'oldies but Goodies' is an ongoing project documenting the old and beautiful houses in Korea. Those old houses were built quite a long time ago and most of them are now about to be demolished for renovation. The most interesting similarity of those buildings is the material they used. Most of them-except apartments- are built with red bricks and Korean traditional roofing tile called 'kiwa'. One more interesting thing is that most of the houses have huge trees along with them.
'oldies but goodies'는 한국의 오래되고 아름다운 집들을 기록한 프로젝트입니다. 이 집들은 오래전에 지어졌고, 이제는 재개발을 앞두고 있습니다. 이 집들의 가장 흥미로운 공통점은 짓는데 사용된 자재입니다. 거의 대부분의 집들이 붉은 벽돌과 기와로 지어졌지만 모두 다른 모양새를 하고 있습니다. 또 대부분의 오래된 빌라와 집들 옆에는 커다란 나무가 심겨 있었습니다.
The housings look like they are made for a household, but actually most of them are separated inside. So it's possible for more households to live without sharing the indoor parts of the houses.
some of the roofing tile have a character on it. It's '福' (bok), which means 'fortune'.
There are big crocks (jars) on the rooftop. It's called 'Jangdokdae'. It contains Korean traditional pepper paste, soy sauce, and some side dishes mostly made by the family living there.
There are also low-rise apartment buildings, which are called 'villas' in Korean terms. But it is not the villa we think of at all. It functions the same as apartments.
And these are the old apartments. Most of them are low-rise. Old apartments are very similar to the 'villa' above. but
A little extra: Old stores left in town.
A laundry shop
supermarkets
A cafe renovated based on old housing
Hanbok (Korea traditional cloth) store
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