고령자 부엌가구의 사용 실태 및 문제점 분석

An Analysis of Actual State of Using Kitchen Furnitures and Problems in Elderly- Focusing on Multi-Family Housing -

The purpose of this study was, taking into account the social problems caused by the aging population, to propose a housing environment improvement plan that fits the cultural, technological, and historical trends focusing on kitchens among Korean residential environments that are rapidly changing towards smart environments. For the purpose, the actual state of us-ing kitchen was analyzed and the problems were identified to find out the opportunity of im-provement in kitchen furnitures. The field observations and interviews were conducted three times on June 15, 22, and 30, 2019, respectively, for single or small households in multi-family houses rental houses located in Chungnam. Five problems were identified based on the results of field observation: working table setting, storage setting, meal setting, safety, and area. This study proposes three improvements of kitchen furnitures: development of kitchen furniture fo-cused on the storage environment considering the life style of Korean elderly, establishment of smart environment kitchen that combines kitchen furniture and entertainment, and placement of the residential space centered on the kitchen specific for the elderly, which are expected to con-tribute to convenient and comfortable living environment of elderly.