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2. Tiny-house movement - Wikipedia

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   The tiny-house movement is an architectural and social movement promoting the reduction and simplification of living spaces. [1] [2] According to the International Residential Code, a tiny house’s floorspace is no larger than 400 square feet (37 m 2 ). [3] [4] Proponents suggest that tiny homes could offer low-cost, eco-friendly alternatives within the housing market and serve as a ...

3. Shotgun house - Wikipedia

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   A shotgun house is a narrow rectangular domestic residence, usually no more than about 12 feet (3.5 m) wide, with rooms arranged one behind the other and doors at each end of the house. It was the most popular style of house in the Southern United States from the end of the American Civil War (1861–65) through the 1920s. Alternative names include shotgun shack, shotgun hut, shotgun cottage ...

4. Architecture of Mesopotamia - Wikipedia

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   Simple houses could be constructed out of bundles of reeds which would be tied together, and then inserted into the ground. More complex houses were constructed on stone foundations, with the house being made out of mudbrick.

5. History of early and simple domes - Wikipedia

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   Cultures from pre-history to modern times constructed domed dwellings using local materials. Although it is not known when or where the first dome was created, sporadic examples of early domed structures have been discovered. Brick domes from the ancient Near East and corbelled stone domes have been found from the Middle East to Western Europe. These may indicate a common source or multiple ...

6. Architecture of Samoa - Wikipedia

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   The architecture of Samoa is characterised by openness, with the design mirroring the culture and life of the Samoan people who inhabit the Samoa Islands. [1] Architectural concepts are incorporated into Samoan proverbs, oratory and metaphors, as well as linking to other art forms in Samoa, such as boat building and tattooing.

7. Common home styles and types of houses - AOL

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   And what kind of style or design will make your house feel more like a home? Below, find out more about all the many types of houses you might see on your house-hunting journey.

8. List of house styles - Wikipedia

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   List of house styles This list of house styles lists styles of vernacular architecture – i.e., outside any academic tradition – used in the design of houses .

9. Strawberry box houses - Wikipedia

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   Strawberry box houses refers to a style of homes built during World War II [1] and into the 1950s to 1960s and found throughout Canada. The style uses a square or rectangular foundation and named due to the similarity with boxes used to hold strawberries. This style has also been called the "Simplified Cape Cod", or "Victory Houses" in the case ...