A method was developed to create a relative evaluation of public housing reorganization projects, and the following results were obtained for Osaka Prefectural Housing. Principal component analysis showed that the data for Osaka Prefectural Housing can be reduced to five components. Cluster analysis showed that Osaka prefectural housing can be divided into 10 clusters, and that the characteristics of each cluster can be compared in a relative manner. Using the classification results, we proposed two priorities for project implementation for the Osaka prefectural housing to be reorganized in the next 10 years.

Investigating the interactions between workers belonging to different departments is essential to propose efficient and comfortable office layouts. In this study, we developed a method for improving the accuracy of the behavior monitoring data taken from BLE beacon equipped in an office building. Next, we developed a quantitative index for evaluating office layouts, which takes detailed workers' activities such as interdepartmental movements and communications into account. In addition, we developed a method to generate office layouts by optimizing the index value, and made comparative analysis using optimized layout and the actual layout.

On interior finish of 'retrofit architecture', there are two methods for concealing air-conditioning, lighting units, and their pipework newly installed in retro parts. One is to build false floor, wall, and ceiling on retro parts in order to conceal the pipework. The other is to partially cover the pipework in order not to spoil the visual appeal of the retro parts. We conducted a statistical analysis of 95 retrofit architecture in Italy to find out how these two methods were used differently. The results show that the balance between them depends on existing architectural conditions and MEP systems.

In this study, we examined the form of common space management before and after the earthquake in rural villages in the local reconstruction area of the coastal area of Sendai City. And we clarified how collaborative space management is inherited by the local community. The results showed that common space management has been inherited, but that the local community responsible for management is weakening, and that common space management for the purpose of interaction is gaining ground.

Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is located in Sichuan Province, China. We selected 13 Khams pa Tibetan villages in Garzê as the objects to analyze the spatial distribution characteristics of Khams pa Tibetan villages. Through the research, we were reached: 1. The topography had a great influence on the distribution of villages, 2. The village roads were composed of national roads, main roads and paths. Inside of the villages, there were clinics, activity centers, squares, schools, 3. The villages are classified according to the analysis of the relationship among the village’s scope, rivers and national roads.

The purpose of this study is to clarify the concerns for the living environment among residents and people who are considering to purchase the new housings. The paper discussed the nature and exclusivity of people’s unique behavior in relation to the living environment of Tokyo, based on the following three points of analysis; 1) Concern for the living environment in Tokyo wards area, 2) Geographical characters of the concerns, 3) Background of the formation of concerns and discussions.

This study focused on outdoor advertisements in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture, that are not explicitly defined as norms, but have implicit rules based on the “sense of appropriateness” of people who are involved in urban development. In this study, the factors of the “sense of appropriateness” and the process of cultivating it were clarified. As a result, nine types and evaluation criteria based on the “sense of appropriateness” for the signage design were identified. In addition, the “sense of appropriateness” has been fostered through community development activities and has been changing with the times.

This study investigated measures for the establishment of urban development projects that include the utilization of historical buildings by targeting 10 cases around Tokyo Station. As a result, new findings on the following four goals were obtained:

・Collaboration between cultural property administration and city planning administration to determine the value of architectures (4-2)

・Introduction of regional assessment methods (4-3)

・Creation of benefits for the owners of historical buildings (4-4)

・Securing authenticity through the development of regulations and flexible interpretation of the Parking Lot Act (4-5)

This paper focuses on full-time dual-earner households with kids under 15 years old (DEWKs) and studies their living situations and relocation trends based on the micro-data of the Population Census. Through the comparative analysis of DEWKs, dual-earner married couples (DINKs), and single-earner households with kids (SEWKs), the paper shows that the number of DEWKs increased rapidly in metropolitan areas. It also reveals that DEWKs tend to live in owned detached houses in convenient commuting areas around railway stations. These results imply that future housing policies need a policy-making process to consider these differences in residential trends.

This article considered the popularization of architectural sheet glass in modern Japan. The following points become clear.

