Summary   Though the effort of central and local government for promoting Hanok, Hanok in the housing market is not such promoted due to common understanding on generally higher construction cost of Hanok than one of a regular single-detached house. This relatively high construction cost of Hanok, however, is not the only barrier to successful Hanok promotion. When an individual tries to build a Hanok, he/she is likely to be advised from an expert on the total construction cost that is estimated in accordance with a unit cost per Pyeong(i.e., 3.3㎡), considering with the scale of the Hanok. That individual, however, is highly likely not to be informed on why the construction cost of Hanok should be such higher than one of other housing types, which is not a transparent nor reasonable situation. It is necessary, therefore, to prepare a standard to estimate the construction cost of Hanok rather than asking unconditional construction cost reduction to Hanok industry. The standard should correspond with various needs(e.g., forms, materials, functions, etc.) of consumers of Hanok housing market and should be transparent and reasonable.

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