• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.13-21
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to evaluate visitor and expert responsiveness for trail facilities in the Huibangsa, Yeonwhabong route of, Sobaeksan National Park in order to provide basic information for effective trail building and maintenance. The questionnaire surveys with 125 samples in visitor and 12 experts as the special panel were conducted. Evaluation results indicate statistical difference between the two groups in responsiveness for 6 types of trail facilities. In addition, 2 types of facilities, such as stone paving and boardwalk, were evaluated as the effective trail facility types. Steel bridge and steel steps may require improvement of the design consideration for with taking advantage of natural landscape.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Traditional Landscape Architecture
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.22-32
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• 2021

The Seonwonjeon(璿源殿) in the Deoksugung Palace was initially the ritual space for the royal family affiliated with the Gyeongungung Palace during the Korean Empire. It is currently, however, empty, as a landscape restoration and maintenance plan is established as a part of the restoration project for the Seonwonjeon area. The following results were obtained through the historical investigation of the original form and examination of similar cases. First, the original topography of the backside grove, which had been in the Seonwonjeon area, is 3.0-5.0m higher than the base of the building, and a terraced flower bed(花階) was installed on the border of the green to set off the difference in a scenic way. Second, the backside grove was composed with fruit trees to bear fruits used in rites and pine trees which symbolize the ritual space. Third, resting places were established at both ends of the site for the convenience of visitors without interrupting the atmosphere of the sacred ground. A trail was also created inside the backside grove along with minimum landscape elements, including functionally required items, such as the signboard, bench, tree guard, ramp, street lights, and landscaping lights. Fourth, the information on original planting in the palace and ritual space was extracted through historical materials, such as literatures, antique paintings, and photographs along with site surveys. Based on the information acquired, a planting plan was established for the courtyard, pedestrian road, resting places, terraced flower bed, pine grove, and fruit tree garden, which constitute the landscaping space of the Seonwonjeon area.