There is no correlation between the price and consumption of architectural sheet glass in modern times. However, a strong negative correlation can be seen after the middle of the Taisho period. Until Meiji 20s early, the consumption of architectural sheet glass in Japan satisfied the demand for Western-style architecture. From the mid-Taisho period onwards, the price of architectural sheet glass fell, and the popularization of architectural sheet glass was promoted for ordinary houses.

This article examined the changes in the value of Japanese nails from the end of the Edo period to 1879, and compared them with the value of nails in the building specifications in the Dajokan Kobunroku. This article also compared the value of Japanese nails and Western nails. The following points become clear.

The value of Japanese nails declined after 1864 due to the importation of nail-rods. Comparing the value of Japanese nails in 1864 with that of Western nails of the same dimensions, the value of Western nails recorded a minimum of 1/26th in 1927 and 1936.

This paper aims to clarify the appearance of the buildings in Saigon St.Joseph Seminary at the time of its construction. The seminary was built in Vietnam by the French priests of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris(MEP).

The research mainly targets buildings: “the seminary building” and “the chapel”. This research is based on photographs and historical documents published by St.Joseph Seminary and MEP. From those historical materials, it was clear that the seminary building underwent several renovations and changed its appearance. The chapel also underwent two expansions and became today’s five-aisle chapel, keeping the original design partly.

This study focuses on Le Corbusier’s “Sector” inherited from the urban doctrine of “the Radiant City”. The purpose of this study is to clarify the planning method of implementing the sector in the real cities such as Bogotá and Chandigarh.

When he tried to install this ideal sector in urban project of Bogotá, he created a street system organized role-wise hierarchic circulation to accomplish his ideal habitation environment on foot so that ideal sector can be realized whatever buildings built. He further improved its system called “7V rules” into the sector in urban project of Chandigarh.

This study aims to clarify the overlapping between inside and outside generated by the arrangement of linear elements in published contemporary Japanese urban houses designed by architects after 1970. In the high-density urban environment, the overlapping has the potential to transcend the physical boundaries and generate the externality. Initially, the externalized internal area (Ae) and the area of linear elements (Al) were defined. Next, the spatial composition of overlapping and boundary characteristics were clarified. Then, 13 types of overlapping with different independence were summarized. Finally, the relationship between the independence of each type and the chronological distribution was concluded.

Referential relationship and concept of color schemes in contemporary houses are analyzed based on the following three aspects.

1. Referential relationships between colors are divided into three categories: “master-servant”, “integration”, and “contrast”.

2. Concept of color schemes is divided into four major categories: “visuality (flatness) ”, “visuality (space) ”, “tactility” and “abstraction”.

3. Domestic and international residential works from the 1970s to the 2010s were analyzed in terms of referential relationship and concept of color schemes, and their diachronic trends we clarified.

Early building evacuations focused on cities critical to air defense, but the target cities were officially expanded in June 1945, and in reality, they were expanded around the end of 1944 to include small and medium-sized regional cities. The largest number of evacuated buildings was recorded around March 1945, when nighttime air raids on major cities were common. Although the project was implemented in many cities throughout Japan, the majority of evacuated buildings were concentrated in the industrial areas of Keihin, Keihanshin, Nagoya, and northern Kyushu.

This paper clarifies the process of the formation of stores on Gabu River after WW II in Naha City, the actual conditions before and after redevelopment, and examines the characteristics of transformation from temporary buildings into permanent stores.

There were many rights holders, the size of the buildings varies depending on the location and type of business. In redevelopment, the same parcels of land were converted as before, but some of them expanded. The background is their economic accumulation, and the fact that Naha plunged into economic growth while still operating on a small scale and temporarily is a characteristic.

This paper analyzes the original interior color scheme at Tsuchiura Kameki House #2 through the scrubbing survey. As the architect's own house Tsuchiura Kameki House #2 is an experimental house where the modern living space design was practiced in many aspects. With the concept of gray-based pale interior colors for the ideal modern lifestyle, Tsuchiura applied such expressions in the two-storey high living room and connected spaces such as entrance and gallery on multi-floor levels. In other rooms, colors were variated according to the function and space planning.