Walter Gropius의 Block Unit槪念과 集合住居의 特性에 관한 硏究A Study on the Block Unit Concept and Housing of Walter Gropius
- Other Titles
- A Study on the Block Unit Concept and Housing of Walter Gropius
- Authors
- 김경연; 김형우
- Issue Date
- 2009
- Publisher
- 대한건축학회
- Keywords
- 월터 그로피우스; 근대건축 국제회의; 블록 유닛; 조립식공법; 표준화; 집합주거; Walter Gropius; CIAM; Block Unit; Prefabrication; Standardization; Housing
- Citation
- 대한건축학회논문집 계획계, v.25, no.1, pp.89 - 97
- Journal Title
- 대한건축학회논문집 계획계
- Volume
- 25
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 89
- End Page
- 97
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/22489
- ISSN
- 1226-9093
- Abstract
- In this study, the role of Walter Gropius and the concept of ‘block unit’ are investigated by reviewing 6 cases, which are
obtained from a literature review and an onsite survey of housing constructed during the advent and development of modern
housing.
The structures of the 'block unit' housing of Walter Gropius can be classified largely into 3 types: Basic type, Reiterate type,
and Extension type. These structures were found to be presented as the combined styles , such as the low-rise reiterate housing,
the mid-to-high rise flat-type housing, and the expansion style housing.
The cases of block unit housing were analyzed, and the results are summarized as follows: 1) In response to the desperate
need for low-income housing after World war, a method of mass producing the housing units at low cost was invented by
standardizing housing types. 2) Even if the structures of ‘block unit’ housing can be classified into the above 3 types, variations
of the types were explored to avoid uniformity. 3) In the case of the low-rise reiterate type housing, the advantages of the
single detached housing and the complex housing as well as those of the urban style and the rural style were pursued. In the
case of the mid-to-high rise flat-type housing, which repeats the basic block unit, the demand for the mass-produced housing at
the time was apparent.
Due to his design of the flat-type high-rise housing, Walter Gropius has been criticized as a culprit architect who created an
urban space which has non-characteristic appearances and creates anonymous and dehumanizing atmosphere. However, his design
intent should be re-evaluated in the context of housing problems of the time.
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