Modification of roof structure of the traditional wood houses in the urban area of daegu, korea during mid twentieth century

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Abstract

This study focuses on the roof structure modification of hanok, the traditional Korean timber frame house, in the central urban area of Daegu city, Korea during mid twentieth century. It is based on the 2 years survey of 10,753 cases of hanok architectures in this city. The urban sprawl and population growth gave an impetus to house builders developing new residential areas with modifing traditional plan and structure of hanok. Instead of traditional way, the wood house builders of this period choose simpler and cheaper roof structure for housing in the dense urban area. They wanted to make the familiar and popular image of tile-roofed traditional wood house using heavy timber frame with cheaper cost and shorter construction time for adapting to housing market. New method using sparsely arranged small square cross-section rafters was in fashion. Other roof type with short and asymmetric eaves was used at small sites. Some special houses have newly designed structure for long span, too. These modified wood houses shows that there were diverse needs at the housing market. But after this period wood house lost the popularity in the market as modern house building technology, and reinforced concrete construction was widely utilized.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2023
EditorsAnders Q. Nyrud, Kjell Arne Malo, Kristine Nore, Knut Werner Lindeberg Alsen, Saule Tulebekova, Efthymia Ratsou Staehr, Gabrielle Bergh, Wendy Wuyts
PublisherWorld Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE)
Pages4102-4107
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781713873297
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event13th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Timber for a Livable Future, WCTE 2023 - Oslo, Norway
Duration: 19 Jun 202322 Jun 2023

Publication series

Name13th World Conference on Timber Engineering, WCTE 2023
Volume7

Conference

Conference13th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Timber for a Livable Future, WCTE 2023
Country/TerritoryNorway
CityOslo
Period19/06/2322/06/23

Keywords

  • Asymmetric eave
  • Housing market
  • Korean timber frame house hanok
  • Roof structure
  • Thin rafter

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