[1] However, in some particularly large houses, guests could be entertained in yet another structure, with outsiders being prohibited entry into the sarangchae.

[1][3] How strictly the entry ban was enforced varied by household and by time, although it was not uncommon for women in noble families to never once enter a sarangchae for their entire lives.

[3] However, especially for the rural poor with small houses, the sarangchae often served other general purposes, like being a workshop or a space for storing equipment.

[1] The birthplace of President Park Chung Hee was constructed around either 1900[4] or 1916,[5] and has a separate sarangchae that is placed closer to the main entry.

[6] The Blue House ("Cheongwadae"), the former presidential palace of South Korea, has a sarangchae that is external to the rest of the complex.

In the spirit of sarangchaes, it was open to the public even before the Blue House was vacated and itself turned into a museum.