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Pyeong is the unit of the size of rooms or buildings in Korea. A studio apartment will generally be around 10 to 15 pyeong, a house somewhere around 50 or more, and the smallest of rooms, consisting of only a bed and a bit of floor space for students, will be as little as 1.5 pyeong.
 
Pyeong is the unit of the size of rooms or buildings in Korea. A studio apartment will generally be around 10 to 15 pyeong, a house somewhere around 50 or more, and the smallest of rooms, consisting of only a bed and a bit of floor space for students, will be as little as 1.5 pyeong.
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Anecdotal information on the recommended number of people to different pyeong size apartments:
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* 20 pyeong = 2 people
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* 40++ = 4-5 people
  
 
== Ideas about Spaces ==
 
== Ideas about Spaces ==
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Giant inflatables
 
Giant inflatables
 
* http://seansaidplay.blogspot.kr/2007/08/how-to-make-giant-inflatable-walrus.html
 
* http://seansaidplay.blogspot.kr/2007/08/how-to-make-giant-inflatable-walrus.html
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== Reading List ==
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* 콘크리트 유토피아 by 박해천
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [[HDB Floorplans]]
 
* [[HDB Floorplans]]
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* [http://www.sss7.org/Proceedings/10%20Architectural%20Research%20and%20Architectural%20Design/055_Kim_Lara.pdf Changes in Korean Apartment Unit Plans from the 1990s to the 2000s] - An analysis of spatial configuration and socio-cultural implication of apartment units in Korea

Latest revision as of 13:25, 20 December 2012

Singapore Apartment

Size of Singapore HDB Flats:

  • Studio - either 35 or 45 square metres
  • 2 room flat - 45 square metres
  • 3 room flat - 60-65 square metres
  • 4 room flat - around 90 square metres
  • 5 room flat - around 115 square metres
  • Executive flats (EC) - 130 square metres

Korea Apartment

1 pyeong = 3.3058 square meters = 35.5833 square feet

Pyeong is the unit of the size of rooms or buildings in Korea. A studio apartment will generally be around 10 to 15 pyeong, a house somewhere around 50 or more, and the smallest of rooms, consisting of only a bed and a bit of floor space for students, will be as little as 1.5 pyeong.

Anecdotal information on the recommended number of people to different pyeong size apartments:

  • 20 pyeong = 2 people
  • 40++ = 4-5 people

Ideas about Spaces

Sensory deprivation / light effect

Giant inflatables

Reading List

  • 콘크리트 유토피아 by 박해천

See also