Abstract
The Panopticon designed by Jeremy Bentham in 1791 allows an observer who dominates the gaze in a certain space to watch more than the subjects and to monitor them. This panoptic surveillance system has been bound up with power and has institutionally been widespread throughout all the places wherever the utility is required to be increased. Though modern technique began to graft CCTV onto the existing system and the concept has expanded to Synopticon, Super Panopticon, etc, it hasn't proved yet that how the Panopticon correlates with the changed conditions of the time. The concept of 'surveillance' has been turning from 'to watch' into 'to look after,' which sprang after the protection of human rights and the increasing concern about privacy. While the Panopticon aroused the human rights issue against immoderate surveillance, the new meaning of surveillance aimed at excessive protection brings about the invasion of privacy. This study selected relevant facilities, categorized them and ascertained if the spatial hierarchy is applied for the surveillance system. To achieve this, VGA indices and floor plan analyses are cross-checked. The purpose of this study is to find out how the 18th century's surveillance skill is applied in modern buildings. Lastly, the way that the visual indices categorized through this study could be referred to building planning is presented.
