| Cheong
Yong-jun House (19th century onward) other
sites in Gyeongsangdo |
Gyeongsangdo, Korea |
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This house, built on a large site with a pond by the great-great grand father of Jeong Yongjun, the present owner of this house, is composed with Bonchae (the main quarter) and a pavilion, a separate house. The sections of this house, such as the anchae (inner quarters), sarangchae (outer quarters), araechae (separate house), and storage sheds all face to the southwest while the pavilion, which is located beside the pond, faces to the south standing apart from the other buildings.
The anchae, called 'Ilsimdang', composed with a main room, a hall, an "opposite" room, a kitchen, and storage. The L-shaped structure, which is formed by a "--" shaped main room and a "|" shaped kitchen as big as 3-room, is usually seen at the houses in the Yeongnam (Gyeongsang Province) region. The kitchen and the shed of the separate house, facilitated with a cowshed, a mill, and a shed, stands facing to each other, and a treadmill is equipped in the mill. The Sarangchae, located to the right of the gate, has a room for men, a main hall, a shed, and a living room. The quarter for sheds is located to the left of the gate.
The pond, which was made by expanding the width of a little valley flowing over outside the yard of this house, doesn't look an artificial one. And the pavilion consists of a hall and an Ondol (floor heating system)-room. The main building, the pavilion, and the pond with a very effective structure indicate the love of nature, the life-value, and the wisdom of the builder.
(The house is designated Important Folklore Material #107)
Site plan of Cheong Yong-Jun house. Click
on an arrow for a specific view:
Plan copyright 2002-2003 ATA
Laboratory, Daejeon, Korea. Measured and drawn in August, 2002 by
the ATA team (including Tim Ciccone).
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Left: Site plan of the estate
Bibliography:
http://arch.hannam.ac.kr/~hpw/title.htm Cultural Properties Administration. ATA Laboratory, Daejeon, Korea. |