Introduction
The changes of territoriality in low-rise and high-rise housings were revealed by the research so far. However, these subjects of research are apartment buildings, the territoriality in existing residential area in which there are many types of resident is not cleared. So this study subject is the existing residential area which is mixed by traditional dwellings and new type of housings.
Purpose of research
The purpose of this study is to examine relation between changed alley-space and psychology of dwellers. The boundary between inside and outside of dwellings in existing residential area is surveyed in particular. Furthermore, the relevance of territoriality and openness of housings space is cleared and good boundary of housings is presented.
Research method
First of all, the extensions of commodity and the self-expression elements of different entrance and window formats were grasped. Then the dwellers were surveyed regarding their daily lives by the questionnaire. The questionnaire items were the usage of alley-space, relationship with neighbors, sense of safety, and evaluation about openness and so on. Finally the relevance of the physical settings in alley-space and psychology of dwellers was analyzed.
Conclusions
The results are summarized as the following five points.
(1) The self-expression elements in alley-space tend to be the most in the case of sliding door and window toward alley and in the main traffic line.
(2) On the other hand the extensions of commodity tend to be the most in the case of hinged door and no window and in the sub traffic line.
(3) The closer housings are toward alley, the less self-expression elements are. The less dwellers use the alley, the weaker neighbor relations become. Then necessities of neighbor community are lower as a result.
(4) The sense of safety in existing residential area tends to be lower in comparison with low-rise and high-rise housings. This factor is deterioration of public order causes anxiety about opening entrance.
(5) The residents moving recently evaluate affirmatively about openness of housing space.
The neighborhood relation was valuable in cooperation, education, welfare, crime prevention and so on. In addition, it was reduction of the effects of a natural disaster. Therefore, it is necessary to open housing in the architectural planning stage at first and it will be possible to create a virtuous circle.
