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deSertfiSh1 Sep 2015 12:02Hello everyone,
I saw a perfect duplex solution in Switzerland and wonder why this design isn’t more common... what could be the reason?
The two houses are not directly attached but stand about 2m (6.5 feet) apart, creating a passageway. Of course, there are no windows on the passage side. BUT: each has its front door facing each other. The passageway thus serves as the main entrance for both houses. The connection between the two houses is formed by the roof covering the passage/entrance area. This way, no land is wasted, and the design is simply clever. Advantage: each owner has their own detached house and therefore not just three private walls...
I saw a perfect duplex solution in Switzerland and wonder why this design isn’t more common... what could be the reason?
The two houses are not directly attached but stand about 2m (6.5 feet) apart, creating a passageway. Of course, there are no windows on the passage side. BUT: each has its front door facing each other. The passageway thus serves as the main entrance for both houses. The connection between the two houses is formed by the roof covering the passage/entrance area. This way, no land is wasted, and the design is simply clever. Advantage: each owner has their own detached house and therefore not just three private walls...
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HilfeHilfe1 Sep 2015 12:24What exactly is perfect about that? Maybe you won’t hear the neighbors as much anymore. Otherwise, it’s 2 meters (6.5 feet) of garden wasted.
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deSertfiSh1 Sep 2015 13:02I don’t think space is being wasted, since it’s only about 10m² (108 sq ft) per property, and you would need almost that much for another house entrance anyway. I often see plots divided with two separate houses built on them, where the windows practically face each other.
4. I’m happy to pay for an (insulated) wall if it means having four exterior walls instead of just three! Nowadays, detached houses feel too cramped to me.
Additionally, a small storage room for garden tools, etc., can be integrated into the corridor space.
4. I’m happy to pay for an (insulated) wall if it means having four exterior walls instead of just three! Nowadays, detached houses feel too cramped to me.
Additionally, a small storage room for garden tools, etc., can be integrated into the corridor space.
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nordanney1 Sep 2015 13:22It becomes really cozy when several people have to stand on a 1m (3.3 feet) wide access path, especially when the other party is also coming or going.
A lot of space gets wasted that way. A 6m (20 feet) wide house ends up only having 5m (16.5 feet) – just to have the entrance on the side?
By the way, with a detached house, I’d prefer looking into each other’s windows rather than at a wall, like with a semi-detached house 😉
A lot of space gets wasted that way. A 6m (20 feet) wide house ends up only having 5m (16.5 feet) – just to have the entrance on the side?
By the way, with a detached house, I’d prefer looking into each other’s windows rather than at a wall, like with a semi-detached house 😉
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