Houses are designed according to the climate of different places. In Korea, we have traditional houses called hanok, which are built to fit the country’s four seasons and changes in sunlight between winter and summer. Hanoks have wooden floors to keep them cool in the summer, and the roof is built in a way that blocks too much sunlight.
Just like hanok, traditional houses in different parts of the world are made to match the natural environment. In Japan, where it’s hot and humid, people mostly build wooden houses that allow air to flow easily. In Indonesia, where it’s hot and rainy all year, people build floating houses so they can fish easily in the rivers or ocean and avoid the hot weather. In Saudi Arabia, which is mostly desert, it rarely rains, and gets very hot. During the day, it’s extremely hot, but at night it can get cold. That’s why they build traditional houses with mud bricks, which help keep them cool during the day and protect them from the cold at night.
