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Smart farms are important facilities in future agriculture. Smart farms actively utilize ICT technology. This is a science-based agricultural method that automatically and remotely optimizes the growing environment of crops. The government has built Smart Farm Innovation Valley by concentrating distribution, production, education, and research facilities for smart farms. This paper focuses on the facilities installed in Sangju City. It has a one-stop support system that supports education, management, farming, and housing on an area of 43 ha. In particular, rental housing and community facilities have been built near the Innovation Valley for young people. In addition, complex facilities such as agricultural product sales centers, cafe, and club rooms are under construction. The results are as follows : First, there are 7 districts in the 'Smart Farm Innovation Valley'. There are housing complex, support center, greenhouses, etc. The site is large, so it can be expanded to surrounding areas. Second, the support center and education center are located in the center of the valley. Third, youth housing adjacent to the valley was built close to arterial road and bus stops for easy access to downtown areas and schools. The support policies for young farmers are as follows : First, build housing complexes for young farmers. Second, cooperate with local universities. Young farmers can settle down as farmers after graduation. Third, universities educate international students and help them settle down.

Korea’s aging rate is currently 20.3%, and it has already entered a super-aged society in December 2024. However, there are areas where more functional differentiation is needed for the welfare facilities for the elderly. As such, the provision of adequate medical services and excessive services are not properly implemented, insurance premiums are charged and the finances of long-term care insurance and medical insurance for the elderly are being strengthened. Ultimately, it will be possible to reduce the burden of medical expenses for the elderly and improve the quality of services. Currently, the types of elderly care facilities are not diverse, so the elderly are unable to choose the appropriate facilities, have mild disabilities, and are forced to live with the elderly with severe diseases, and the symptoms often change suddenly to severe symptoms. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide data that can be helpful in the design of elderly care facilities in Korea by considering the architectural characteristics of various elderly care facilities in Japan. In this study, we examine the differences between Japan’s elderly care facilities by type and examine their architectural characteristics. Through this study, the following facts were found. The elderly facilities in Japan started as poor relief facilities and were differentiated into elderly-only facilities used only by the elderly, and the composition of spaces centered on multi-person rooms that somewhat lack privacy has developed into semi-private rooms, and single-person rooms have now developed into general facilities. In the case of multi-person rooms, problems such as privacy problems and decreased autonomy have occurred due to the lack of personal privacy space of residents. Accordingly, recently, a unit-care model has been introduced that enables communal living and social exchange while ensuring individual independence. The average total floor area of facilities per person in the surveyed facilities was about 47.0㎡, which was twice as wide as the domestic permit standard, and the average floor area of the private rooms was 15.5㎡. Through this study, it can be seen that the facility composition of many elderly care facilities currently has relatively diverse spaces to practically practice the principles of human respect, home protection-oriented, and professional protection development, which are the planning ideologies of welfare facilities for the elderly, and in particular, the installation of rest and exchange spaces is secured in various ways regardless of large and small facilities.

The purpose of this study is to analyse the current status and characteristics of exhibition and cultural facility called Museum Insel Hombroich in Neuss, Germany, to explore ways to develop exhibition and cultural facilities suitable for local areas in Korea. The results are as follows. First, the exhibition and cultural facilities in Korea are continuously increasing. In particular, since 2007, the number of exhibition and cultural facilities in local areas has increased more than in the metropolitan area and large cities, therefore it is necessary to consider how to create cultural infrastructure in consideration of the characteristics of regions differentiated from large cities. Second, Museum Insel Hombroich shows the nature-friendly use of 'outdoor space' and 'natural scenery', free 'array of buildings' and 'coil composition', connection between outdoor space and buildings, and non-artificial exhibition characteristics. Museum Insel Hombroich utilizes natural landscapes and freely arranges buildings so that visitors can freely view them. To this end, buildings and external sculptures were arranged in consideration of the surrounding environment, and the movement was organized so that visitors could move freely and enjoy the exhibition. This makes it possible to create an appropriate exhibition and cultural facility considering the characteristics of the region by utilizing outdoor spaces in large-scale target areas in local areas, which have different conditions from exhibition and cultural facilities in large cities with high building-to-land ratios and meticulous planning. In this way, Museum Insel Hombroich possesses various characteristics that can be reflected in the creation of local exhibition and cultural facilities, and it was intended to summarize these characteristics in this study.