Objective 2.01: Critique housing options

 Multi-family Housing  Single-family Housing

 Located on the top floor of a building  Great views  Often have access to roof top gardens and pools  Usually the most expensive.

Penthouse

 Ground floor  Can cost less  Often able to walk straight out into a garden or onto a lawn.

Garden Apartments

 Milan, Italy

 The smallest of the apartments  Usually everything is in one room with a small bath and kitchen  If rooms are divided it is usually by a screen, curtain, or a step  Often in large cities where square footage is at a premium price.

Efficiency

 You buy stock in the corporation that owns the building  For a larger apartment you buy more stock  Corporation responsible for upkeep and taxes  You vote on who you want your neighbors to be.

 You own your own separate unit  Share the common areas with neighbors  You pay the taxes and upkeep of your unit  The “look” of the outside is determined by a management company.

1. Penthouse apartment 2. Garden apartment 3. Efficiency apartment 4. Cooperatives 5. Condominiums.

 A home that is attached to adjacent houses  Combines the best amenities of a single- family home and a condominium  Ownership usually includes the townhouse and the land that it is on.

 Single-family homes allow the owners to have more privacy  Families can have a yard and do not have people living above or below them.

 A home that is designed by an architect and built by a contractor to meet the needs of an individual family  The home is unique  The home is more costly than other homes  Often take longer to build.

 The building of the home is supervised by the owner  Owners need knowledge of building and lots of personal time and energy  The owner can but does not necessarily do their own work.

Freestanding single family homes are often called “stick built” homes.

Single-Family Houses

 Built in sections in a factory  Put together on a foundation like a puzzle, on property owned by the homeowners  Benefits include:  Does not get rained on during construction  Less waste in the building process  Less expensive.

Modular

 Homes that are completely built in a factory and moved on wheels to a piece of land that is rented (mobile home park) or owned  Can be moved to another location  Can be single wide or double wide.

Manufactured/Mobile Homes

1. Attached, Townhouse and Duplex 2. Freestanding, Custom Built 3. Freestanding, Owner-Built 4. Freestanding, Factory Built: Modular 5. Freestanding, Factory Built: Manufactured/mobile

 Create a graphic organizer that compares the similarities and differences of each housing option.

MULTIFAMILY HOUSING 1. Penthouse apartment 2. Garden apartment 3. Efficiency apartment 4. Cooperative 5. Condominium SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSING 1. Attached, Townhouse 2. Freestanding, Custom Built 3. Freestanding, Owner-Built 4. Freestanding, Factory Built: Modular 5. Freestanding, Factory Built: Manufactured/mobile