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  2. List of house types - Wikipedia

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    Large garage on the front side and living space on the back end. A housebarn is a combined house and barn. Barndominium: a type of house that includes living space attached to either a workshop or a barn, typically for horses, or a large vehicle such as a recreational vehicle or a large recreational boat

  3. Courtyard house - Wikipedia

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    Plan of a Roman courtyard house Courtyard houses in Beijing. The courtyard house makes its first appearance in Mesopatamian sites such as Tell Chuera in present-day Syria ca. 6500 BC, and in the central Jordan Valley on the northern bank of the Yarmouk River, ca. 6400–6000 BC (calibrated), in the Neolithic Yarmukian site at Sha'ar HaGolan, giving the site a special significance in ...

  4. U-shaped courtyard house in Vieux-la-Romaine - Wikipedia

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    Plan of the U-shaped courtyard house. The red arrows indicate the direction of circulation between rooms. The house has an approximate total area of 197 m², [D 1] comprising 112 m² of living space and 85 m² of a service courtyard arranged in a U-shaped configuration around a storage area. [C 1]

  5. Bungalow court - Wikipedia

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    Bungalow courts also integrated their courtyards with the homes, providing green space to homeowners. [1] Bungalow courts were generally marketed at people who wanted the amenities of a single-family home without its high cost. While each family in a bungalow court had its own house and garden, upkeep and land were shared among the residents. [2]

  6. Courtyard housing - Wikipedia

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    Courtyard housing is a distinct medium-density multi-family housing typology centered on a shared outdoor open space or garden and surrounded by one or two stories of apartment units typically only accessed by courtyard from the street (and not by an interior corridor). Courtyard housing developed independently in many cultures around the world ...

  7. Historic house architecture in Morocco - Wikipedia

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    The central patio/courtyard, the wast ad-dar, is thus the centerpiece of the house. The size and craftsmanship of this interior space was an indication of the status and wealth of its owners, rather than the house's external appearance. [1]: 54 In the riyad house this courtyard is occupied by an interior garden, often planted with trees. The ...

  8. Terraced house - Wikipedia

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    The term "townhouse" in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic usually refers to modern terraced houses constructed in the late 20th century and beyond, especially those in suburban settings, which often have home owners associations and include garages. Multi-story attached homes that are grouped in twos or threes are typically called duplexes (or ...

  9. Mews - Wikipedia

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    A mews is a row or courtyard of stables and carriage houses with living quarters above them, built behind large city houses before motor vehicles replaced horses in the early twentieth century. Mews are usually located in desirable residential areas, having been built to cater for the horses, coachmen and stable-servants of prosperous residents.