8MostCommonTy

pesofHouses
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ngforhousesmeansl ooki
ngt
hroughcountl
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ngsontheInt
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Mostdescri
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onscomewi thkeywor
dssuchas, aspaci
ousbungalow,acozyvi
ll
a,or
apract
ical
rowhouse. I
fyouarenotf
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ms, youmightj
ustbe
thi
nki
ngaboutadiff
erentty
peofhouseenti
rel
y.

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nordertoeli
minatetheconf
usion,
belowar
etheei
ghtmostcommont ypesofhouses.
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1.Bungal
ow–Abungal owisclassi
call
ydefinedasaone-stor
yhouse,cottage,orcabi
n.
Tradi
ti
onal
ly,
bungal owstylehousesareassociatedwit
hsmal l
squarefootage.
Thoughyoucanal sof i
ndlarger
,general
lynewerbungalows.Bungal
owsgener all
ydo
nothavebasement s,andtheywereor i
gi
nallydesi
gnedtoprovi
deaffor
dablehousing
totheworki
ngclass.

2.SingleDetached–Asingledet
achedi sactual
lyanyhouset hatstandsoni t
sown, and
i
tsf ourwall
sarenotat
tachedtoanot herhouse.I
tisst
ructurall
yseparatedfrom the
neighbori
nghousesandissurroundedbyopenl and.Basicall
y,abungalow,cottage, or
evenmansi oncanbetermedasasi ngl
edetachedhouse, aslongasitisnot
connectedtoanyotherproper
tythroughthesamewal lort enement.

3.Duplex–Thet ermitsel
fref
erstoatwo-fol
dapar tmentorcondomini
um wher ether
e
areseparateentrancesforthedwell
i
nguni t
s. Usual l
yadupl
excomesi ntheform ofa
twost or
yhousewher eacommonwal lseparatest hetwoareas.Adupl
excant henbe
extendedtomak ethreeuni
tsormore,andt heni twouldbetermedasa“three-pl
ex,
four-
plex,f
ive-
plex”andsoon. Thi
sisal
sor eferredt oasasemi -
det
achedhome.

4.RowHouse–Rowhousesar emoder ntypeofhomest hatarel

ocatedint
hesame
ar
eaandhav ethesamearchi
tectur
aldesignandappearance.Theyaresi
tuat
edsi
de
bysi
de,
andt heunit
sshar
eacommonwal l
.Thesehousesareusuall
ypri
cedl
esst
han
si
ngl
edetachedhousehol
dsinclosedsubdivisi
ons.

5.ColonialHouse–Thi st
y peofhousef eaturesdesignsthatarerel
atedt otheUnit
ed
Statescoloni
alperi
od.Sev er
al t
ypesofcolonialhousesex i
stsuchast heFrench
coloni
al,Spani
shcolonial,
Dut chColonial
,GeorgianandGer manCol onial
.Housesthat
arebuilti
nthecoloni
alstyletakestheirdesignsfrom houses,gov
ernmentof fi
ces,and
churchesthatwerebuil
tsomet i
medur i
ngthe16t htothe19thcentury.

6.Farm House–Nopar t
icul
ardesi
gnisassoci
atedwi
ththestyle“f
arm house,
”buti
tisa
ter
mt hatdescri
besthemainhouset hati
ssi
tuat
edonfarml and.Thesehousesare
morepracti
calthanaesthet
ic,
buttheyareof
tenwel
lequippedintermsofinsul
ati
on
andfoodstorage.

7.Vil
la–Av il
l
awasonceusedt orefertoast heuppercl
asscountryhomesofancient
Romans. Today,
theter
mv i
l
lahasev olvedtorefert
oabeautif
ul,t
astef
ul,
upperclass
countryhome.Thetermvi
ll
acanr efert othehousesoftheeli
te,
andpropert
ieswith
thedescri
pti
onofvil
l
asareusuall
ylar gerhomeswi thl
andscapedgardensand
perhapsav i
ewoftheseaorthecount r
ysi
de.
 8.Mansi on–Amansi onisthewor dusedtodescr i
beav er
ylargehouse.IntheUS, real
estatebrok
ersdefi
nemansi onsashouseswi thanar eaof8, 000squarefeetor740
squaremet er
sormor e.Tradi
tional
ly
,mansionsarechar acteri
zedbyhav i
ngal arge
bal
lroom andnumer ousbedrooms. Today
,howev er,thereisnoparti
cularrequi
rement
astowhatmak esamansi on,asidefr
om t
hef actthatitshouldbealargeandwel l
endowedhome.

