Chapter 5: Detailing the Doors, Windows, and Gates of Gwangju’s Mass-Produced Hanok

Influences from China, Japan, and Western culture made a lot of distinctive hanok in Gwangju and Jeonnam during the modern period. In addition, those designs survived through the 1960–70s after being selected and simplified by developers and became a standard for city hanok in Gwangju. There are two main types of 1960–70s hanok: “round type” and “square type.” Round-type models have an especially distinctive style compared to other regions, and we can say these were one of the last evolutions of hanok as normal houses in Korea.

June Photo Essay – Photos by Joe Wabe

Enjoy this photo essay by Gwangju Vet Joe Wabe.