Spatial transformations that occur especially in the residential area in the rural-urban (peri urban) areas has become a dominant image of rural economy transformation nowadays. The purpose of this research is to identify problems and recognizing challenges related to the opportunities for rural-urban areas as new growth areas seen from housing development perspective. This research was conducted in Seyegan District, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Province. Analysis method used in this reserarch is geograpic information system analysis (overlay analysis) and descriptive analysis. This research has found a kind of pattern of residential spaces controlled by private developers in rural areas that have experienced changes due to urban dynamics issues. It showed that the main problem relate to the rural-urban area depend on the development of structural plans and spatial patterns, which may have distract by the house developer which then shaping a new form of direction in rural-urban spatial transformation.

Keywords : Rural, Urban, Housing, Development, Growth