| Title |
A Comparative Study on Plan types and Spatial Composition of Traditional Houses in Korea and Japan: Focused on the 田-Shaped Plan |
| Authors |
유재우(Yoo, Jae-Woo) ; 서예은(Seo, Ye-Eun) ; 홍지완(Hong, Ji-Wan) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2026.42.8.27 |
| Keywords |
Traditional Houses(Minga); 田-Shaped Plan; Plan type; Spatial Composition; Korean-Japanese Housing Comparison |
| Abstract |
This study compares the plan types and spatial composition of 田-shaped traditional houses in Korea and Japan. Traditional houses on the
Korean Peninsula show diverse regional characteristics, with single-barrel and double-barrel plans coexisting according to climatic and
topographical conditions. In contrast, Japanese traditional houses are generally based on double-barrel plans, in which residential areas and
earthen-floor work areas are systematically combined. This study analyzed 130 Korean traditional house plans, mainly from mountainous
regions such as Gangwon-do and northern Gyeongsangbuk-do, and 94 Japanese traditional house plans selected from Minka of Japan:
Farmhouses and Rural Settlements, published by the Architectural Institute of Japan. The plans were redrawn and classified according to the
composition of residential and work areas, the number of bays and barrels, the location of earthen-floor spaces, and regional distribution. The
results show that Japanese 田-shaped houses developed into various plan types through internal expansion and functional differentiation after
the relaxation of house-size restrictions in the Meiji period. In Korea, 田-shaped houses were concentrated mainly in mountainous regions and
showed stronger regional characteristics. Although similarities were found in the combination of residential and earthen-floor areas, the two
countries differed in the direction of spatial expansion, the scale of house plans, and the relationship between plan type and regional
environment. This study provides a basic framework for comparative research on traditional houses in East Asia by interpreting 田-shaped
plans as a common analytical type. |