Wooden House Production System in Recent Korea

Abstract

In Korea, most traditional houses were built in wooden post and beam construction. However, after WW2, wooden construction decreased, and reinforced concrete flats became common. Thus, both workers and lumber for wooden construction are in short. However, after 1990, hundreds of wooden frame houses started to be constructed per year; after 2005, even wooden post and beam houses increased. Furthermore, Korean government started wooden post and beam house development projects. This study discusses actual situations of wooden construction system in recent Korea, such as government, carpenters, lumber, among others, in particular wooden post and beam construction.

A comparative study of wooden house construction in Jeollanamdo in South Korea and Okinawa Prefecture in Japan following World War II

“…Moreover, wooden house construction became expensive and more difficult. However, despite this shortage of both lumber and skilled workers, the construction of post and beam houses in South Korea began increasing after 2000 (Gondo et al 2013). In Jeollanamdo particularly, the construction of wooden post and beam houses was promoted by the local government (Kim et al 2014).…”