Morphological Adaptation Types of Small-industrial Clusters to Traditional Urban Tissue - The 2000s′ Gold Jewelry Manufacturing in Seoul CBD, Korea

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Title: Morphological Adaptation Types of Small-industrial Clusters to Traditional Urban Tissue - The 2000s′ Gold Jewelry Manufacturing in Seoul CBD, Korea
Authors: Seungwoo Yang, Jisun Myung
Source: Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 15-21 (2017)
Publisher Information: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Publication Year: 2017
Collection: LCC:Architecture
LCC:Building construction
Subject Terms: morphological adaptation types, traditional urban tissue, small-industrial cluster of gold jewelry, longevity of town-plan elements, Architecture, NA1-9428, Building construction, TH1-9745
More Details: This study tries to explain how small-scale gold jewelry mills adapted themselves to Seoul′s existing urban tissues, which were the residential area in the CBD. There are four manufacturing processes; designing and engraving, waxing and casting, and cutting and polishing. Firstly, three morphological cluster types could be identified in respect to the gold jewelry firms′ location; circulation type, finger type, and agglomeration type. Secondly, the robustness of the urban form elements (land use, buildings, plots, and streets) varied respectively. Small gold manufacturing firms of the circulation and finger type could easily adapt themselves to the existing urban tissues without new building construction. However, a few plots in the agglomeration type merged. A few old buildings in the merged plots were destroyed and were built into a new big one in which all gold processes could be carried out. The distance between shop and factory was generally farther than with other types. Finally, the existing street patterns influenced the clustering adaptation of small gold mills. Most of the buildings of the circulation type and finger type were located along dead-end streets and back lanes without changing the street patterns.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1347-2852
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1347-2852
DOI: 10.3130/jaabe.16.15
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/b0ce2e5a7f794e9b805940396f9f719b
Accession Number: edsdoj.b0ce2e5a7f794e9b805940396f9f719b
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:13472852
DOI:10.3130/jaabe.16.15
Published in:Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
Language:English