Revitalization of Environmental Sustainability Hidden in Yeongyeongdang

Abstract

In this paper, a traditional Korean residence, Yeongyeongdang in Seoul, is selected to demonstrate the achievement of environmental sustainability in the formal composition of traditional Korean architecture. Using the computational analysis features of Ecotect, as performed on geometric models of the Yeongyeongdang complex, the paper highlights the method of articulating environmental factors in the design of its spatial systems, which were heavily influenced by social hierarchy during the Joseon dynasty .

Field Investigation of Indoor Thermal Environments in Traditional Chinese Shophouses with Courtyards in Malacca

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A Study on the 19th-Century Depiction of Parallel Projection in Donggwoldo

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