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.

Chapter 4: Gwangju’s Mass-Produced Hanok – Square or Round

For traditional Korean architecture, a structure is not just a structure. Depending on social class, there was a strict law regarding the structure of a house. This chapter will show you how each structure of Gwangju’s mass-produced hanok developed through the modern period and made its own unique style.

Chapter 3. Roofs of Gwangju’s Mass-Produced Hanok: Cost Efficiency or New Fashion?

Even among those who are currently working in the hanok or heritage fields, many think of Gwangju’s mass-produced hanok roof designs as ridiculous or too exotic.

The Confucianization of Women’s Hairstyles in Joseon Korea

Just as there were a variety of hairstyles and headwear available for men, there were many available for women, too.

Chapter 2. Floor Plans of Mass-Produced Hanok in Gwangju

In this chapter, Kang would like to share some floorplan blueprints that he collected and talk about how the floorplans of mass-produced hanok look, in addition to tracing the origin of their designs.

Mass-Producing Hanok Housing: Chapter 1. The Background of the Hanok in Gwangju

Even among residents of Gwangju, most don’t know the fact that this city had actually been one of the biggest hanok cities in Korea. It’s estimated that in the 1980s, there were more than 100,000 hanok in Gwangju.

Making a House a Home With Hanok Restorer Kang Dongsu

Just when you thought hanok architecture had been consigned to either moldering country homes or sterile boutique spaces, a lone hanok restorer in his mid-20s emerges with a vision to not only restore traditional houses in the present but also preserve their structural designs for posterity via 3D modeling.

Hidden Hanoks

Uncovering History in Korean Houses Written and photographed by Ryan Berkebile. Seoul has several neighborhoods dedicated to the preservation and celebration of traditional Korean houses called hanok (한옥). Tourists and hanok enthusiasts alike … Read More