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Contents

1Detachedsingleunithousing2Semidetacheddwellings3AttachedSingleunithousing4AttachedMultiunithousing5Movabledwellings6Seealso7References8Externallinks

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Housescanbebuiltinalargevarietyofconfigurations.AbasicdivisionisbetweenfreestandingorSinglefamilyhousesandvarioustypesofattachedormultiuserdwellings.Bothsortsmayvarygreatlyinscaleandamountofaccommodationprovided.Althoughthereappeartobemanydifferenttypes,manyofthevariationslistedbelowarepurelymattersofstyleratherthanspatialarrangementorscale.SomeofthetermslistedareonlyusedinsomepartsoftheEnglishspeakingworld.

Detachedsingleunithousing

Aframe:socalledbecauseoftheappearanceofthestructure,namelysteeproofline.Addisonhouse:atypeoflowcosthousewithmetalfloorsandcavitywallsmadeofconcreteblocks,mostlybuiltintheUnitedKingdomandinIrelandduring1920through1921toprovidehousingforsoldiers,sailors,andairmenwhohadreturnedhomefromtheFirstWorldWar.Aireyhouse:atypeoflowcosthousethatwasdevelopedintheUnitedKingdomduringinthe1940sbySirEdwinAirey,andthenwidelyconstructedbetween1945and1960toprovidehousingforsoldiers,sailors,andairmenwhohadreturnedhomefromWorldWarII.Thesearerecognizablebytheirprecastconcretecolumnsandbytheir

wallsmadeofprecast"shiplap"concretepanels.[1]

AmericanColonial:atraditionalstyleofhousethatoriginatedintheEastCoastoftheUnitedStates.

GeorgianColonialGermanColonialHallandparlorhouseNewEnglandColonialSpanishColonialFrenchColonial

AmericanCraftsmanHouseAmericanFoursquarehouse

AssamtypeHouse:Assamtypehouses[2]arecommonlyfoundinthenortheasternstatesofIndia.Barraca:atraditionalstyleofhouseoriginatedinValencia,Spain.Isahistoricalfarmhousefromthe12thcenturyBCtothe19thcenturyADaroundsaidcity.Barndominium:atypeofhousethatincludeslivingspaceattachedtoeitheraworkshopora

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barn,typicallyforhorses,oralargevehiclesuchasarecreationalvehicleoralargerecreationalboat.Bayandgable:atypeofhousetypicallyfoundintheolderareasofToronto.Bungalow:anysimple,singlestoreyhousewithoutanybasement.Burmhome:anysimple,singlestoreyhousewithoutanybasementbuilthalformoreintothehill.CapeCod:apopulardesignthatoriginatedinthecoastalareaofNewEngland,especiallyineasternMassachusetts.CapeDutch:popularintheWesternCape,SouthAfrica,region.Castle:primarilyadefensivestructure/dwellingbuiltduringtheDarkAgesandtheMiddleAges,andalsoduringthe18thcenturyandthe19thcentury.Cavedwelling,Chinese:calledaYaodongandoftwotypes,1)builtintorockonthesideofahillor2)earthshelteredwithacourtyard.Chaletbungalow:popularintheUnitedKingdom,acombinationofahouseandabungalow.Chattelhouse:asmallwoodenhouseoccupiedbyworkingclasspeopleonBarbados.Conchhouse:avernacularstyleinKeyWestandMiami,derivedfromtheBahamianclapboardhouse.Convertedbarn:anoldbarnconvertedintoahouseorotheruseCottage:isusuallyasmallcountrydwelling,butweavers'cottagesarethreestoriedtownhouseswiththetopfloorreservedfortheworkingquarters.Creolecottage:atypeofhousenativetotheGulfCoastoftheUnitedStates,roughlycorrespondingtothelocationoftheformercolonialsettlementsoftheFrenchinLouisiana,SouthernMississippi,andLowerAlabama.CrackerHouse:astyleofwoodframeworkhousebuiltratherwidelyinthe19thcenturyinFloridaandSouthernGeorgia.NotethattheformerAtlantaCrackersprobaseballteamwasnamedbecauseofthemany"crackers"wholivedinGeorgiadecadesago.DeckHouse:acustombuiltpostandbeamhouseusinghighqualitywoodsandmasonry.Dogtrothouse::twohousesconnectedbyanopenbreezeway.Earthsheltered::housesusingdirt("earth")piledagainstitexteriorwallsforthermalmass,whichreducesheatflowintooroutofthehouse,maintainingamoresteadyindoortemperature.EyebrowHouse:AstyleofhousefoundinKeyWest,Floridainwhichtheroofoverhangsthewindowsreducingtheview,butprovidingmoreshade.Farmhouse:themainresidencehouseonafarm,orahousebuiltwiththesametypeofstylinglocatedanywhereFauxchateau(originatinginthe1980s):anotablyinflatedinsizeandpriceAmericansuburbanhousewithnoncontextualFrenchProvenalarchitecturalelements.FederalFrutighausAfarmhousetypeintheFrutiglandregionofSwitzerlandGablefronthouse(oraGablefrontcottage):agenerichousetypethathasagableroofthatfaces

