Hanok house layout

Different kinds of traditional roofs.

This Hanok house has the first roof (Mat Bae roof) which is the simplest and the cheapest.

1. Area: land 235 py (777m), house size 16.5 py

2. Location:

1) The house is located in between two mountains, Hwa-Ak(930m above sea level), and Nam san(850m). Hanok house is on 500m above sea level. Living in a high mountain, it is good for blood circulation and has awesome sunset in the evening.

2) It has very good ground elvan water.
3) Always a cool breeze blowing and good air circulation.

3 Building types:

1) Roof: Mat Bae roof (gable roof)

2) The roof gagu (according to the number of Jungdori): semaru (3 volume) 2 Chomadori, and 1 Marutdori
3) Number of Kan: 6 kan (front and back each 3 kans, - yang tong jip or Gyup jip)

1 kan width: width 11 ja (3.33m) height 9 ja (2.73m)


4. Main material: Yuk-song (Pine trees from Gangneung, chunyang, Youngju, Punggi, etc.), yellow clay, stone. We will not use these as much as possible: foam insulation, adhesives, cement, imported wood (Douglas tree), etc.

5. Construction Method: My house will built by hand made elements not using factoy made material. Everything will be done and finalized in the lot.

6. Heating type: The master bedroom with a boiler heating, the guest bedroom with ondol(fire place under the floor that circulates the whole room)

7. Construction Period: 2011. Starting in January 2011, ending in July or August

* Yuksong: red pine tree wood. Smells very good. Has much rosin so that has less worm damage, and has good durability.