A STUDY ON DESIGN PROCESS FOR PARTIAL CONVERSION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS(Architectural Planning and Design)
2006 Volume 12 Issue 23 Pages 321-324
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2006 Volume 12 Issue 23 Pages 321-324
In urban areas of Japan these days, the number of closed schools and idle classrooms is increasing due to fewer children. With an anticipated increase in the number of such surplus facilities due to the further declining birth rate, their effective utilization is an essential task for school facilities in the future. This study aimed to clarify concrete design methods and draw on useful information for the planning and design of the partial conversion of school buildings. First, we made field surveys to determine the contents of conversion of elementary schools in Tokyo 23 wards, and about 40 cases were obtained. Second, the planning and design methods of conversions were investigated to architects of those cases. Third, the floor planning patterns were characterized by classifying according to what extent of retaining the existing floor plan. In addition, problems in the planning caused by the arrangement of earthquake-resistant elements were found out, and the new spatial designs to solve them were considered. Finally, the effective planning and design methods in those conversions were derived.
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