Hanok refers to Korean traditional architecture. Hanok can be categorized depending on the building materials; a tile-roofed house, a thatched cottage, a shingle-roofed house, a log cabin, etc. Regardless its type of the materials, Hanok is nature-friendly architecture.
The best feature of Hanok is Ondol. Ondol is a uniquely Korean heating system that can be traced back to the ancient kingdom of Goguryeo (37 B.C. - A.D. 668). Invented by ancient Koreans, the original system is worked by heating a large stone under a living space; Smoke from a fire just outside the dwelling is forced under the stone and exited on the other side. This Ondol system has high thermal efficiency and is an economical way to heat the room or establish the facilities, so it has been adjusted to modern housing by spreading pipes under floors and circulating heated water through the pipes.
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