Inside view of the kitchen. The Korean architects who designed the house retained the traditional ondol floor- heating system. Shown here is the foundation for the kitchen stove and the recess which feeds heat through the slot in the rear wall to two bedrooms. The heat circulates under the floor and a banked kitchen fire will keep the house warm overnight.
Loading the mold of the Landcrete machine with the earth-cement mixture which forms the block.
View of a completed houses. The outer surface is plastered with a mixture of earth and cement for the sake of appearance.
Loading the mold of the Landcrete machine with the earth-cement mixture which forms the block.
Stockpiles of curved roofing tiles and interlocking earth blocks at a housing development site. The tiles are made of sand and concrete, and are allowed to set for a week before being coated with a mixture of concrete and graphite.
Interior view of one of the houses, showing the electric light fixture, plank floors and sliding doors leading to one of the rooms. Each house has four rooms and a kitchen.
A completed earth block is ready for removal from the machine. It will be allowed to set for 48 hours before being used in construction.
Madame Rhee and General Coulter watch Dr. Rhee testing the quality of one of the rammed-earth blocks. A total of 5,500 housing units are planned under an UNKRA/ROK housing development scheme. The houses were designed by the Institute of Korean Architects.
More shots of Dr. Rhee, Madame Rhee and other members of the party.
More shots of Dr. Rhee, Madame Rhee and other members of the party.