The method of improving the environment of apartment complexes has been through improvement of the physical features by making buildings higher utilizing low floor area ratio. It would be very difficult to use this revival method as a way to improve problems in current high-rise apartments.
The Remodeling is receiving attention as another solution, however this also improves the physical features of an apartment rather than solving problems with the apartments.
Instead of making decisions on business methods in order to revive worn out apartments so that they can be used for longer durations, instead we should try to adjust to changes in the environment, as well as seek and improve problems that are inherent in apartments and living areas.
When you take a look at tendencies found in the organization of general apartment complexes in Korea, based on the perspective of real estate, requests that are usually made are by households that wish to improve the physical features of their home by means of increasing the size of their homes, rearranging rooms, improving facilities, improving parking spaces, etc., as well as households that wish to increase the worth of their household by improving the image of their apartment by means of installing scene lighting, making green areas, etc.
On the other hand, in the case of foreign high-rise apartment complexes, which show characteristics of social homes, were more focused on revival of apartments in aspects such as social integration, significance of diversity, activation of the community, conservation of resources and energy, etc. For this, urban problems found in areas around apartments must be detected, and for this integrated plans for organization must be established, and the plans to revive apartments must be lead to be established on the basis of this. First, an evaluation model must be developed so that problems with the area around apartments can be found in physical, social economic, and environmental aspects while focusing on living areas instead of structures. Then revival plans to improve these problems must be proceeded on an urban perspective. These urban modification plans that include apartment revival plans will become modification plans for living areas, and by leading establishment of worn out apartment revival plans on the basis of this all apartment revival plans will be consistent, and a substructure of a permanent lasting urban revival will be found.
In conclusion, in order to achieve a lasting apartment revival, a public sector must first find a living area modification plan correlated with area unit plans based on basic urban plans, and an organized system that can improve living environments of living areas through performance improvement of worn out apartments on the basis these plans.