itsstreetoravenue.[3]SeethenovelTheHouseofSevenGables,bytheAmericanauthor

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NathanielHawthorne.Gambrel:alsoknownastheDutchGambrelGeodesicdome::aruggeddomeddesign,usingstrongmetalcomponents,thatwaspioneeredbythearchitectBuckminsterFullerintheUnitedStatesofAmericainthemid20thcentury.GeorgianHouse:builtwiththestyleofGeorgianarchitecturethatbecamepopularduringthetimeofKingGeorgeIthroughKingGeorgeIVandKingWilliamIVoftheUnitedKingdom.Geesthardenhouse:oneofthethreebasichousetypesinSchleswigHolsteinregionofGermanyHallhouse:amedievalhouse,usuallytimberframed,inwhichtheprincipalroomwasahallashighasthebuilding,withthesmokefromacentralhearthrisingthroughthehall.Hanok:KoreantraditionalhouseHawksleyBL8bungalow:analuminumsidingcladtimberframedhousebuiltinGreatBritainmostlyduringthe1950sashousingforsoldiers,sailors,andairmenwhohadreturnedhomefrom

WorldWarII.[1]

Ihouse:atraditionalBritishfolkhouse,whichbecamepopularintheMiddleAtlanticandthe

SouthernAmericanColoniesbeforethebeginningoftheAmericanRevolutionaryWar.[4]

Igloo:anInuit,Yup'ik,andAleuttemporaryoremergencythatwasmadeofknifeslicedblocksofpackedsnowand/oriceintheArcticregionsofAlaska,Canada,Greenland,andSiberianRussia.IndianvernacularIzba:atraditionalRussianwoodencountryhouse.Kithouse:atypeofprefabricatedhousemadeofprecut,numberedpiecesoflumber.Konak:atypeofTurkishhousethatwaswidelybuiltduringthetimeoftheOttomanEmpireinTurkey,northernGreece,Romania,Bulgaria,Syria,Lebanon,Palestine,Jordan,northernIraq,Macedoniaetc.Lanewayhouse:atypeofCanadianhousethatisconstructedbehindanormalsinglefamilyhomethatopensontoabacklane.Linkdetached:adjacentdetachedpropertiesthatdonothaveapartywall,butwhicharelinkedbytheirgaragesandsopresentingasinglefrontagetotheirstreetoravenue.Linkedhouses:"rowhouses"or"semidetachedhouses"thatarelinkedstructurallyonlyintheirfoundations.Aboveground,thesehousesappeartobedetachedhouses.Linkinguptheirfoundationscutsthecostofconstructingthem.Loghome,Logcabin:ahousebuiltbyAmerican,Canadian,andRussianfrontiersmenandtheirfamilieswhichwasbuiltofsolid,unsquaredwoodenlogsandlaterasawellcraftedstyleofdwelling.Lustronhouse:atypeofprefabricatedhouse.Manorhouse:alargemedievalcountryhouse,oronebuiltlateronofasimilardesign,whichformerlywastheprimarydwellingofthenoblemanandhisfamily,andalsotheadministrativehubofaFeudalmanor,andwhichwasalsothelowestunitoflandorganizationanduseinthefeudalsystemduringtheDarkAgesandtheMiddleAgesinEurope:inotherwords,beforetherideoftheRenaissanceandtheAgeofEnlightenmentbothofwhichcausedthefallofthefeudal

