Koreatown

Koreatown. . , A hanok (Korean: 한옥, 韓屋) , is a traditional Korean house. Hanok were first designed and built in the 14th century during the Joseon Dynasty., History , A hanok is a Korean house which was developed in Korean Peninsula and Manchuria. [3], Early Time , Paleolithic people in the Korean Peninsula stayed in caves or made temporary houses. In the Neolithic era, the temporary house developed into a dugout hut. They dug into the ground with a small shovel and built a small house which used rafters and columns. Wood was used for the rafters and columns, and straw was used for roof. In the Bronze Age, there were several columns in the house, so the area of the house was extended relative to early houses. Iron Age Hanok had Ondol (Hangul: 온돌, Hanja: 溫堗), and also used Giwa (Hangul: 기와), a kind of roofing tile which was made with fired clay. By using Giwa roof tiles, hanok developed a specific shape., Characteristics , The environment-friendly aspects of traditional Korean houses range from the structure's inner layout to the building materials which were used. Another unique feature of traditional houses is their special design for cooling the interior in summer and heating the interior in winter., Materials , The raw materials used in Hanok, such as soil, timber, and rock, are all natural and recyclable and do not cause pollution. Hanok's have their own tiled roofs (Giwa; Hangul: 기와), wooden beams and stone-block construction. Cheoma is the edge of Hanok's curvy roofs. The lengths of the Cheoma can be adjusted to control the amount of sunlight that enters the house. Hanji (Korean traditional paper, Hangul: 한지) is lubricated with bean oil making it waterproof and polished. Windows and doors made with Hanji are beautiful and breathable., Coloring , Dancheong (Korean: 단청; 丹青) refers to Korean traditional decorative colouring on wooden buildings and artifacts for the purpose of style. It literally means "cinnabar and blue-green" in Korean, and is sometimes translated as "red and blue" in English. The Korean dancheong, along with its decorations. and the choice of paint colours, carry various symbolic meanings. The Korean dancheong is based on five basic colours; blue (east), white (west), red (south), black (north), and yellow (center). The use of those five colours reflected the use of the yin and yang principle and the Philosophy of the five elements.Maryland Koreatown Pavilion , To symbolize Korean structure, this pavilion is made on Taegeuk symbol representing balance in the universe; the red half represents positive cosmic forces, and the blue half represents the complementary or opposing, negative cosmic forces., Architecture is based on 1st generation super wing ball from Choson Dynastic era. Choson was a Korean dynastic kingdom that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom was founded following the aftermath of the overflow of Goryeo in what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul. The kingdom's northernmost borders were expanded to the natural boundaries at the rivers of Amnok and Tuman through the subjugation or the Jurchens., To wish prosperity of business around the Maryland Koreatown, spider symbol was used which was only used by royal fertility in Korean History., In June 2019, Koreatown Planning Committee was established with the goal of bringing the first Koreatown in Maryland to Howard County, home to more than 5,000 Korean Americans. Howard County values cultural diversity and recognizes the positive economic impact that diversity has on the community. The establishment of Koreatown is intended to benefit all residents and increase promotion of all businesses in the area., Korean red pines were treated (undergoes continuous steaming and backing process to protect woods from insects and termites for several weeks) and hand carved., Once trees were carved to specification, it goes through coloring process. By July 2021, manufacturing process completed and ready to be shipped to Howard County, Maryland U.S., In September 2021, Nationally recognized artisans and master builders from Korea visited Howard County, Maryland to install traditional Korean style signs near the 9339 Baltimore National Pike and 9380 Baltimore Baltimore National Pike.