Hanok: the pure beauty of empty space

Koreans learned the value of life from their everyday interactions with nature. Indeed, even the direction in which a house was to be built was determined in harmony with the surrounding environment. This communion with nature resulted in simple homes without frills, yet not at all destitute. In this way, all the natural elements surrounding the house, including wind, grass, fields and the sky, were brought indoors. In other words, hanok was the realization of the desirable union between nature, the home, and human beings. It is this adherence to the natural elements that gives the hanok its simple, soft beauty coalesced with a dignity and harmony that is absolutely magnificent.

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