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TheinteriorofanIraqimudhif

systemandserfdom,exceptinRussia,wheretheserfsandvassalswerenotsetfreeuntilthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury(the1850sthroughthe1890s).Mansion:aquitelargeandusuallyluxuriousdetachedhouse.Seealso:Manorhouse,andGeorgianHouseaboveMaisonette:isflatorapartmentinEngland,thatoccupiestwofloorsofabuilding,andsotypicallyhasinternalstairs.McMansion:aformulaic,inflatedsuburbanhousewithreferencestohistoricalstylesofarchitecture,suchasGeorgianarchitectureandtheManorHousementionedabove.Manufacturedhouse:aprefabricatedhousethatisassembledonthepermanentsiteonwhichitwillsit.Mewsproperty:amewsisanurbanstableblockthathasoftenbeenconvertedintoresidentialproperties.Thehousesmayhavebeenconvertedintogroundfloorgarageswithasmallflatabovewhichusedtohousetheostlerorjustagaragewithnolivingquarters.Microhouse:adwellingthatfulfillsalltherequirementsofhabitation(shelter,sleep,cooking,heating,toilet)inaverycompactspace.ThesearequitecommonindenselypopulatedAsiancountriessuchasJapan,HongKong,andSingapore.Monolithicdome:astructurecastinonepiece,generallymadeoutofshotcreteinsideanairform.Microapartment:rathercommoninthesamecountrieswheremicrohouses(above)arepopular.Thesesmallsingleroomdwellingscontainakitchen,abathroom,asleepingarea,etc.,inoneplace,usuallyinamultistoreybuilding.MinkaAgeneraltermfortraditionalhousesinJapan.

Mudhif:atraditionalreedhousemadebytheMadanpeopleofIraq.Octagonhouse:ahouseofsymmetricaloctagonalfloorplan,popularizedbrieflyduringthe19thcenturybyOrsonSquireFowler.PatiohousePithouse:aprehistorichousetypeusedonmanycontinentsandofmanystyles,partiallysunkenintotheground.Plankhouse:Ageneraltermforhousesbuiltusingplanksinavarietyofways,thisarticleasof2012onlydiscussesNativeAmericanplankhousesPolehouse:atimberhouseinwhichasetofverticalpolescarrytheloadofallofitssuspendedfloorsandroof,allowingallofitswallstobenonloadbearing.Prefabricatedhouse:ahousewhosemainstructuralsectionsweremanufacturedinafactory,andthentransportedtotheirfinalbuildingsitetobeassembleduponaconcretefoundation,whichhadtobepouredlocally.Queenslander:ahousemostcommonlybuiltinthetropicalareasofAustralia,especiallyinthe

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StateofQueenslandandintheNorthernTerritory.Theseareconstructedontopofhighconcretepiersorelseuponthestumpsoffelledtreesinordertoallowcoolingbreezestoflowbeneaththem,andoftentheyhaveawideveranda,orporch,thatrunspartiallyorcompletelythewayaroundthehouse.SeetheCrackerHouse,above,whichwasquitesimilartothisone.Ranch:aramblingsinglestoreyhouse,oftencontainingagarageandsometimesconstructedoverabasement.Roundhouse:ahousebuiltwithacircularplan.ThiskindwasconstructedinWesternEuropebeforetheConquestbytheRomanlegions.Afterthisconquest,houseswereusuallybuiltintheRomanstylethatcamefromItaly.Saltbox:awoodenhousethatwaswidespreadduringColonialTimesinNewEngland.Splitlevelhouse:adesignofhousethatwascommonlybuiltduringthe1950sand1960s.Ithastwonearlyequalsectionsthatarelocatedontwodifferentlevels,withashortstairwayinthecorridorconnectingthem.Thiskindofhouseisquitesuitableforbuildingonslantedorhillyland."SearsCatalogHome":anownerbuilt"kit"housesthatweresoldbytheSears,RoebuckandCo.corporationviacatalogordersfrom1906to1940.Shack:asmall,usuallyrundown,woodenbuilding.Shotgunhouse:astyleofhousethatwasinitiallypopularinNewOrleansstartingaround1830,andspreadfromtheretootherurbanareasthroughouttheSouthernU.S.ItspeakperiodofpopularityranfromtheCivilWartotheGreatDepression.Thishousetypicallyfollowsthestructureoflivingroom,bedrooms,thenthebathroom,andkitchenasthelastroomofthehouse.

Thereasonforthenameisbecauseitallsitsinonestraightlinefromfronttoback.[5]

Singlefamilydetachedhome:anyfreestandinghousethatisstructurallyseparatedfromitsneighboringhouses,usuallyseparatedbyopenland,makingitdistinctivefromsuchdwellingsasduplexes,townhouses,andcondominiums.Souterrain:anearthendwellingtypicallyderivingfromNeolithicAgeorBronzeAgetimes.SpanishColonialRevivalarchitectureBasedontheSpanishColonialarchitecturefromtheSpanishcolonizationoftheAmericas,theSpanishColonialRevivalstyleupdatedtheseformsanddetailingforanewcenturyandculture.StilthousesorPiledwellings:housesraisedonstiltsoverthesurfaceofthesoilorabodyofwater.Snouthouse:ahousewiththegaragedoorbeingtheclosestpartofthedwellingtothestreet.Splits

Backsplit:multilevelhousethatappearsasabungalowfromthefrontelevation.Frontsplit:multilevelhousethatappearsasatwostoreyhouseinfrontandabungalowintheback.Itistheoppositeofabacksplitandisarareconfiguration.Sidesplit:multilevelhousewherethedifferentlevelsarevisiblefromthefrontelevationview.

