Ju, Saniah Ahmad Zaki, Yun Kyung Choi. Contextual Modernization; New Town Planning in Petaling Jaya, of Malaysia. Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. 2011; 10 (1):93-100.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeo Ryeung Ju; Saniah Ahmad Zaki; Yun Kyung Choi. 2011. "Contextual Modernization; New Town Planning in Petaling Jaya, of Malaysia." Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering 10, no. 1: 93-100.