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This study diagnoses the implementation status of spatial environment master plans under Korea's Fishery New Deal 300 project and derives directions for guideline improvement. An Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) was conducted with 36 planning professionals across 18 sub-items, and a guideline compliance evaluation was applied to three completed master plan reports. Overall mean importance (3.860) exceeded mean performance (3.357), indicating a persistent gap between professional expectations and field implementation. IPA results placed six items in Quadrant I (maintain), including spatial scope, coastal ecological landscape, and priority project selection; four items in Quadrant II (concentrate), including purpose/role, spatial management strategies, phased implementation, and budget securing; seven items in Quadrant III (low priority); and unit project derivation alone in Quadrant IV (reduce effort). Cross-analysis with report compliance evaluations identified three patterns: perception-reality alignment in execution-related items, quality-expectation gaps in purpose description and spatial management, and perceptual distortion in unit project derivation. Based on these findings, the study recommends mandatory standardization of budget and implementation planning formats, qualitative upgrading of purpose and management strategy guidelines, and procedural rebalancing from project listing toward execution capacity.

Smart farms can now solve various problems in domestic agriculture such as climate change rural population decline and aging. Through the Smart Farm Innovation Valley Project, the government integrates smart farm-related technologies and infrastructure to support education, research, pilot projects, and the nurturing of startups. This paper can be summarized as follows: First, the valley is established in a vast plain area. In the layout plan, the greenhouses and support centers are interconnected. Overall, the greenhouses are designed in a block/cluster format. The support center is installed close to external roads, alongside a parking lot. It is positioned in close proximity because the support center includes a data center, which experiences frequent traffic. The rental greenhouses are located in close proximity to the Smart APC. Young people need dormitories and rental housing to focus on their education and live in. Second, this Smart Farm Innovation Valley is expected to play a role in improving productivity, establishing a stable food production base, fostering young farmers, and resolving local issues related to rural settlement. Furthermore, we hope to expand this nationwide to breathe vitality into depopulated rural areas.

This study aimed to empirically investigate the impact of public architectural planning factors on user satisfaction in cultural and welfare facilities within rural central places facing population decline and an aging society. To this end, a survey was conducted with users of 63 facilities in Jeollanam-do and Jeollabuk-do, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was performed, focusing on 'auditorium-type' (57.1%) and 'mixed-type' (15.9%) facilities, which account for the highest proportion of supply. The results revealed that 'connectivity with the surrounding environment' was the common core factor exerting the strongest direct influence on facility satisfaction in both types. Auditorium-type facilities exhibited a 'multi-path structure' where both connectivity and a pleasant/safe environment determined satisfaction; specifically, physical accessibility and ease of maintenance were identified as key antecedent factors. In contrast, mixed-type facilities showed a 'single-path-centered structure' where only connectivity determined satisfaction, with an open operational environment being the primary driver of regional integration rather than physical infrastructure alone. In conclusion, the study suggests a shift away from uniform construction standards toward establishing differentiated design guidelines that reflect the distinct satisfaction-forming mechanisms of each facility type. Future design efforts should focus on reinforcing accessibility and maintenance for the auditorium type, while concentrating on landscape integration and spatial openness for the mixed type.

The purpose of this study is to compare and analyze the spatial composition characteristics of rural youth housing according to policy types. To this end, the characteristics of layout plans, floor plans, elevation and section plans, external spaces, and regional linkage plans were examined for a total of 29 cases, including 13 complexes under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs project type and 16 complexes under local government project type. The analysis results showed that the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs project model was distinguished by a low-rise, low-density village-style layout, a diverse composition of household types, a rural-friendly landscape, and the integration of community centers with shared spaces for living support. Furthermore, it demonstrated the characteristics of a standard settlement model that supports the long-term settlement of youth by being linked with smart farms, education, and startup support. In contrast, local government-led projects demonstrated high diversity in housing types, scale, number of floors, and layout methods, and were characterized by customized spatial configurations that reflected local conditions and policy objectives. In particular, they actively sought to connect with the local community and establish youth hubs through startup support spaces, shared offices, childcare spaces, and open community areas. In summary, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' project model is understood as a settlement support model centered on stability and public interest, while the local government's project model is understood as an adaptive model reflecting regional characteristics and flexibility. Therefore, future rural youth housing plans need to develop in a direction that integrates institutional stability with region-specific spatial strategies.

As the number of children with academic background decreases rapidly due to industrialization and urbanization, and the low birth rate, the number of closed schools is rapidly increasing not only in these regions but also in the suburbs of small and medium-sized cities. As a result, the consolidation and closure of small schools began in 1982, and as of July 31, 2009, 3,348 schools have been closed nationwide. Since then, the number of closed schools has been gradually increasing, and as a side effect, various serious physical and social problems related to closed schools are occurring. In this study, after analyzing the current status of the use of closed schools in Korea and Japan, the types are derived, and basic data on the utilization of closed schools in Korea are presented. This study analyzed the comprehensive composition and characteristics of the regeneration of closed school facilities through a comprehensive analysis of various domestic and international research cases on educational facilities, social welfare facilities, cultural facilities, and income-increasing facilities among the regeneration of closed school facilities, and the contents are as follows. First, in terms of program, closed schools used as educational facilities operate for a single purpose of education, so there is no need for major changes compared to existing facilities, making them relatively easy to operate. In the case of social welfare facilities, cultural facilities, and income-increasing facilities, a wide variety of programs such as exhibition, commerce, performance, accommodation, and business should be implemented for a wide variety of users such as children, the elderly, and the disabled, so a large-scale program change is required compared to existing facilities. Second, in terms of space planning, most of the exterior of the building has been preserved and partially renovated, and the image of the past building has not been abandoned, but the interior space has often changed the originality of the space through remodeling that fits the changed program and functions such as business, sales, stay, exhibition, experience, and the others. In addition, there is a case of making new changes by expanding the space through vertical or horizontal extensions. Third, in terms of contribution to the community, most facilities, except for income-raising facilities, are contributing to promoting local revitalization by taking a method for harmony with the region and forming local culture and providing a space to play a public role in consideration of the community. On the other hand, in the case of income-increasing facilities, not only facilities but also outdoor spaces were characterized by spatial utilization of various special functions according to the characteristics of the facilities.

The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the characteristics of spatial functions and morphological composition of community centers located in the centers of Myeon and Eup. The study surveyed the floor plan, connectivity between indoor and outdoor spaces, and facade features of nine selected community centers. Through field surveys, the composition of multi-purpose halls and other spaces group, as well as activity programs, were identified based on the spatial configuration of each facility. The results of this study can be summarized into three main points as follows: 1) The community centers are installed at locations within a 300m walking distance in the hub area of the base sphere. These centers serve the architectural function of connecting the base with the surrounding villages. 2) Each community center was newly constructed in response to regional decline provides complex functions encompassing local culture, welfare, leisure, and services. 3) Finally, the forms of the community centers are classified into two types: gable-roofed forms reflecting regionalism and existing modernism cube-shaped centers.