Developing Process of Natural Environmental Structure Integrated into Spatial Organization of Building Lots and Open Spaces in Collective Housing Sites of Senri New Town

Abstract

Primary purpose of this study is to show how the natural environment structure was integrated into open spaces of collective housings in Senri new town. A case study was conducted in terms of arrangement of medium-rise buildings and pattern of the open space between the building lots.In the process of the earthworks by Osaka Prefecture, the original landform and vegetation were planned to be located between the building lots according to the land formation. Some segments of those structures are preserved in the open spaces enclosed by the collective housings constructed by the Osaka Pref. In the collective housings by Japan Housing Corporation, natural environment seems to have been altered throughout the development of building lots, but the structures were still underlying beneath the open space network. While promoting rehabilitations collective housings, the natural environment should be enhanced and revitalized on the site recognizing its origins and histories.