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2. List of house styles - Wikipedia

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   13 Modern and Post-modern. ... This list of house styles lists styles of vernacular architecture – i.e., outside any academic tradition – used in the design of ...

3. Tiny-house movement - Wikipedia

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   Small houses may emphasize design over size, [120] utilize dual purpose features and multi-functional furniture, and incorporate technological advances of space saving equipment and appliances. [22] Vertical space optimization is also a common feature of small houses and apartments. An example of this is the use of loft spaces for sleeping and ...

4. Milton Small House - Wikipedia

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   The Raleigh Historic Development Commission has called Small House "the first structure in Raleigh to evoke the design concepts of Mies." [2] [6] A 1961 addition was designed by Small, adding bedrooms to the sides of the house and separate living and dining rooms. [3]

5. Ranch-style house - Wikipedia

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   By the 1950s, the California ranch house, by now often called simply the ranch house or "rambler house", accounted for nine out of every ten new houses. [3] The seemingly endless ability of the style to accommodate the individual needs of the owner/occupant, combined with the very modern inclusion of the latest in building developments and ...

6. Bedroom - Wikipedia

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   In larger Victorian houses it was common to have accessible from the bedroom a boudoir for the lady of the house and a dressing room for the gentleman. [2] Attic bedrooms exist in some houses; since they are only separated from the outside air by the roof they are typically cold in winter and may be too hot in summer. The slope of the rafters ...

7. Cape Cod (house) - Wikipedia

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   Cape Cod–style house c. 1920. The Cape Cod house is defined as the classic North American house. In the original design, Cape Cod houses had the following features: symmetry, steep roofs, central chimneys, windows at the door, flat design, one to one-and-a-half stories, narrow stairways, and simple exteriors.

8. Single-family detached home - Wikipedia

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   House types include: Cottage, a small house. In the US, a cottage typically has four main rooms, two on either side of a central corridor. It is common to find a lean-to added to the back of the cottage, which may accommodate the kitchen, laundry, and bathroom. In Australia, it is common for a cottage to have a verandah across its front. In the ...

9. Lustron house - Wikipedia

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   Lustron houses are prefabricated enameled steel houses developed in the post-World War II era United States in response to the shortage of homes for returning G.I.s by Chicago industrialist and inventor Carl Strandlund. Considered low-maintenance and extremely durable, they were expected to attract modern families who might not have the time ...