월봉서원입지의 풍수환경과 공간구성 원리

Abstract

The spatial composition of Seowon, Confucian Academy, of the Joseon Dynasty was not simple. Its original intention to quest for learning and to hold ancestral rites was not changed. However, as being a political centre, it appeared to be complicated. The situation of the time that determined a political line by the academic style of Seowon made it to be a political centre. Moreover the location selection and spatial composition of it was resulted from the phases of the times. Especially, buildings affected by Confucianism, showed a definite formality. Above all Feng shui affected it so greatly that the exposure, direction and position of the building were designed by it. Also being considered with the interrelation human and stream of the wind and water including its topography, the space which was designed to be unified with the nature was materialized. Thus, it is clear that the locational selection and the spatial composition of Wolbong Seowon Confucian Academy was resulted from synthetic thinking with Feng shui and Confucianism.