Theseareonlysomeoft hemostcommont ypesofhousest

hatcanusual
lybefound
i
nrealestat
elist
ings.
Someoft hemanyot herty
pesofhousesi
ncludeendofter
race,
col
onial
houses,chattel
houses,deckhouses,l
ogcabins,
gambrel
s,andmore.

However
,manyoft hesetermsarenotaspopularorascommonast heyoncewere
(l
i
kecast
lesforexample)
. Whatevert
hepurposemaybe, l
earni
ngaboutdi f
fer
ent
ty
pesofhousesgivesusinsighti
ntodif
fer
entarchit
ectur
alvi
ewpoi nt
s. I
tal
sohel
psus
deci
dewhichtypeofhousewoul dbemostsuitableforourpersonaluse.

Whi
cht
ypeofhousewoul
dyoul
i
ket
hebest
?

Thef
oll
owi
ngar
eal
sot
ypesofhousesi
ndi
ff
erentcount
ri
es:

 A-fr
ame  Mobi lehome
 AdirondackAr chitecture  Moder ne
 Amer i
canCr af tsman  Neocl assi cal architect
ure
 Amer i
canFour squar e  NewOl dHouse
 Antebel l
um ar chitectur
e  Neo- eclect i
c
 Arcachonv il
la  Octagon
 ArtDeco  Pacificlodge
 B-hut  Pall
adi an
 Bay-and- gable  Patiohome
 Broch  Popul ux e
 Bungal ow  PortugueseBar oque
 Cali
for niabungal ow–somet i
mest wo-  Post -moder n
story, t
echnical lynotabungal ow; i
n  Prairiest yle
Aust rali
a,almosti nvari
ablysingle  Puebl ost y l
e
storey  QueenAnne
 CapeCod  Queensl ander
 Cast l
e  Rammedear thhouse
 Catslidecot tage  Ranch
 Chalet  Richar dsoni anRomanesque
 Chât eauesque  RumahGadang( tradit
ionalst
yleofthe
 Coloni al Minangk abaui nI ndonesia
 Cent ral-
passagehouse  Rust i
car chitecture
 Coloni alrevi
v al  Saltbox
 Conchhouse  SecondEmpi re(archit
ectur
e)
 Creolecot t
age  Semi -det ached
 Dingbat( apar tmentbui l
dingstyle)  Soddug- out
 DutchCol onial  Sodhouse
 Farmhouse  Sout errain
 Feder al  Shingl est yl
e
 Feder ati
on( Aust r
alianStyle,
Circa  Shophouse( combi nationofresident
ial
1901) andbusi nessspacedev el
opedin
 Fr enchCol onial Sout heastAsi a)
 Fr ench- Canadi ancolonial  Shot gunHouse
 Geor gianCol onial  Sout hernpl antati
on
 Gar ri
son  Spani shcol onial
 Geor gian  Split-
levelgar ri
son
 Got hicrev ival[
1]
 Splitlevelhome, al
socalledspl
it
-l
evel
 Gr eekRev ivalSt y
learchit
ect
ure ranch
 Hal landpar lorhouse  StoneEnder
 Hogan  Storybookhouse
 Hut  Stickst yl
e
 Igloo  Swi sschal et
 I-house  Tipi
 Indi anv er andast y
le  Tudor ,akaEl izabethanandJacobean
 Int ernati
onal  Tudorr evi
val
 Italianate o a kaEl i
zabethanRev i
val
,
 Loghouse Tudor bethan,Jacobet
han,
 Longhouse Bank er'
sTudor
 Manorhouse  Victorianhouse[2]
 Mansi on  Vil
la
 Mardel Pl atast yle
 Medi terraneanRev i
valStyl
e
ar chitectur e
 Mi d- Cent urymoder n

