Recently more research is being carried out in order to find the solution for the new housing type in response to the increasing criticism of uniform residential environment made up by apartment houses, separated urban context caused by large scale block development, and closed community formation. Perimeter block housing could be the solution to change the urban residential environment in complex in that it can be closely related to the streets due to its adapted form to the urban block as the basic spatial structure, and internally it can create community around the surrounded courtyard. Perimeter block housings in Uijeongbu Nokyang district and Eunpyeong New Town can be regarded as the experimental example looking for the new housing types. Traditionally, perimeter block housing has been developed in Europe where blocks have formed the urban tissues. Can the perimeter block housing become the candidate for new housing types in Korea? In this study, the meaning and feasibility of perimeter block housing is reviewed in aspects of consideration of urban context, recovery of community, and diversity of housing types through the empirical analysis of cases. 

Keywords: Perimeter Block housing, Building performance evaluation, Nokyang District, Eunpyeong New Town