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Open Floor Plan vs. Broken Floor Plan vs. Closed Floor Plan. One way to distinguish these layouts is to see how the space is broken up, ... If you have an open-concept home, it’s easy to convert ...
American Craftsman house with detached secondary suite. A secondary suite (also known as a accessory dwelling unit (ADU), in-law apartment, granny flat, granny annex or garden suite [1]) is a self-contained apartment, cottage, or small residential unit that is located on a property that has a separate main, single-family home, duplex, or other residential unit.
The dual occupancy concept has been encouraged by both the MOH and Metropolitan Planning Agencies through planning scheme Amendment 150 [1] in 1981 [2] [3] [4] to enable existing houses and housing lots to be subdivided into two (initially, dual occupancy was in the form of two dwellings on a single block of land in residential zones, and later this measure was extended to permit subdivision ...
A residential cluster development, or open space development, is the grouping of residential properties on a development site to use the extra land as open space, recreation or agriculture. It is increasingly becoming popular in subdivision development because it allows the developer to spend much less on land and obtain much the same price per ...
Many people admire the allure of open-concept layouts, often considered a hallmark of a modern interior. But, as a home editor, I'm noticing more designers lean into closed-concept floor plans ...
A house in multiple occupation (HMO), [1] or a house of multiple occupancy, is a British English term which refers to residential properties where 'common areas' exist and are shared by more than one household. Most HMOs have been subdivided from larger houses designed for and occupied by one family.
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.
Open plan is the generic term used in architectural and interior design for any floor plan that makes use of large, open spaces and minimizes the use of small, enclosed rooms such as private offices. The term can also refer to landscaping of housing estates, business parks, etc., in which there are no defined property boundaries, such as hedges ...