Designing series of cluster house

Suddenly I was assigned for a new task yesterday, while I still haven't finish with the shop lot office design. I'm quite blur with the term of cluster house. Luckily my boss brief me with the finalized layout plan, and tell me about the details.

It was for low cost development proposal in the phase 2 of housing scheme in Krubong, Melaka by Paduwan (a subsidiary of PB Realty). I had to take over the job from Fern, since I'm the person in charge for the whole Paduwan's Krubong Housing development.

Anyway, since I 'm not practicing architecture for a long period, here I refresh my memory, and I'd like to share with you readers.

This is what I get from wikipedia:


A patio home is an American term for a type of housing, also called a cluster home. The term tends to imply a suburban setting and a unit of several houses attached to each other, typically with shared walls between units, and with exterior maintenance and landscaping provided through an association fee. Not all of these elements are present in all buildings called patio homes, as the term is used somewhat generically by the real estate industry.

The building may actually be a condo when the building's owner does not own the land, or it may be sold in fee simple. Targeted buyers are primarily those who do not want to be bothered by external maintenance typically associated with home ownership, sometimes because they only live in the patio home for part of the year.

There is not usually a legal definition of a patio home, and some houses called patio homes may alternatively be marketed as townhouses, garden homes, twin homes, or carriage homes. Most taxing jurisdictions do not have a separate classification for patio homes.

The term was first seen in print in the mid-1970s. In a more generic sense it may refer to a home with a prominent patio, such as some traditional Mediterranean-style homes.


Maybe I can share the final design in the next entry.Bye