INNOVATIVE DESIGN TYPOLOGY FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE OF OLD BUILDINGS IN PUBLIC SPACES

The aim of this paper is intended to challenge traditional approaches to classifying innovative design by clarifying its typology through evidence from the adaptive reuse of old buildings in the public space. Using both theoretical and empirical approaches, this study summarizes the characteristics of old-building renewal and reuse and builds a foundation for further research on the theoretical evaluation of innovative design. In the theoretical part, we examine 24 examples from seven categories of the innovative design according to adaptSTAR model, which are grouped into four types: function, aesthetics, technology, and location. Then, we explore the relationships between those four types and the geographical regions they are situated in. For the empirical part, we administer questionnaires to verify the results obtained in the theoretical analysis. The results suggest that the most important element of innovative design for the adaptive reuse of old buildings is technological innovation, which is found to have an effect on higher creativity.