주거건축의 국내외 무장애 디자인을 위한 가이드라인 비교 연구

A Comparative Study on Domestic and Foreign Guidelines for Barrier-Free Design in Residential Building

As the population of persons with disabilities increases, one of the most important issues we face is enabling such members of our communities to live independently in their own homes. Through comparative analysis of the various regulations and guidelines for accessible housing in five representative countries, with a special focus on adaptability and accessibility issues to and within residences, this study proposes to provide new insight and further suggestions for guidelines in the design of housing for people with disabilities. For this purpose, the laws, regulations and national standards for barrier-free dwellings of five countries - the United States, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, and Korea - were reviewed and compared for commonalities and differences. Based on this KS-based comparative analysis, this study derives and proposes consensus based guidelines and specifications that would provide the basis for future recommendations and suggestions for improving new housing design as well as for remodeling of existing structures to be accessible and convenient for use by persons with disabilities, especially for countries without fully developed and implemented standards such as Korea.