Where are the Hanok Protection Areas of Bukchon?

(1) How Hanok protection zones are defined

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The Seoul Metropolitan government defines the hanok protection areas of Bukchon as follows (this information comes from the page 106 of Bukchon Preservation plan published in December 2001 click to see the original text in Korean: HTML or PDF)

An area containing more than 20 hanoks is a protection area.  There are two categories of protection areas: ordinary protection areas and special protection areas.

 
Official Grading of Hanok Zones
Categories
Area
(m
2 )
Share
(%)
Hanok "S"
Zone
S1
22,382
2.8
S2
30,575
2.6
S3
11,068
1.4
Subtotal
54,025
6.9
Hanok "G"
Zone

G1
12,346
1.6
G2
14,295
1.8
G3
3,697
0.5
G4
4,908
0.6
G5
15,857
2.0
G6
5,521
0.7
G7
4,526
0.6
Subtotal
61,150
7.8
Other
672,815
85.3
Grand Total
787,990
100.0
NB: All data is for 2001

Qualification as a special protection area is determined by the quality of the hanoks, the purpose (zoning) of the hanok, the registration of the hanok, whether the hanok is owned by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, whether the hanok is owned by a civilian organization, etc. 

A special protection area has more than 50 hanoks, more than 50% are residential hanoks, less than 25% are hanoks in poor condition, and the average size of a hanok must be more than 177 square meters.  This area should receive special protection.

An ordinary protection area has more than 20 hanoks. There are 10 such areas with a total size of 115,000 square meters. 

There are 3 special protection areas in Bukchon, whose total area is 54,000 square meters. 

There are 7 ordinary protection areas in Bukchon, with a total area of 61,000 square meters.

Hanok Special Protection Area (한옥특별관리구역)

The three special protection areas are Kahoi Dong 31 (S1), Kahoi Dong 11 (S2), and Kay Dong Inchon Memorial Area (S3).

In 2001, the percentage of hanoks (authentic hanoks and nearly authentic hanoks) in each special protection area is 95% in S1, 73% in S2, and 69% in S3. 42% of the hanoks in S1 were in very good condition, 41% were in average condition, and 17% were in poor but livable condition. 

Also in S2, 24% of the hanoks were in very good condition, 52% were in average condition, 22% were in poor but livable condition, and there were fewer hanoks in good condition than in S1. 

In S3, 33% of the hanoks were in very good condition, 41% were in average condition, and 26% were in poor but livable condition, also in 2001.

Hanok Ordinary Protection Area (한옥일반관리구역)

The ordinary protection areas are Sam Chung Dong, Kay Dong, Anguk Dong, etc., spread all over Bukchon.

In the whole of Bukchon, percentage of hanoks in ordinary protection areas was anywhere from 63% to 100%.  The conditions of the hanoks varied as follows:  34%-64% were in very good condition, 20%-35% were in average condition, 20%-56% were in poor but livable condition, also in 2001

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