Urban Gardening Practices in Korean Apartment Complexes - An Analysis of Private Ground-Floor Gardens in the Olympic Athletes’ and Journalists’ Village -

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In Seoul, South Korea, a study investigated the patterns and cultural-spatial meanings of garden cultivation in ground-floor private gardens of the Olympic Athletes’ Village Apartment. Using on-site observation, exploratory factor analysis, and K-means cluster analysis, the research found that garden cultivation was influenced by five factors: ‘Participatory’, ‘Practicality’, ‘Shielding’, ‘Naturalness’, and ‘Maintenance’. These factors led to four distinct garden typologies: ‘Screened Neglected Garden’, ‘Environmentally Responsive Garden’, ‘Experiential Leisure Garden’, and ‘Practical Productive Garden’, demonstrating that private garden cultivation in apartment living reestablishes a personal domain and expresses individuality.