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Housing Typology
HOUSING TYPES
There are so many different names used to describe buildings where people
live.
Housing types according to their physical composition are basically
categorized under two main divisions:
Single
detached
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HOUSING TYPES
B) attached or multi-user dwellings
Multi-family residential is a classification of housing where multiple separate
housing units are contained within one building. The most common form is an
apartment building.
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B) attached or multi-user dwellings
What are the alternative arrangements (typology) of residential
accommodations in a multi- use building?
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Duplex house are two single dwelling units separated over two floors,
connected by an indoor staircase.
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HOUSING TYPES
B) attached or multi-user dwellings
HOUSING TYPES
B) attached or multi-user dwellings
HOUSING TYPES
B) attached or multi-user dwellings
HOUSING TYPES
B) attached or multi-user dwellings
HOUSING TYPES
B) attached or multi-user dwellings
HOUSING TYPES
B) attached or multi-user dwellings
HOUSING TYPES
B) attached or multi-user dwellings
2- Shop-house:
Shop houses were initially occupied by
single families, with their private living
areas in an upper space and the public
family business downstairs.
Residential spaces are meant to
accommodate one or more families, or
serve as a dormitory for single workers.
The covered walkway along the road
is for public use, providing pedestrians
shade from sun and rain.
Unites can be arranged over the shops
or to the back, with separate back or
side entrances.
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3- Apartment building:
A building with multiple floors containing
multiple apartments on each floor.
Apartment building can range in many sizes,
some with only a few apartments, other with
hundreds of apartments on many floors, or
any size in between.
There are often inside hallways and inside
entrances to each apartment.
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3- Apartment building (high Rise):
A Tower block, Apartment tower, or Apartment block
Apartment blocks have technical and economic
advantages in areas with high population density.
They have become a well-known form of housing
accommodation in almost all densely populated
urban areas around the world.
In contrast with low-rise and single-family houses,
apartment blocks accommodate more inhabitants
per unit of area of land, and also decrease the
cost of public infrastructure.
In recent years, they have become popular with
their excellent views, desirable locations and
architectural styles, and now command high
prices.
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3- Apartment building (high Rise):
A Tower block, Apartment tower, or Apartment block
In Roman Egypt seven-storey buildings existed
as early as the 3rd century AD in local towns
such as Hermopolis.
The medieval Egyptian city of Fustat housed
many high-rise residential buildings, some seven
stories tall that could accommodate hundreds of
people.
These high-rise apartment buildings and tower
blocks were built in Yemen in the 16th century.
They remain the tallest mud brick buildings in
the world.
HOUSING TYPES
B) attached or multi-user dwellings
1- Single Housing types:
A penthouse apartment or penthouse apartment is
an apartment which is a single dwelling that is on the
highest floor of an apartment building.
If more than one apartment is on the floor then it is not
a penthouse, it would just be called a top floor flat or
apartment.
These structures do not occupy the entire roof deck.
A Penthouses apartments are typically
differentiated from other apartments by
luxury features.
penthouse apartment may have additional
exclusive features not found in the majority
of apartments in the building, such as: a
private entrance or elevator, or
higher/vaulted ceilings, having two or more
levels, a swimming pool.
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3- Mixed use building:
A building with space for both
commercial, business, or office use,
and space for residential use.
Possible arrangements include the
commercial/business use on the first
or first couple floors and one or
more apartments or residential
spaces on the upper floors.
Another possibility is to have the
commercial/business area up front
and the residential area in the back.
An active pedestrian environment.