Tag Archive for ‘townhome’
Very Narrow Unit Plans for Apartments, Townhomes and Condos
Typically residential units are 20′ wide or wider but on occasion we design units that are much narrower. The example above is only 13′ wide (4 meters) with a total living area of 1,200 square feet or about 120 square meters. This is a townhome unit and would be bordered by other units on both [...]
Dwelling Unit Separation Wall at Duplexes and Townhomes (2 Hour Fire Wall)
The International Residential Code requires that in townhomes and duplexes, each unit needs to be separated from the next by fire walls. In addition each unit needs to be self supporting where the collapse of one unit will not damage the neighboring unit. In my experience the best way to make this work is with [...]
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