This case study aimed to analyze the changing process of dwelling environment in the suburban detached housing area developed in the high growth period. The houses were the containers of families, so they changed with the transformation of the resident's life-stages. The houses were also the social representation of resident's life-styles. They enlarged or rebuild their houses not only for space, but also for the alteration of the style of dwellings. Moreover the houses were the elements of the regional dwelling environment. The changes in a lot had influences each other in a block or street.