Abstract
Contemporary cities have different types of mixed-use complexes to increase urban density for preventing suburban sprawl. Intermediary space is a third space that connects a mixed-use complex and its surrounding area. This study examined the main functions of intermediary spaces and user satisfaction with the intermediary spaces’ amenities in three European mixed-use mega-complexes. It focused on various amenity elements in intermediary spaces, including daylight, noise, green space, condition of facility, management, and accessibility. The data were collected through site visits and a questionnaire survey of space users in the three mixed-use complexes. Major findings identified the main purposes of visitation to intermediary spaces, the amenity elements affecting user satisfaction, and the relationship between users’ satisfaction with these spaces and their perceptions of the complexes. Results showed that intermediary spaces functioned in various ways and users’ satisfaction with these spaces related closely to their perceptions of complex buildings. Evidence from the research will provide important guidelines for improving environmental quality of intermediary spaces to make them more functional for space users.
Highlights
1.1 BackgroundMixed-use development has become an important principle in contemporary discussions of urbanscapes and urban design paradigms, such as sustainable development, New Urbanism, and Compact City (Grant, 2002; Hirt, 2007)
To figure out whether respondents were familiar with the target intermediary spaces and mixed-use complexes, the investigators determined whether respondents’ workplaces and residential areas were near the target space
This study examined user satisfaction with amenity in intermediary spaces
Summary
Mixed-use development has become an important principle in contemporary discussions of urbanscapes and urban design paradigms, such as sustainable development, New Urbanism, and Compact City (Grant, 2002; Hirt, 2007). In Korea, where compact development is the prevalent urban pattern that aims to prevent suburban sprawls, numerous mixed-use mega-complexes are constructed every year in order to use land efficiently. It is easy to find different types of mixed-use complexes in Korean cities. All such complexes include intermediary spaces that connect outdoor spaces with indoor complexes. Despite the significant increase in mixed-use developments, research on mixed-use complexes in Korea has been insufficient. Prior studies on mixed-use complexes provide little information about intermediary spaces
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