In korea, we do not have enough historic data remaining to study our traditional housing concept. However, it is sometimes possible that we make useful obserations regarding our traditional housing from our old literature Pansory which was formed late...
In korea, we do not have enough historic data remaining to study our traditional housing concept. However, it is sometimes possible that we make useful obserations regarding our traditional housing from our old literature Pansory which was formed late Yi Dynasty is an example. This paper is to provide some findings regarding prototypical and ideal housing concept and shape at that time as reflected in one of Pansory, Heungboojeon.
According to the descriptions on the things that came out of pumpkin their utmost desire is to live long and to achieve high social state. Housing is not of such importance, which serves as only a space to reside in adn read books to achieve high social status.
According to architectural descriptions, their desired housing types is square-shaped which is usual for the houses owned by people in power at that time. From the description that Heungboo, who was in poor financial shape and had no social power, was able to own a square-shaped house, we might assume that the firm housing regulation was being collapsed.