It usually consists of a stable, a room for servants, and a storehouse centered around the main gate, and is often built along the boundary of a house. It was commonly built in houses, palaces, and government buildings during the Joseon Dynasty, and was mainly used as a place for people running errands or as a storage space. The structure of the servants' quarters is a simple wooden structure with three bays. The size of each room is usually about 1 or 2 bays.[2]
The floors are made of ondol where people live, and some are made of wooden floors, while the rest are made of dirt. The walls are made of mud where they face the road or the outside, but in upper-class houses or palaces, they are made of stone with small windows at the top.[2]
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