Storeybookhouses:1920shousesinspiredbyHollywoodsetdesign.Tipi

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ExampleofanearlyVictorian"GingerbreadHouse"intheUSA,builtin1855.

Treehouse:ahousebuiltamongthebranchesoraroundthetrunkofoneormorematuretreesanddoesnotrestontheground.Trullo:atraditionalApulianstonedwellingwithconicalroof.TudorRevivalarchitecture::modernvariantsofTudorarchitecture.TuscanUmgebindealsoknownasUpperLusatianhouse,auniquetypeofcombinedlogandtimberframeconstructioninGermanyCzechRepublicPolandregion.Undergroundhome:adwellingdugandconstructedundergroundUnit:atypeofmediumdensityhousingthatisusuallyfoundinAustraliaandNewZealand.Unityhouse:atypeoflowcostdwellingbuiltintheUnitedKingdomduringthe1940sand1950s.Thesecontainwallsmadeofstackedconcretepanelsbetweenconcretepillars.About

19,000ofthesehouseswereconstructedintheUK.[1]

UthlandFrisianhouse:asubtypeofGeesthardenhouseofnorthwestGermanyandDenmarkVernacularhouse:houseconstructedinthemanneroftheaboriginalpopulation,designedclosetonature,usinglocallyavailablematerials.

VictorianhouseVilla:originallyanupperclasscountryhouse,thoughsinceitsoriginsinRomantimestheideaandfunctionofavillahasevolvedconsiderably.Wealdenhallhouseatypeofvernacularmedievaltimberframedyeoman'shallhousetraditionalinthesoutheastofEngland.Wimpeyhouse:alowcosthousebuiltintheUKfromthe1940sonwards.Thewallsareofnofines

concrete.About300,000wereconstructed.[1]

Yaodong:adugoutusedasanabodeorshelterinnorthernChina,especiallyontheLoessPlateau.Yurt:anomadichouseofCentralAsia

Semidetacheddwellings

Councilhouse:inUKandIreland.Socialhousingbuiltbythelocalauthority,normallypartofacouncilestate,forrentaltolowincomefamilies.SeealsoCouncilflat.Duplexhouse:commonlyreferstotwoseparateresidences,attachedsidebyside,butthetermissometimesusedtomeanstackedapartmentsontwodifferentfloors(particularlyinurbanareassuchasNewYorkandSanFrancisco).(SeeTwodecker)Theduplexhouseoftenlookslikeeithertwohousesputtogether,orasalargesinglehome,andbothlegallyandstructurally,literallysharesawallbetweenhalves.Theduplexhomecanappearasasingletownhousesectionwithtwo

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differententrances,thoughtheoccasionalduplexwithasharedcommonentranceandentryhallhavebeenconstructed.Thejargonterms"triplex"and"fourplex"arecontrivednamesthatrefertosimilarstructureswiththreeorfourhousingunits,orfloorsifreferringtoapartments,andagainthecharacteristicsharingofstructuralwalls,asarethetownhouseandsixpackformsthatadaptedthesavingsinmaterialsandcostsofasharedloadbearingwall.

Twofamilyhomeortwofamilyhouse:thegenericAmericanrealestatebusinessjargonforasmallapartmenthouseoraduplexhousethatcontaintwodwellingunits.Inadvertisements,"twofamilyhome"isthegenerallyusedjargon.Twodecker(ADoubledeckerbuildingplan):sincerealestateadvertisinggenerallyspecifiescorrectlywhetherthetwofamilyhomeisaduplexhousetypetheseareusuallymoredesirableforbothrentalsorpurchases.Semidetached:twohousesjoinedtogethercompareduplex.

AttachedSingleunithousing

Connectedfarm:AtypeoffarmhousecomplexinNewEngland.Housebarn:Acombinedhouseandbarn,seearticleformanytypes.Longhouse:Ahistoricalhousetypetypicallyforfamilygroupsorasahousebarn.

