The urban redevelopment method which scraps existing housing to build new housing, especially in the form of apartment blocks, has its own various economic merits. However, this approach has lead to many problems including privately-supported public infrastructures, and the redevelopment process with only economic values at its core. The profit-oriented urban redevelopment process precluded considering the social characters of a place, and the physical environment of residents in the housing areas, because residents are excluded from the decision-making process on the redevelopment.

keyword : housing renewal, urban fabric, Building Agreement, party wall