 Bay -and- gabl e:at y peofhouset ypicallyf oundi nt heol derar easofTor ont o,
Ont ario.
 Bungal ow: anysi mpl e, si
ngl e- storyhousewi thoutanybasement .
 CapeCod: apopul ardesi gnt hator i
ginat edint hecoast al areaofNewEngl and,
especi allyineast ernMassachuset t
s.
 CapeDut ch: popul arint heWest ernCape, Sout hAf rica,region.
 Cast l
e: primar il
yadef ensi vest ructure/ dwellingbui l
tduringt heDar kAgesand
theMi ddleAges, andal sodur ingt he18t hcent uryandt he19t hcent ury .
 Cot t
age: isusual lyasmal l count rydwel l
ing, butweav ers'cot t
agesar et hree-
storiedt ownhouseswi tht het opf loorr eser vedf ort hewor ki
ngquar ters.
 Af armhouse: i
st hemai nr esidencehouseonaf ar m, orahousebui ltwi tht he
samet ypeofst yli
ng-l ocat edany wher e
 Igloo: anI nui t
-Esk i
mot empor ar yoremer gencyt hatwasmadeofk nife-sliced
block sofpack edsnowand/ ori cei ntheAr cticr egi onsofAl aska, Canada,
Greenl and, andSi ber i
anRussi a.
 Mansi on: aqui te-largeandusual l
y-l
ux uriousdet achedhouse. Seeal so: Manor
house, andGeor gianHouseabove
 mai sonet te: i
sflatorapar tmenti nEngl and, thatoccupi est wof loorsofa
building, andsot ypical l
yhasi nternal stairs.
 McMansi on: afor mul aic,inf l
at edsubur banhousewi threferencest ohi storical
stylesofar chit
ect ure, suchasGeor gianAr chitect ur eandt heManorHouse
ment i
onedabov e.
 Manuf act ur edhouse: apr ef abr i
cat edhouset hati sassembl edont he
per manentsi teonwhi chi twi llsit.
 Mudhi f:at raditi
onal reedhousemadebyt heMadanpeopl eofI raq.
 Oct agonhouse: ahouseofsy mmet r
ical octagonal fl
oorpl an,popul ari
z ed
 bri
eflydur i
ngt he19t hcent urybyOr sonSqui r
eFowl er.
 Prefabricatedhouse: ahousewhosemai nstruct ural sectionswer e
manuf acturedi naf act ory ,andt hent ransportedt ot heirfinal buil
dingsitetobe
assembl eduponaconcr etef oundat ion,whichhadt obepour edl ocal
ly.
 Ranch: ar ambl i
ngsi ngl e-stor yhouse, oft
encont ainingagar ageand
somet imes const ructedov erabasement .
 Shack: asmal l,usual l
yr undown, woodenbui l
di ng.
 Stil
thousesorPi l
edwel l
ings: housesr ai
sedonst i
ltsov ert hesur faceofthe
soilorabodyofwat er.
 Tipi:ANat i
v eAmer icant ent; usual l
yofconi cal shape
 Treehouse: ahousebui ltamongt hebr anchesorar oundt het r
unkofoneor
mor emat ur etr eesanddoesnotr estont hegr ound.
 Trull
o: atraditionalApul ianst onedwel li
ngwi t
hconi calroof .
 TudorRev ival architect ure::moder nv ari
antsofTudorar chitecture.
 Tuscan
 Under groundhome: adwel l
i
ngdugandconst ruct edunder ground
 Barracks: at ypeofmi l
itaryhousi ng, f
ormerlyconnot i
ngal arge" openbay"wi t
h
rowsofbunkbedsandat tachedbat hroom faci l
it
ies, butdur i
ngt hemostr ecent
severaldecadesf ort heAmer icanAr medFor cesmostoft henewhousi ngunits
forunmar r i
edser vi
cemenhav ebeenconst ruct edwi t
hador mitory-st
ylel
ayout
housingt wot of ourser v i
cemember s.Thisdor mitor y-styl
ingpr ov i
ding
additi
onal privacyhasbeenf oundt opr omotet her etenti
onoft rainedpersonnel
i
nt heal l
-volunt eerAr medFor cesoft heUnitedSt ates.

Br
ownst
one:
aNor
theast
ernUni
tedSt
atest
ypeofhousi
nguni
t:
seer
owhouse.

 Bedsit:
ABr it
ishex pression( shor tforbed- si
tt i
ngroom)f orasi ngle-
roomed
dwelli
nginasub- divi
dedl argerhouse. Thest andardt ypecontainsa
ki
tchenett
eorbasi ccook ingf aci l
it
iesi nacombi nedbedr oom/ l
ivi
ngar ea,with
aseparatebat hroom andl avat oryshar edbet weenanumberofr ooms. Once
commoni nolderVi ctori
anpr oper t
iesi nBr it
ish
 Condomi nium: af orm ofowner shi
pwi thindi vi
dual apart
ment sforev eryone,
andco-owner ship( bypercent ages)ofal loft hecommonar eas,suchas
corr
idors,hal
lway s,stair
way s, l
obbi es,recreat i
onr ooms, porches,rooftops,and
anyoutdoorar easoft hegr oundsoft hebui l
di ngs.

