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The Semi-Detached House Icon
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Category 2.0 in the Chimni Home Typology A semi-detached house, is a single family house built as one of a matching pair, joined in the middle and sharing a common central wall. Known in the UK as a ‘semi’ and as a ‘duplex’ in other parts of the world, these homes come in a wide variety of styles.

Affectionately known as the 'Semi' When built in numbers on an estate, the Semi clearly distinguished itself from other types of houses built in the early part of the twentieth century. For what the private builder and ' most local authorities desired above all was the 'semi'; it was the 'semi' which fulfilled most popular aspirations'<ref> M. Swenarton, Homes Fit for Heroes: The Political and Architecture of Early State Housing in Britain (London, 1981), p.144.</ref> One of the core categories in our Chimni Home Typology.

When built in numbers on an estate, the semi clearly distinguished itself from other types of houses built in the early part of the twentieth century. For what the private builder and ' most local authorities desired above all was the ' Semi-Detached '; it was the 'semi' which fulfilled most popular aspirations'<ref> M. Swenarton, Homes Fit for Heroes: The Political and Architecture of Early State Housing in Britain (London, 1981), p.144.</ref>

Back up to the Chimni Home Typology

2.1 Victorian & Edwardian Semis - Single Story

See Detached Houses

2.2 Inter War (1920 & 1930s) Semis - Single Story

See 1920s / 1930s Semis

2.3 Post War 20c & Modern Semis - Single Story

See Detached Houses

2.4 Victorian & Edwardian Semis - 2 Story

See Detached Houses

2.5 Inter War (1920 & 1930s) Semis - 2 Story

See 1920s / 1930s Semis

2.6 Post War 20c & Modern Semis - 2 Story

See Detached Houses

2.7 Victorian & Edwardian Semis - 3-4 Story

See Detached Houses

2.8 Inter War (1920 & 1930s) Semis - 3-4 Story Story

See 1920s / 1930s Semis

2.9 Post War 20c & Modern Semis - 3-4 Story

See Detached Houses


Semi-Detached Houses In Painting

While there are many beautiful paintings which contain images of houses and homes as backdrop or context, the focus of this section of the wiki is on houses that are the subject or inspiration for the painting.

See Also In Chimni

The Chimni Home Typology


Other Interesting Web Sites

FlickrGroup: Modernist Houses Of The 1930s

https://www.architectural-review.com/rethink/typology/typology-the-semi-detached-house/8685582.article

References

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