AttachedMultiunithousing

SpecifictermsundervariousAmericanfederal,state,orlocallawsdealingwithfairhousing,truthinadvertising,andsoforth,havebeenprescribedandengenderspecificlegalmeanings.Forexample,inAmericanhousingcodes,all"apartments"mustcontainakitchen,bathingfacilities,andasleepingarea,orelsethattermmaynotbeused.ThisgeneratesvariousdifferenceswithintheEnglishspeakingworld,andthetermssuchas"singlefamily","twofamily",or"threefamily"building,residence,house,home,orpropertycanbegenericandthusconveylittleornobuildingplan(styleofbuilding)information.Suchterminologyismostcommoninadvertisingandrealestatemarketsthatofferleasingofsuchunits,orsalesofsuchbuildings.

Apartment:arelativelyselfcontainedhousingunitinabuildingwhichisoftenrentedouttoonepersonorafamily,ortwoormorepeoplesharingaleaseinapartnership,fortheirexclusiveuse.Sometimescalledaflatordigs(slang).Somelocaleshavelegaldefinitionsofwhatconstitutesanapartment.Insomelocations,"apartment"denotesabuildingthatwasbuiltspecificallyforsuchunits,whereas"flat"denotesaunitinabuildingthathadbeenoriginallybuiltasasinglefamilyhouse,butlateronsubdividedintosomemultiunithousetype.[2](http://www.apartmentchicagoweb.com)

Apartmentbuilding,Blockofflats:amultiunitdwellingmadeupofseveral(generallyfourormore)apartments.Contrastthiswiththetwofamilyhouseandthethreefamilydwelling.

Aul:atypeoffortifiedvillagefoundthroughouttheCaucasusMountains,especiallyinDagestan.

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Barracks:atypeofmilitaryhousing,formerlyconnotingalarge"openbay"withrowsofbunkbedsandattachedbathroomfacilities,butduringthemostrecentseveraldecadesfortheAmericanArmedForcesmostofthenewhousingunitsforunmarriedservicemenhavebeenconstructedwithadormitorystylelayouthousingtwotofourservicemembers.ThisdormitorystylingprovidingadditionalprivacyhasbeenfoundtopromotetheretentionoftrainedpersonnelintheallvolunteerArmedForcesoftheUnitedStates.

Basementapartment

Brownstone:aNortheasternUnitedStatestypeofhousingunit:seerowhouse.

Bedsit:ABritishexpression(shortforbedsittingroom)forasingleroomeddwellinginasubdividedlargerhouse.Thestandardtypecontainsakitchenetteorbasiccookingfacilitiesinacombinedbedroom/livingarea,withaseparatebathroomandlavatorysharedbetweenanumberofrooms.OncecommoninolderVictorianpropertiesinBritishcities,theyarelessfrequentlyfoundsincethe1980sasaresultoftenancyreforms,propertypricesandrenovationgrantsthatfavourtherefurbishmentofsuchpropertiesintoselfcontainedflatsforleaseholdsale.

Choultry:aSouthIndianHinduCaravanserai

Close:TermusedinGlasgowforhighdensityslumhousingbuilt18001870.Tenementsusually

3or4stories,terraced,backtoback,aroundashortculdesac.[6]

Clusterhouse:anolderformoftheQtypehouse(seebelow)[7]

Condominium:aformofownershipwithindividualapartmentsforeveryone,andcoownership(bypercentages)ofallofthecommonareas,suchascorridors,hallways,stairways,lobbies,recreationrooms,porches,rooftops,andanyoutdoorareasofthegroundsofthebuildings.

Court:HighdensityslumhousingbuiltintheUK,18001870.Twoormorestories,terraced,backtoback,aroundashortalleyatrightanglestothemainstreet.Oncecommonincitieslike

Liverpool[8]andLeeds.

Deckaccess:ablockof"flats"whichareaccessedfromawalkwaythatisopentotheelements.

Facetoface:alowcosthousinginNigeria,withagroupofoneortworoomapartmentshavingtheirentrancesfacingeachother,andthebathroom(s),toilet(s)andkitchenspacesusually

shared.[9]

Flat:InGreatBritainandIreland,thismeansexactlythesameasan"apartment".InandaroundSanFrancisco,Calif.,thistermmeansanapartmentthattakesupanentirefloorofalargehouse,usuallyonethathasbeenconvertedfromanolderVictorianhouse.

