Glossary · O
Ondol
Also called gudeul, agungi
The Korean heated floor: smoke from a kitchen fire passes through stone-lined flues under the floor slabs of a room to a chimney on the far side, warming the floor itself.
See also: Hanok
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.
A feature of Korean architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Nymphaeum · Obelisk · Oculus · Ogee · Onion dome · Open plan · Optical refinements · Opus caementicium