Mindori

Dosan Seowon Nongunjeongsa

Mindori (Korean: 민도리) is a style in Korean architecture where in the columns of a building directly support the beams without using supporting materials such as capitals, salmi, cheomcha, and ikgong on the upper part of the columns.

Overview

Korean wooden architecture is largely divided into the following types based on the configuration of the part that supports the beam at the top of the column: po, ikgong, and mindori.

Mindori is divided into guldori and napdori. Guldori has a more complex structure and are more formal than napdori, while napdori is mainly used in buildings of lower formality.

Style

The structure does not use materials such as a capital, salmi, cheomcha, or ikgong, and the upper part of the column supports the beam. A separate window box is not used.

The building Nongunjeongsa (농운정사) in Dosan Seowon, designed by Yi Hwang, is a hip-and-gable roofed building in the mindori style with four bays in the front and three bays on the side.