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2Flat,3Flat,and4Flathouses:Housesorbuildingswith2,3,or4flats,respectively,especiallywheneachoftheflatstakesuponeentirefloorofthehouse.Thereisacommonstairwayinthefrontandofteninthebackprovidingaccesstoalltheflats.2Flatsandsometimes3flatsarecommonincertainolderneighborhoods.

FourPlusOne:anapartmentbuildingconsistingoffourstoriesaboveaparkinglot.Thefourfloorscontainingtheapartmentunitsareofwoodframeandmasonryconstruction.Itwas

particularlypopularinChicagoduringthe1960sand1970s,especiallyonthecity'snorthside.[10]

Garageapartment:anapartmentoveragarageifthegarageisattached,theapartmentwillhaveaseparateentrancefromthemainhouse.

Garalow:aportmanteauword"garage"+"bungalow"similartoagarageapartment,butwiththeapartmentandgarageatthesamelevel.

Gardenapartment:abuildingstyleusuallycharacterizedbytwostory,semidetachedbuildings,eachfloorbeingaseparateapartment.

Gardenflat:aflatwhichisatgarden(ground)levelinamultilevelhouseorapartmentbuilding,especiallyinthecaseofGeorgianandVictorianterracedhousingwhichhasbeensubdividedintoseparatedwellings.

Housingcooperative(orCoop):aformofownershipinwhichanonprofitcorporationownstheentireapartmentbuildingordevelopmentandresidentsownsharesinthecorporationthatcorrespondtotheirapartmentandapercentageofcommonareas.InAustraliathiscorrespondswitha"companytitle"apartment.

Housingproject:aNorthAmericantermforgovernmentownedhousingforlowincometenants(akaPublichousingorSocialhousing).

LiveWork:atownhouse/rowhousehavingaretail,officeorworkshoponthegroundfloorwithlivingpremisesofthebuildingproprietorandoccupier(theoneperson)ofthegroundfloorcommercialspaceabovee.g.likethetraditionalhighstreetVictoriangrocer.Normallywithfireratedseparation.

Ksar:avillageconsistingofgenerallyattachedhouses,widespreadamongtheoasispopulationsoftheMaghreb(northernAfrica)Loftorwarehouseconversioncanbeanapartmentbuildingwhereinpartoftheunit,usuallyconsistingofthebedroom(s)and/orasecondbedroomlevelbathissubdividedverticallywithinthestructurallytallbaybetweenthestructuralfloorsofaformerfactoryorwarehousebuilding.Theloftscreatedinsucharelocallysupportedbycolumnsandbearingwallsandnotpartoftheoveralloriginalloadbearingstructure.

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Maisonette:anapartment/flatontwolevelswithinternalstairs,orwhichhasitsownentranceatstreetlevel.

Mess:abuildingorflatwithsinglebedroompertenantandsharedfacilitiesliketoiletsandkitchens.Thesearepopularwithstudents,bachelorsorlowwageearnersintheIndiansubcontinent.ItissimilartothebedsitintheUK.Somevariantsincludemultipletenantsperbedroomandinclusionofacentralizedmaidserviceorcookedmealswithtenancy.

Motherinlawapartment:smallapartmenteitherattheback,inthebasement,oronanupperlevelsubdivisionofthemainhouse,usuallywithaseparateentrance(alsoknownasa"Grannyflat"intheUK,AustraliaandNewZealand).Ifitisaseparatestructurefromthemainhouse,itiscalleda'grannycottage'ora'doddyhouse'.SuchSecondarysuitesareoftenefficiencyortworoomapartmentsbutalwayshavekitchenfacilities(whichisusuallyalegalrequirementofanyapartment).

Officetel:smallapartmentprovidingacombinedworkandlivingareainoneplace,especiallyinSouthKorea.

Penthouse:thetopfloorofmultistorybuilding

Plattenbau(EastGerman)/Panelk(Czech,Slovak):acommunisteratowerblockthatismadeofslabsofconcreteputtogether.

Qtype:townhousebuiltmainlyinhousingestatesintheUKbeginninginthelate20thcentury.Thehousesarearrangedinblocksoffourwitheachhouseatacorneroftheblock.Similartotheearlierclusterhouse(seeabove).

Railroadapartment(orrailroadflat):atypeofapartmentthatisinabuildingbuiltonaverynarrowlot(usuallyaboutaswideasarailroadcar,orPullmancarsectionsthereof).

