Seoul City Selects 8 Outstanding Hanok Sites Including Eunpyeong Hanok Village's 'Jeongdaun House'

A Total of 89 Outstanding Hanok Sites Selected Through This Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] On the 29th, the 2022 selection of the 'Seoul Excellent Hanok,' which Seoul City has been selecting annually since 2016 to widely promote the value of hanok and popularize and revitalize hanok architecture, was announced.

Seoul City announced that as a result of the judging for the '7th Seoul Excellent Hanok,' which discovers everyday hanoks embodying the charm and beauty of traditional hanok, a total of eight sites, including Jeongdaun House (情多雲集) in Eunpyeong Hanok Village, were selected.

Since 2016, Seoul City has selected 'Seoul Excellent Hanok' annually. Starting this year, in addition to the existing 'Excellent Hanok' category, a new category called 'Excellent Hanok Design' was established to select buildings that harmoniously incorporate or interpret hanok elements in a modern way, enabling comfortable daily life in contemporary living.

Including the hanoks selected in 2022, Seoul City has designated a total of 89 sites as 'Seoul Excellent Hanok' to date. The 7th Seoul Excellent Hanok selection this year received applications in September, and after document review, on-site inspections, and final evaluations by a panel of hanok experts from October to December, eight final sites were chosen.

First, in the 'Excellent Hanok' category, six sites were selected: Jeongdaun House (情多雲集), Iriru, and Illuwayu (壹樓臥遊) in Eunpyeong Hanok Village, as well as Ikcheonggak (益淸閣) in Samcheong-dong, Jongno-gu, and hanoks in Pilundong and Nuhadong.

In the newly established 'Excellent Hanok Design' category this year, two sites were selected: Bukchon Sulwhasoo House (Gahoe-dong, Jongno-gu) and Jeongsu Elementary School Hanok Classroom (Jeongneung-dong, Seongbuk-gu).

Starting this year, the city introduced the 'Citizen Sympathy Hanok,' where citizens directly vote. From December 12 to 18, a vote was conducted through the Seoul City citizen voting system for the eight finally selected hanoks, and Jeongdaun House (情多雲集) in Eunpyeong Hanok Village, which received 1,037 votes, was selected as the 'Citizen Sympathy Hanok.'

Seoul City plans to attach an 'Excellent Hanok Plaque' to the exterior of the buildings selected as Excellent Hanok this year and award certificates and plaques. For five years after selection, an annual regular inspection by hanok experts will be conducted, and if necessary, the city will directly support small-scale repairs up to 4 million KRW per year.

Additionally, through the production of photo books and exhibitions of the eight Excellent Hanok and Excellent Hanok Design sites, Seoul City aims to widely promote excellent hanok architectural cases and provide information about 'Excellent Hanok Participating Hanok Professionals' who participated in design and construction processes for citizens wishing to build or renovate hanoks.

Yoo Chang-soo, Director of the Housing Policy Office of Seoul City, said, "Through the selection of Seoul Excellent Hanok, good examples of hanok architecture continue to be discovered, and hanok architecture that reflects both traditional and modern sensibilities is being revitalized. We hope that the evolving 'hanok' will be widely recognized worldwide as a K-residential culture and space that transcends time, space, and generations."

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