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A two-bedroom flat-roofed bungalow, it had a resin-bonded plywood timber frame with asbestos wall sections, [38] it was based on a military wartime office design. With dimensions of 23 feet 6 inches (7.16 m) by 19 feet 7 inches (5.97 m), [ 8 ] the first two versions included the MoW standard kitchen/bathroom service unit, plus a lounge; Mark 3s ...
A hut is a dwelling of relatively simple construction, usually one room and one story in height. The design and materials of huts vary widely around the world. Roundhouse: a house built with a circular plan. Broch: a Scottish roundhouse. Trullo: a traditional Apulian stone dwelling with a conical roof. Igloo.
Bungalow. A bungalow house in Houston, Texas. A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is single- storey, [1] sometimes with a smaller upper storey set in the roof and windows that come out from the roof, [2] and may be surrounded by wide verandas. [1][3] The first house in England that was classified as a bungalow was built in 1869. [1]
The Wimpey No-fines House was a construction method and series of house designs produced by the George Wimpey company and intended for mass-production of social housing for families, developed under the Ministry of Works post- World War II Emergency Factory Made programme. "No-fines" refers to the type of concrete used – concrete with no fine ...
In the UK and Ireland, any small, old (especially pre-World War I) house in a rural or formerly rural location, whether with one, two, or (rarely) three stories, is a cottage. Bungalow , in American English, this term describes a medium- to large-sized freestanding house on a generous block in the suburbs, with a generally less formal floor ...
Semi-detached. A semi-detached house (often abbreviated to semi) is a single-family duplex dwelling that shares one common wall with its neighbour. The name distinguishes this style of construction from detached houses, with no shared walls, and terraced houses, with a shared wall on both sides. Often, semi-detached houses are built in pairs in ...
Council house. A council house, corporation house or council flat is a form of British public housing built by local authorities. A council estate is a building complex containing a number of council houses and other amenities like schools and shops. Construction took place mainly from 1919 to 1980s, as a result of the Housing Act 1919.
Split-Level House. The stairway in a split level dormitory. Note that the entry on the higher floor is not at the ceiling level of the lower entry, but approximately half its height. A split-level home (sometimes called a tri-level home) is a style of house in which the floor levels are staggered. There are typically two short sets of stairs ...