Roominghouse:atypeofSingleRoomOccupancybuildingwheremostwashing,kitchenandlaundryfacilitiesaresharedbetweenresidents,whichmayalsoshareacommonsuiteoflivingroomsanddiningroom,withorwithoutboardarrangements.Whenboardisprovided(nolongercommon),acommondiningtimeandscheduleisimposedbythelandlordwhoinsuchcasesalsoservesasaninnkeeperofsorts.InAustraliaandtheUnitedStates,anyhousingaccommodationwith4ormorebedroomscanberegardedasaroominghouseifeachbedroomissubjecttoindividualtenancyagreements.IntheU.S.,roominghouseleaseagreementstypicallyrunforveryshortperiods,usuallyweektoweek,orafewdaysatatime.Transienthousingarrangementsforlongertermtenanciesareimplementedbya"rider"onacasebycasebasis,iflocallawspermit.

Rowhouse(USA)alsocalled"Terracedhome"(USA)alsocalled"Townhouse":3ormorehousesinarowsharinga"party"wallwithitsadjacentneighbour.InNewYorkandBoston,

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"Brownstones"arerowhouses.Rowhousesaretypicallymultiplestories.ThetermtownhouseiscurrentlycomingintowideruseintheUK,butterracedhouse(not"terracedhome")ismorecommon.

Shophouse:thenamegiveninSoutheastAsiatoaterracedtwotofivestoryurbanbuildingfeaturingashoporotherpublicactivityonthestreetlevel,withresidentialaccommodationonupperfloors.

SingleRoomOccupancyorSRO:astudioapartment,usuallyoccurringwithablockofmanysimilarapartments,intendedforuseaspublichousing.Theymayormaynothavetheirownwashing,laundry,andkitchenfacilities.IntheUnitedStates,lackofkitchenfacilitiespreventsuseoftheterm"apartment",sosuchwouldbeclassifiedasaboardinghouseorhotel.

Sixpack:InNewEngland(USA),thisreferstoastickbuiltblockof6apartmentscomprising(duplexed)twothreestoryTripledeckersbuiltsidebysidesharingonewall,acommonroof,lot,yards(lawnsandgardens,ifany),parkingarrangements,andbasement,butpossessingseparatelymeteredelectric,andseparatehotwaterandheatingorairconditioning.InAustralia,itreferstoastyleofapartmentsthatwereconstructedduringthe1960s,70sandearly80s,usuallycomprisingasingle,masonrybuiltblockcontaining4to8walkupapartments(thoughsometimes,manymore),ofbetween2and3storiesinheight,withcarparkingatthesideorrear.

StudioapartmentorStudioflat(UK),orBachelorapartmentorEfficiencyapartment:asuitewithasingleroomthatdoublesasliving/sittingroomandbedroom,withakitchenetteandbathsqueezedinofftooneside.Theunitisdesignedforasingleoccupantorpossiblyacouple.EspeciallyinCanadaandSouthAfrica,alsocalledbachelor,orbacheloretteifverysmall.

Tenement:amultiunitdwellingusuallyofframeconstruction,quiteoftenbrickveneered,madeupofseveral(generallymanymorethanfourtosix)apartments(i.e.alargeapartmentbuilding)thatcanbeuptofivestories.Tenementsdonotgenerallyhaveelevators.IntheUnitedStatestheconnotationsometimesimpliesarundownorpoorlycaredforbuilding.Itoftenreferstoaverylargeapartmentbuildingusuallyconstructedduringthelate19thtoearly20thcenturyerasitedincitiesorcompanytowns.

Terracedhouse:Sincethelate18thcenturyisastyleofhousingwhere(generally)identicalindividualhousesareconjoinedintorowsalineofhouseswhichabutdirectlyontoeachotherbuiltwithsharedpartywallsbetweendwellingswhoseuniformfrontsanduniformheightcreatedanensemblethatwasmorestylishthana"rowhouse".HoweverthisisalsotheUKtermfora"rowhouse"regardlessofwhetherthehousesareidenticalornot.

Backtoback:Terracedhouseswhichalsoadjoinasecondterracetotherear.TheywereacommonformofhousingforworkersduringtheIndustrialRevolutioninEngland.

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ExampleoflateVictorianterraceinMossSide,Manchester,UK.

TowerblockorApartmenttower:ahighriseapartmentbuilding.

Townhouse:alsocalledRowhouse(US).IntheUK,atownhouseisatraditionaltermforanupperclasshouseinLondon(incontrastwithcountryhouse),andisnowcomingintouseasatermfornewterracedhouses,whichareoftenthreeormorestoriestallandmayincludeagarageonthegroundfloor.

Stackedtownhouse:Unitsarestackedoneachotherunitsmaybemultilevelallunitshavedirectaccessfromtheoutside.

