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Along with the trends of 'Globalization', the interests in the modernization and industrialization of Korean traditional
buildings, i.e. Hanok, are growing considerably. As the local governments, supported by the central authorities, propose pilot
projects, the research and development for a CAD system specifically adapted to Hanok are identified as an important and
urgent task.
Thanks to the virtual building technology based on object-oriented modeling, there are a number of practice-applicable
software systems available commercially. Most of such systems, however, exhibit difficulties in supporting the modeling of
Hanok. Traditional Oriental Architecture is largely characterized by its unique timber structure, including many components of
various shapes and sizes, thus requires an appropriate tool for such characteristics.
This study therefore intends to develop an effective tool for modeling modernized Hanok as such. To this end, an intelligent
component modelling tool with parametric object definition capability is built according to the hierarchy of components of
modernized Hanok.
For the initial experiment, a typical modern Hanok is selected and a prototype of components is analyzed. And then, the
components are defined using the parametric modeling techniques implemented in GDL(Geometric Description Language) so that
they can be accessed under a GUI(Graphic User Interface) environment. The GUI can provide a convenient environment for
manipulating various parametric objects, in an intelligent manner, allowing the efficient modeling of components with variable
shapes and sizes and consequently the whole building that are composed of such unique building components.