Korean modern houses can be divided into two categories. private homes and apartments. Private homes are separate houses while apartments are large buildings made for many family units to live in. Private houses can be found a lot in rural areas and apartments include One room, Villas, and Officetels. Apartments are found especially in urban areas like Seoul. According to statistics, there has been steady increase of people living in apartments in Korea since 1994. Compared to 4 million private homes in Korea, there are over 8.5 million apartments and this number is predicted to