ThreefamilyhomeorThreefamilyhouseU.S.realestateandadvertisingtermforseveralconfigurationsofapartmentclasseddwellingbuildingsincluding:

Tripledecker:athreefamilyapartmenthouse,usuallyofframeconstruction,inwhichallthreeapartmentunitsarestackedontopofoneanother.(Foradditionalcharacteristics,alsoseeMultifamilyhomefeaturesbelow.)Twodecker:atwofamilyhouseconsistingofstackedapartmentsthatfrequentlyhavesimilaroridenticalfloorplans.Sometwodeckers,usuallyonesstartingassinglefamilyhomes,haveoneorbothfloorssubdividedandarethereforethreeorfourfamilydwellings.Somehaveexternalstairwaysgivingatotallyseparateentrance,andsome,usuallythosewhichhavebeenasinglefamilyhousenowsubdivided,aresimilartotheMaisonetteplanbutsharingacommonexternal'mainentrance'doorandlock,andamaininternalhallwithstairwayslettingtotheseparateapartments.(Foradditionalcharacteristics,alsoseeMultifamilyhomefeaturesbelow.)

Tynesideflat:apairofsinglestoreyflatsinatwostoreyterrace,distinctivelywithtwoseparatefrontdoorstothestreetratherthanasharedlobby.NotablyfoundonTyneside,NorthEasternEngland.

Multifamilyhomefeatures

Tenantsusuallyhavesomeportionofthebasementand/orcommonattic.FireregulationsstrictlyrequireaseparateemergencyegressforallapartmentsunderU.S.lawsandnationalfirecodes.Utilitiesareeitherpaidaspartoftherent,or(nowpredominant)theunitshaveseparatelyprovidedheat,airconditioning,electricaldistributionpanelsandmeters,andsometimes(uncommonly)watermetering,separatingallsecondaryhousingcostsbyrentalunit.Commonlightingmayormaynotbeoffaseparatemeterandcircuitryinsubdividedformersinglefamilydwellings.

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Leaseholddocumentswillspecifyothercommonfactorssuchasspecificparkingrights,rightstocommonspacessuchaslawnandgardensonthepremises,storageorgarage(usuallyadetachedunit,thatcannoteconomicallybeconvertedintoanadditionalhousingunit)facilitiesanddetailssuchaswhohasresponsibilityforupkeep,snowremoval,lawncare,andsoforth.

TongLau:atypeofshophousefoundinsouthernChina.

Unit:atypeofMediumdensityhousingfoundinAustraliaandNewZealand.

Vatara:ahousingcomplex,mainlyfoundinurbanKarnataka,India,similartoanapartmentcomplex,butwithmostlytwostoriesandhomesinarowoneachfloor.

Movabledwellings

Parkhome,alsocalledMobilehome:aprefabricatedhousethatismanufacturedoffsite.Tent:usuallyalightweight,moveablestructure.TraveltrailerorCaravanYurtorGer:usedbynomadsinthesteppesofCentralAsia.Houseboat:includesfloathouses

Seealso

CohousingCompanytownCityblockHomeHouseGatedcommunityIntentionalCommunityListofhousestylesPlannedUnitDevelopmentRealestateListofhumanhabitationformsSpitehouse,whichmayormaynotbeattachedtootherstructuresSustainabledesignTimeshare,formofvacationproperty

References

1. ^abcd6172InvestigationofNonTraditionalConcreteandTimberFramedPropertiesStructuralSurvey

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Report,SouthCambridgeshireDistrictCouncil[1](http://www.scambs.gov.uk/admin/documents/retrieve.asp?pk_document=906084)

2. ^http://www.worldhousing.net/WHEReports/wh100172.pdf3. ^RidgeHistoricalSociety(http://www.ridgehistoricalsociety.org/Arch_Styles/19th_Century.html)4. ^WestCentralNeighborhoodAssociation(http://www.westcentralneighborhood.org/hgt2001.htm)5. ^Shotgunhouses.6. ^http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/month/Mar2006.html7. ^"ClusterHouse"(http://thesaurus.englishheritage.org.uk/thesaurus_term.asp?thes_no=1&term_no=91523),

EnglishHeritageOnlineThesaurus,accessed201112078. ^http://www.discoverliverpool.com/24/section.aspx/39. ^Newswatch14(114).NewswatchCommunicationsLtd.1991.p.10.

10. ^FourPlusOne(http://forgottenchicago.com/features/definingthefourplusone/)infoonForgottenChicago,retrieved20100420

Externallinks

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