The bransition and the condition of a lavatory in Korea

우리나라 변소의 역사적 변천과 그 현황

Nowadays a lavatory an essential place in the house and located the inside of the house. But, there were few research about the lavatory so that in this study, the transition and the current condition of the lavatory in the Korean houses were examined by the related materials. The results of this study showed that: 1) Location of the lavatory in the agricultural society was decided by the relationship with other spaces. 2) The introduction of other cultures and the change of the people's perception on the lavatory influenced the change of location of the lavatory from the remote place to inside of the house. 3) The construction of apartments and development of the drain system caused the lavatory to be located next to the bedroom in the house.