MZ세대의 주거공간 이용행태 및 공간개선요구 연구 - COVID-19 이후 변화된 공간이용행태 대응을 중심으로 -

초록

This study investigates the problems of existing residential spaces and proposes spatial improvements to support various changes in residential space use behaviors of the MZ generation after COVID-19. In the literature review, existing residential space use behaviors and their changes after COVID-19 were identified. In the subsequent user-study, 55 unmarried MZ households dwelling in multifamily housing in Seoul and metropolitan areas were surveyed. The respondents’ socio-economic and housing characteristics, their residential space use behavioral patterns(i.e., behaviors, frequency of behaviors, and related rooms), problems of existing residential spaces, and improvement needs in response to behavioral pattern changes after COVID-19 were investigated. As result, the duration of staying at home increased after COVID-19 and most of the residential use behaviors occurred in the bedroom. The factor analysis revealed four behavioral types such as ‘cleaning and organizing behavior’, ‘appearance management and displaying behavior’, ‘hobby-seeking behavior’, and ’independent and static behavior’ for the residential space use behaviors of the MZ generation. Among these behaviors, the ‘SNS activities’ from the ‘appearance management and displaying behavior’ factor and the ‘watching video’ from the ‘independent and static behavior’ factor were found most frequently and were affected less by the related, executed room(i.e., bedroom). The respondents needed to reduce the living/dining room to expand the bedroom due to its increased usage after COVID-19. The respondents’ preferences for their overall residential floor area were found related to their current household size. In addition, the respondents preferred to have sufficient space to improve efficiency, spaciousness, and ease of management. The respondents addressed that not only a variety of behaviors but also new activities related to health and hygiene occurred at home. However, conversations among family members decreased due to the increase in personal and social activities at home after COVID-19. The implications of the results and the limitations of the research methods are discussed.

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