The Design and Management of Common Spaces for Local Communities

Inoue, Gaku; Hara, R.; Sakurai, H.; Almazán, Jorge

doi:10.3130/aija.83.2453

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“…Third, it reduces cost. Renovation is not just about fixing buildings; as a method of urban regeneration, it is also expected to have social benefits [20]. Furthermore, during the period of population and economic growth, old buildings were constantly replaced by new ones; however, in the current era of abundant vacant housing stocks and declining birth rate, the former trend of scrap-and-build is no longer valid.…”

Section: Space Management Through Renovation Of Vacant Housesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Potential of Small Wooden-Frame Building in Aging Japan

2023

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Wooden-frame structures, with the capacity for continuous renewal, are key resources for urban regeneration and so comprise one of the most sustainable construction methods. This was true in the past for Japan, but following World War II, wooden-frame structures were demolished and replaced at a rapid pace. However, today, with Japan’s aging and dwindling population, the growing number of abandoned houses has become a socio-economic issue. In response to this crisis, local initiatives have been established to address this problem. Some novel design and management practices have arisen to restore the value of excess wooden-framed buildings. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the current design and renovation practices of vacant wooden-frame buildings in Japan, as well as to evaluate these practices in light of a sustainable future, by approaching this issue from the perspective of architects and designers and investigating their roles in these processes. The paper starts with the evolution of this building type from the past to the present. Data from in-depth interviews with specialists in wooden-frame construction as well as architects who are involved in the renovation of postwar timber dwellings are gathered and discussed. The emphasis here is on the expertise these specialists and architects have in successful cases of design and space management, as well as the incorporation of those buildings into the local community. Our case studies are located in different urban contexts; a regional city, a peripheral area of Tokyo, and central Tokyo. The findings highlight the crucial role of architects who mediate between benefits and drawbacks of current rehabilitation efforts, which are nevertheless still outnumbered by abandoned houses. Nonetheless, these experiences are crucial and valuable for the long-term viability of this building type in Japan.

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Section: Space Management Through Renovation Of Vacant Housesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Potential of Small Wooden-Frame Building in Aging Japan

2023

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Motivations of Managers in Relation to Previous Experiences on Citizen-based Community Spaces

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Nasu

2020

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Citizen-based Community Space (CS) is facing the continuity issues from a lack of human resources and the aging of managers. This study intends to clarify the relationship between the background experience of CS managers and their motivation for CS and consider how future participants can contribute to that. With the cooperation of 12 CSs created by Yokohama City's public subsidy, we interviewed 28 survey respondents who have worked as managers at them. As a result, five types of motivations for CS and five types of backgrounds are identified. The various relationship between motivation and background suggests the possibility of finding potential managers.Keywords: Community space managers, Community activity experience, Motivation, Yokohama.eISSN: 2514-751X © 2020 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ajebs.v5i16.368

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