ORIENTATION

Simplex apartment

The simplex is an apartment that has all Its room on one level • Both the living and sleeping activity occur on the same level • The close proximity of two activities, however may disturbing if they are not properly zoned • Major criticism for simplex has been the excessive amount of floor area required in corridors or stairs in order to gain access to the apartment •

THE DUPLEX APARTMENT

The duplex is an apartment that is located on two levels • Living room, kitchen, and dining area on one level & sleeping area on the other level connected by an interior staircase • The major economic advantage is the elimination of a corridor & elevator doors on every other floor

TRIPLEX APARTMENT

The triplex apartment located on three different levels • Living room, kitchen, and dining area on lower level & sleeping area on the upper levels connected by an interior staircase • This is restricted in high-rise apartment buildings it is supported in the private luxury-type buildings

TYPES OF GROUP HOUSING:

1. ROW HOUSING

Row house is, as the name suggests, one of many houses in a row. The style is mostly found in densely populated urban areas, where space is limited. The row house style has flourished for various reasons. For one, as cities grew, space became an issue. Construction methods and financial benefits also contributed to the popularity of row houses, which have been around since the 1600s. Row houses allowed builders to easily create homes, since they built several of them at one time.

2. CLUSTER HOUSING

Cluster housing refers to a development in which homes are situated in groupings relatively close together, while larger areas of open space within the development form a buffer with adjacent land uses. Often this is accomplished through small individual lots, with the remainder of the land becoming common ground