A Study of the Functional Improvement for Comfortable Expressway Service Areas - Metropolitan Expressway Service Areas -

Abstract

This study was carried out to suggest improvement plans for problems with the landscape areas of highway service areas. The survey factors were land use, placement of green area and land coverage in terms of spatial and environmental property. Noise and topographic structure in detached green areas were surveyed in terms of impact factor. The status of the planting area around each service area was analysed in regards to planting structure and planting landscape. As a result, the mean of rations of land use were 81.6% building and 18.4% green areas, which were composed of 5.4% landscape area, 9.1% buffer area, etc. Planting areas as usable space accounted for only 0.7%, and the result of noise measurement was different according to the distribution of highway and service area and type of detached green area. The mean of ratio of planting area was 18.4%, which consists of 6.7% landscape planting, 3.4% other green area, 4.6% buffer area, 2.0% buffer and landscape area, 1.1% shade planting and 0.5% landscape and shade planting. Most planting areas aim at landscape appreciation and areas in which visitors can relax and gain recreation were insufficient.The planting structures of service areas were 52.2% canopy layer, 11.8% shrubs and 9.4% canopy and shrub layers, and most of the planting areas were a single layer of green area. Multi-layered planting structures in the landscape and buffer areas were required and a shade planting area was needed to improve amenities as planting canopy layered trees. This study suggested improvement methods for based environments, spatial function and planting function in landscape areas.

The Current Status of Indoor Garden Design and Construction in Service Areas on Korea’s Expressways

“…Gyeongbu Expressway, which has the Route number 1 in South Korea, was opened on December 23, 1968 from Seoul to Suwon (23.6 km) and completed in July 1970 connecting to Busan, and was officially opened in August 1971. Korea's first expressway service area is Chupungryeong Service Area (Lee et al, 2015), and as Naerincheon and Hongcheon refueling, or selling commercial goods such as foods and beverages (Kwon et al, 2010), while lacking perception about improving resting places or serving as an interior landscape (Lee et al, 2015). Accordingly, it seems necessary to implement efficient interior landscaping for visitors at expressway service areas to feel refreshed, relieve fatigue, and enjoy a pleasant and beautiful atmosphere.…”