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  2. Duplex (building) - Wikipedia

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    A side by side duplex also known as a semi-detached house. In dense areas like Manhattan and downtown Chicago, a duplex or duplex apartment refers to a maisonette, a single dwelling unit spread over two floors connected by an indoor staircase. [3] Similarly, a triplex apartment refers to an apartment spread out over three floors.

  3. List of house types - Wikipedia

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    A wooden house in Tartu, Estonia. This is a list of house types. Houses can be built in a large variety of configurations. A basic division is between free-standing or single-family detached homes and various types of attached or multi-family residential dwellings. Both may vary greatly in scale and the amount of accommodation provided.

  4. Single-family detached home - Wikipedia

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    Typical suburban single-family house in Poland Single-family houses in Montreal Typical single-family home in Northern Germany. Terms corresponding to a single-family detached home in common use are single-family home (in the US and Canada), single-detached dwelling (in Canada), detached house (in the United Kingdom and Canada), and separate house (in New Zealand).

  5. List of building types - Wikipedia

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    Examples of single-family detached house types include: Bungalow; Central-passage house (North America) Chattel house (Caribbean) Château (France) Cottage (various) Courtyard house (various) Konak (Asia) Log house (various) Mansion (various) Housebarn (various) Split level home (various) Upper Lusatian house (Europe)

  6. Housing estate - Wikipedia

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    Single Detached: This type of housing will be detached from other housing types. This type of unit houses lower densities. Lawns are an option for this kind of design, with distinctive public and private spaces. A single detached can have up to three floors. Commonly referred to as: House, Cottage, Villa, or Bungalow.

  7. Semi-detached - Wikipedia

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    When new, the design of each side would have been identical. In Australia, a semi-detached house is also known as a "duplex". Townhouses may be apparently similar to semi-detached houses, but a semi-detached house sits on a single property, owned in its entirety by the owner of the semi-detached house, whereas townhouses sit on a shared property.

  8. Single- and double-pen architecture - Wikipedia

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    A single pen is just one unit: a rectangle of four walls of a log cabin. In double pen architecture, two log pens are built and those are joined by a roof over a breezeway in between. [1] A saddlebag house is a subset of double-pen architecture with two rooms, a central chimney, and one or two front doors.

  9. House plan - Wikipedia

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    They illustrate how the home relates to the lot's boundaries and surroundings. Site plans should outline location of utility services, setback requirements, easements, location of driveways and walkways, and sometimes even topographical data that specifies the slope of the terrain. A floor plan [2] is an overhead view of the completed house. On ...