Cluster housing with terraced roof gardens

摘要

A housing structure comprises at least two houses12,14, each having an open side 16 and a blind side18. The blind sides18are adjacent, and may form a party wall. The roof of each house comprises a lower roof area24and an upper roof area22. Each upper roof area22extends across a width of the house and is remote from the blind side. Each lower roof area24extends across the width of the house and is adjacent the blind side18. The lower roof areas24of the houses are contiguous with each other and extend across the party wall. The houses may be configured as a pair of back to back houses, more than one pair may be provided to form a back to back terrace row. Four houses may be provided in a cluster, the staggered roof arrangement may be symmetrical about one or both party wall axes. Light pipes32may be provided from the lower roof area24to otherwise windowless interior room spaces30.