THE MANSION

A MANSION IS EASILY DISTINGUISHED FROM OTHER CLASSES BASED LARGELY

ON ITS SIZE. NO PUN INTENDED AS THE MANSION IS LITERALLY MASSIVE IN TERMS
OF SCALE—BIGGER THAN MOST OTHER TYPES OF HOUSES—AND COULD QUITE
LITERALLY HOUSE A LARGE FAMILY IN IT. BUT WHILE MANSIONS MAY HAVE HAD
THEIR PROMINENCE DATING AS FAR BACK AS THE MIDDLE AGES, THEY ARE NO
LONGER NECESSARILY AS FORTIFIED AS THEY ONCE WERE. SOME MAY EVEN APPEAR
PLAIN FROM THE OUTSET BUT ARE NEVERTHELESS RATHER EXPANSIVE IN BREADTH
OVERALL. IT IS A VERY LARGE, LUXURIOUS HOUSE, TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH
EXCEPTIONAL WEALTH OR ARISTOCRACY, USUALLY OF MORE THAN ONE STORY, ON
A VERY LARGE BLOCK OF LAND OR ESTATE. MANSIONS USUALLY WILL HAVE MANY
MORE ROOMS AND BEDROOMS THAN A TYPICAL SINGLE-FAMILY HOME, INCLUDING
SPECIALTY ROOMS, SUCH AS A LIBRARY, STUDY, CONSERVATORY, THEATER,
GREENHOUSE, INFINITY POOL, BOWLING ALLEY, OR SERVER ROOM.
APARTMENT HOUSE
TO BE IN AN APARTMENT HOUSE IS TO SETTLE ON A HOUSING ALONGSIDE
OTHER UNITS ON THE SAME LAND AREA. USING THAT AS A DESCRIPTION, AN
APARTMENT TECHNICALLY MAKES FOR A BROADER TERM FOR CONSTRUCTS THAT
EMBODY A SIMILAR SETTING, SUCH AS A TENEMENT AMONG POOR CITIES OR
LUXURY ENCLAVES AMONG THE POSH COMMUNITIES. IN THE UK, AN APARTMENT
HOUSE IS SYNONYMOUS TO A “FLAT,” ALTHOUGH THE WORD APARTMENT IS STILL
USED ALBEIT TO REFER TO THE CLASSIER SIDE OF THE SPECTRUM. IF YOU ARE THE
OWNER OF THE BUILDING, APARTMENTS GENERALLY MAKE FOR GOOD BUSINESS,
AMONG OTHER TYPES OF HOUSES, BECAUSE OF THE INCESSANT DEMAND FOR
DECENT HOUSING.
MODULAR HOME
A IS A FACTORY-BUILT HOME ASSEMBLED BY A BUILDER ON A PERMANENT
FOUNDATION AND ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY. THOUGH THEY SEEM SIMILAR,
MODULAR HOMES ARE NOT THE SAME AS MOBILE HOMES, WHICH CAN
TECHNICALLY BE MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE. THEY ARE ALSO SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT FROM MANUFACTURED HOMES IN THAT MANUFACTURED HOMES ARE
TYPICALLY COMPLETELY BUILT OFF -SITE, UNLIKE A MODULAR HOME, WHICH IS
BUILT ON-SITE. IT IS A PREFABRICATED HOUSE THAT CONSISTS OF REPEATED
SECTIONS CALLED MODULES.
THE MODERN HOUSE
ANY HOUSE THAT HAD BEEN BUILT BEYOND THE 1950’S MAY BE
CATEGORICALLY A “MODERN HOUSE”. BUT MORE THAN THE YEAR THEY WERE
BUILT, THE MODERN HOUSE IS MORE DISTINGUISHABLE WHEN IT COMES TO
DESIGN, WHICH GENERALLY EPITOMIZES A CLEAN BLUEPRINT—SUCH AS
MINIMALISM—AND AN OVERALL FUNCTIONAL SCHEMATIC BY ADHERING TO THE
CONCEPT OF THE SO-CALLED “INTENTIONAL SYMMETRY”. SO, WHILE A GENUINE
MODERN HOUSE MAY BE NEAT FROM THE OUTSET, IT IS ALSO BUILT TO BE
OPERABLE ON CERTAIN WAYS. THUS, MAKING THE MODERN HOUSE AN EXEMPLARY
AMONG THE OTHER TYPES OF HOUSES.
THE ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF A MODERN-STYLE HOME VARY DEPENDING ON
WHETHER YOU LIVE IN A MORE URBAN OR RURAL SETTING, BUT IT TYPICALLY
INCLUDES A LOW-PITCHED OR FL AT ROOF. THE OTHER QUALITIES OF A MODERN-
STYLE HOME MIGHT INCLUDE:
 AWNING OVER THE FRONT DOOR
 SIMPLE, CLEAN CABINETS WITH NO RAISED PANELS
 EXPANSIVE WINDOWS
CONTEMPORARY HOUSE
IF IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE SOMETHING YOU’VE SEEN REGULARLY, YOU’RE
PROBABLY LOOKING AT A CONTEMPORARY HOME. CONTEMPORARY DESIGN WORKS
TO INCORPORATE THE NEWEST TRENDS AND EXPLORE NEW DIRECTIONS FOR HOW
A HOME CAN LOOK AND FEEL. OFTEN, CONTEMPORARY HOMES ARE
ASYMMETRICAL — BREAKING WITH THE TRADITIONAL COLONIAL OR CAPE COD
APPROACH — AND EMBRACE A MORE CREATIVE SPIRIT. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE THESE
ARE NEWER CONSTRUCTIONS, CONTEMPORARY HOMES TEND TO INCLUDE THE
LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND NEW BUILDING MATERIALS.