 Flat:
InGr eatBri
tai
nandI rel
and,thi
smeansex actl
ythesameasan
"apartment".I
nandar oundSanFr anci
sco,Cali
f.
,t
hister
m meansanapart
ment
thattakesupanent ir
ef l
oorofalargehouse,usual
lyonethathasbeen
convertedfrom anolderVictor
ianhouse.

 2-Flat
,3-Fl
at,and4-Flathouses:Housesorbui
ldi
ngswith2,3,or4fl
ats,
respecti
vel
y,especial
lywheneachoft hefl
atst
ak esuponeentir
efl
oorofthe
house.Thereisacommonst ai
rwayinthefr
ontandofteni
nt hebackprovi
ding
accesstoalltheflat
s.2-Fl
atsandsomet i
mes3- f
lat
sarecommoni ncertai
n
oldernei
ghbor hoods.

 FourPlusOne:anapar
tmentbui
ldi
ngconsi
sti
ngoff
ourst
ori
esabov
eapark
ing
l
ot.Thefourf
loor
scontai
ni
ngtheapar
tmentunit
sar
eofwood-f
rameand
 masonryconstructi
on.I
twasparti
cul
arl
ypopulari
nChi
cagodur
ingt
he1960s
and1970s,especial
lyontheci
ty'
snor
thside.

 Garage-
apar
tment:anapar
tmentoveragarage;
ift
hegaragei
sat
tached,
the
apart
mentwil
lhav
easeparateent
rancefr
om themainhouse.

 Gar alow: apor t

mant eauwor d" gar age"+" bungal ow" ;simi lart oagar age-
apar tment ,butwi ththeapar tmentandgar ageatt hesamel ev el.
 Mai sonet te: anapar tment/f latont wol ev el
swi thi nter nal stai rs,orwhi chhas
i
tsownent r
anceatst reetlevel .
 Mess: abui ldingorf latwi thsi nglebedr oom pert enantandshar edf acil
it
iesl
ike
toil
etsandk itchens. Thesear epopul arwi thstudent s, bachel orsorl owwage
earner sint heI ndiansubcont i
nent .Itissi mi l
art ot hebedsi tint heUK. Some
variantsincl udemul tipletenant sperbedr oom andi ncl usi onofacent r
ali
zed
mai dser viceorcook edmeal swi tht enancy
 Officetel:smal lapartmentpr ov idingacombi nedwor kandl ivingar eai none
place, especi al l
yi nSout hKor ea.
 Pent house: thet opfloorofmul ti-storybui ldi
ng
 Studi oapar tmentorSt udioflat( UK) , orBachel orapar tmentorEf f
iciency
apar tment :asui tewithasi ngler oom t hatdoubl esasl iv i
ng/ sittingroom and
bedr oom, wi thak it
chenet teandbat hsqueez edi nof ftoonesi de. Theuni tis
designedf orasi ngleoccupantorpossi blyacoupl e. Especi allyi nCanadaand
Sout hAf ri
ca, alsocal ledbachel or ,orbachel oretteifv er ysmal l.
 Tenement :amul ti-
uni tdwel l
i
ngusual lyoff r
ameconst ruction, qui t
eof tenbrick
veneer ed, madeupofsev eral (gener al l
ymanymor et hanf ourt osix)
apar tment s( i.e. alargeapar t
mentbui lding)t hatcanbeupt of i
v estor i
es.
Tenement sdonotgener all
yhav eel ev at ors.Int heUni tedSt at est he
connot at
ionsomet imesi mpl iesar un- downorpoor ly-car ed- forbui lding.Itoft
en
referst oav eryl argeapar tmentbui l
di ngusual lyconst ructeddur ingt helate
19tht oear ly20t hcent uryer asi tedi nci tiesorcompanyt owns.

Mov
abl
edwel
l
ings
 Parkhome, al
socalledMobil
ehome: i
tisapref
abr
icatedhouset
hati
s
manuf acturedoff
-si
te.
 Tent:usuallyali
ghtweight
,moveabl
estruct
ure.
 Traveltrai
lerorCaravan
 YurtorGer :usedbynomadsi nthest
eppesofCentral
Asia.
 Houseboat