A Study on the Short-Term Plan of Structural Reinforcing and the Temporary Housing Supply Strategy through the Analysis of the Status of North Korean Standard Housing

• Published in: Architectural research Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 83 - 92
• Main Authors: Kim, Seong Eun, Kim, Seung Hun, Lee, Yong Taeg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Unification; Standard House; Temporary Housing Facility; Structural Reinforcement; North Korean Building
• ISSN: 1229-6163

Recently, there has been inter-Korean exchanges are active, in company with an assertive international activity with North Korea and inter-Korean Summits. Thus, there is a growing possibility of Korean reunification. However, when the unification situation occurs, population inflow by North Korean residents will be expected, and it will be necessary to prepare a housing supply strategy. In addition, even if North Koreans are prevented from entering, a plan is necessary to ensure structural safety since most buildings in North Korea are aging and a recent natural disaster occurs frequently. In this research, we will try to present a temporary housing supply strategy and a short-term structural reinforcement plan based on analysis of the standard housing conditions in North Korea. In this research, we represent the analysis result of the existing construction level, supply status and structural performance of North Korea. When we consider the reinforcement period and social costs, a short-term reinforcement plan is recommended rather than the full reinforcement of the aged housing in North Korea. Furthermore, we examine the ways to secure the residential safety of North Koreans through a case study of domestic and overseas temporary residential facilities, until the permanent residential facilities were supplied. According to the analysis, the tent houses were used as a form of relief housing in overseas frequently. However, the tent house is difficult to apply for domestic country with clear seasons due to insulation and heating problems. Therefore, it is appropriate to develop a residential supply strategy as focusing on the temporary housing facilities in assembled or container from, in preparation for the future population inflow.