Spatial Configuration Analysis on Three Korean Traditional Dwellings Using the Graph Theory

摘要

The study began with a survey on the similarity of spatial composition in traditional Korean dwellings and is an attempt to create a theoretical framework from the observation of that survey. There are various perspectives in analyzing traditional dwellings, which will result in diverse spatial interpretations depending on each perspective. This study demonstrates that traditional dwellings are not a spontaneous creation of architecture, but were established firmly through the filter of a long history.In order to discuss the spatial configuration in detail, this study introduces the concept of threshold and expands it as a spatial interface. Furthermore, it proposes a new method of representing a residential space through nodes and edges in a graph by classifying domains and thresholds. It also considers the possibility that adjacent relationships between sub-spaces can be expressed as characteristics of spatial configuration. In the chapter regarding the graph analysis, an inter-related database is created through the C-language program. This suggests four types of analysis index regarding traditional Korean dwellings that provides a review of the similarities and differences of these relationships.