The Sustainability of Regenerative Cafes Utilizing Idle Industrial Facilities in South Korea

Jun-Sik Eom, Sung-Hoon Yoon and Dai-Whan An
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Jun-Sik Eom: School of Architecture, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
Sung-Hoon Yoon: Department of Architecture, Cheongju University, Cheongju 28503, Korea
Dai-Whan An: Department of Architecture, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 28644, Korea

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 9, 1-24

Abstract: This study investigates the sustainable values of cafes established using idle industrial facilities that are a part of the cultural heritage of South Korea in terms of the characteristics of the architectural space and consumers’ space utilization. Twenty regenerative cafes in five regions were selected, and five of them were analyzed by comparing their characteristics with those of the conventional cafes. Unlike conventional cafes, regenerative cafes have architectural spaces that seem to be non-everyday and elicit a feeling of the passage of time. Users utilized these cafes as spaces for activities and experiences for long periods compared to conventional cafes. Consequently, regenerative cafes were found to contain sustainable values as complex networking spaces, as cultural heritage that can be experienced and as independent tourist destinations. Regenerative cafes have become unique differentiated architectural spaces utilized by several users.

Keywords: idle industrial facilities; regenerative cafes; consumer’s space utilization; cultural heritage; sustainable value of regeneration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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