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Detached housing is free-standing residential buildings, generally found in the suburbs of cities or rural areas. House - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... It has been suggested that Suburbia be merged into this article or section. ...



House types include:

  • Villa, a term originating from Roman times, when it was used to refer to a large house which one might retreat to in the country. Today villa tends to suggest a free-standing comfortable sized house, on a large block, generally found in the suburbs. A villa house will typically have an asymmetrical floor plan, where rooms open on to a central corridor.
  • Bungalow, describes a medium to large sized free standing house on a generous block in the suburbs, with generally less formal floor plan than a villa. Some rooms in a bungalow typically have doors which link them together.
  • Cottage, a small house, with a typical floor plan of four main rooms, two 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.
  • Mansion, a very large house, usually of more than one storey, on a very large block of land or estate.

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Roman villa. ... A bungalow is any single story house. ... 19th century Cottages in the small hamlet of Crafton, Buckinghamshire A cottage is a dwelling, typically in a non-urban location (although there are cottage-style dwellings in cities). ... A verandah is a large balcony on the level of a ground floor. ... Mansion near Almelo, The Netherlands A mansion is a large and stately dwelling house. ...

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Semi-detached housing (usually abbreviated to semi, as in three-bedroom semi) consists of pairs of houses built side by side as units sharing a party wall and usually in such a way that each houses layout is a mirror image of its twin. ...

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