| Title |
Characteristics of the Ondol Patient Room and Types of the Patient Room in Plan Drawings of the Charity Hospital in 1910s |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2021.37.4.175 |
| Keywords |
Charity Hospital; Patient Room; Ondol Patient Room; Ondol; 1910s; Government Facility |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to identify characteristics of the ondol patient room and types of the patient room in plan drawings of the
charity hospital in 1910s. It was confirmed that the patient room of the charity hospital were planned in various ways, including repair,
construction, relocation, and expansion, and the names of the various rooms were divided into five types. Types according to flooring
materials such as ondol, tatami, and wooden boards, types of the characteristics of patients, types according to the grade, and types according
to the purpose of use were used. Furthermore, it was confirmed that the ondol patient room was used as the meaning of the charity patient
room or the Korean patient room, in addition to the meaning of the floor material. In addition, it was also considered that the use of ondol
patient rooms for heating reflected the characteristics of the 1910s. On the other hand, the analysis of the detailed planning drawings
confirmed that the use of open fireplace in the early 1910s was changed with the installation of closed fireplace chamber and various
planned cases of the fireplace chamber were also identified. These illustrate how Ondol is combined in a modern facility. |