Traditional Houses

1. EFFECTIVE PUBLIC
COMMUNICATION
Name: Carlson Ko
Student ID: 0319564
Topic: Traditional Hanok From Korea

3. History Background Of Korea
King Tan-gun, a legendary
figure born of the son of
Heaven and a woman from
a bear-totem tribe,
established the first kingdom
named Choson
Korea became the focus of
intense competition among
imperialist nations
The Republic of Korea in
the South has a
democratic government,
while the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea
in the North is ruled by a
Communist regime.

4. History Background Of Korea
During the Sino-Japanese
War (1894-1895) the
Japanese began a move
to dominate the peninsula
of Korea.
Korea, one country for more
than 1,000 years, has been
divided between North and
South since 1945

5. Korea Traditional Houses

6. Structure And Layout
They will use thick and
quality woods to bluit the
body of the Hanok
structure
The Hanok Building
Hanok House Layout

7. Ornaments
• Houses are built in a closed
square form to retain heat
better. In the central regions.
• Sungjosin, Samshinhalmi believed
by people that there are different
kinds of gods related to the house
of each enrollment.
• The shapes of Hanok differ regionally.

8. Materials
• Hanok have their own tile roofs
called (Giwa)
• wooden beams and stone-
block construction
• Cheoma is the edge of
Hanok's curvy roofs.
• Lengths of the Cheoma can
be adjusted to control the
amount of sunlight that enters
the house.
Hanji is lubricated with bean oil
making it waterproof and
polished. Windows and doors
made with Hanji are beautiful
and breathable.

9. Conclusion
Even though Korean houses are still old and
traditional, they’re trying to developed over
the years by combining traditional forms
with modern technology to have a better
surrounding and keep on having the
tradition

10. Reference
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional
_Korean_roof_construction
 http://media.tumblr.com/4ef119da78f3
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_mxzv8aXbF71s6cmih.jpg
 http://www.han-
style.com/english/hanok/meaning.jsp