A terraced layout allows a row of shophouses to extend as long as a city block permits, as exemplified by this long row of shophouses in Singapore. All the shophouses are linked by a covered passageway called the five-foot way at the front.
A shophouse is a building type serving both as a residence and a commercial business. It is defined in the dictionary as a building type found in Southeast Asia that is "a shop opening on to the pavement and also used as the owner's residence", and became a commonly used term since the 1950s. Variations of the shophouse may also be found in other parts of Asia; in Southern China, Hong Kong, and Macau, it is found in a building type known as Tong lau, and in towns and cities in Sri Lanka. They stand in a terraced house configuration, often fronted with arcades or colonnades, which present a unique townscape in Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, and South China. (Full article...)
Image 6Cottage flats are a style of housing common in Scotland, where there are single floor dwellings at ground level, and similar dwellings on the floor above.
Image 7A wood-frame American Foursquare house in Minnesota with dormer windows on each side and a large front porch
Image 8A Mandarin's House in Peking, China with Mr. Yang and family members on the balcony, circa 1860
... that the owners of the Belton House are buried in the village of Belton's parish church close to the house? Their tombs are collectively one of the most complete sets of family memorials in England, and are continuous generation to generation for almost 350 years.
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