Abstract
This paper researched on the byeoljeon, the king's non-ceremonial space, that were constructed as academic buildings in the palace. Byeoljeon were unofficial spaces that were used for various purposes depending on periodical needs, where a good number of them were diverted from academic use to serve other purposes. While considering construction of academic buildings in the early days of the Joseon Dynasty, the rise of sisajeon due to changes of the political system in the late of Joseon period, and the transformation of academic buildings into sisajeon, were studied along with an extending process of the academic buildings became byeoljeon in rear garden. In particular, the academic buildings that were extended to the rear garden can be categorized as byeoljeon in rear garden. Sisajeon and byeoljeon in rear garden showed different architectural characteristics from other constructions in palaces, such as flooring structures, construction techniques, and scenic dimensions. The characteristics reflected in the flooring structures were; bisected ondol and floor, disseminating ondol system, living in sedentary lifestyle. The characteristics indicated in the construction techniques were an upper floor structure, influence of Chinese architecture, brick construction and glazing technique development. Most notably, developing lotus ponds in sisajeon and constructing byeoljeon in rear garden which were diverted as the academic buildings demonstrated the significance of scenery for academic spaces.