| Title |
A Study on the Varieties of External Shapes of Houses in Korea |
| Authors |
Hong. Sook-Kyung ; Han. Kee-Jeong ; Sohn. Sei-Kwan |
| Keywords |
External Shape ; External Form ; Form Factor |
| Abstract |
The purposes of this study are to analyse the varieties of external shapes of detached houses in Korea after 1980s and to arrange the characteristics of those. For these purposes, 152 houses designed by architects have been selected. And the general form, the relationship of external form factors, the intermediate spaces in each form, the arrangement of internal spaces, especially livingroom and master bed room, and the roof styles of those were analysed by typological method. The results of analysis are as follows; Firstly, the general form of houses in Korea after 1980s is ㄱ-shape. Secondly, the external forms of houses are composed with complex form factors, and these form factors are annexed, adjoined, and crossed at right angles. Thirdly, the separated form factors are connected with hallway or staircase . Fourthly, the arrangement of a living room and a master bed room are identified by adjoined each other on the first floor. Fifthly, the representative roof style of architect- designed houses in Korea is even roof. |