A STUDY ON UTILIZATION CONDITION OF URBAN MIXED-USE COMPLEXES

- Four case studies of Japan and South Korea -

Abstract

This is a case study research about urban mixed-use complexes in Japan and South Korea, with two subjects selected in each country, respectively: “Roppongi Hills” and “Tokyo Midtown” in Japan, “COEX” and “Times Square” in South Korea. The purpose is to evaluate the usage of “combined facilities” in each establishment in order to obtain useful knowledge to improve the organization of existing developments and make better ones in the future. The conclusions are summarized as follows: 1) Urban mixed-use complexes in South Korea do not combine residential services. 2) It was found that the spatial linkage between combined services is often based on a retail anchor drawing customers over other retails pattern. 3) When analyzed regarding the effect in the surrounding areas, the two Japanese samples were considered “partial” while the two South Korean samples were considered “self-contained”. As definition, it was considered whether the life in the surrounding environment is highly dependent of the complex or not.