Some Problems Concerning the Double-Row Plan Houses on the Southern Coast and Islands of Korea

Abstract

The single-row plan, one of the two major types of floor plans in Korean folk houses has been regarded generally as the dominant type in the southern region of Korea. On the southern coast and islands, however, a few houses with a double-row plan have been reported. These houses might be exceptionally rare cases in those regions, but have some remarkably common features with other regions such as the northeastern region and the west coast islands both of which are distant from the southern coast.