Townhouse design

• Narrow townhouses have an advantage in length. The land area usually has a frontage of 4m to 7m, the length is usually from 15m to 20m. It is often called 5×15 or 5×20.
• The rectangular shape is quite typical so it is often designed with many floors to have more functions. The number of floors and the front and back distance will depend on the planning of the construction department for each area.
• Therefore, based on the typological characteristics of townhouses, XHOME Saigon architects often arrange the floor plan to optimize the usable space, serving the living needs. The design pays attention to taking advantage of the directions of light and convection for more natural ventilation.

Advantage:

• Multi-storey townhouses are suitable for large families, just need to arrange many bedrooms, enough to accommodate multi-generational families living together. 
• Flexible construction solutions in terms of cost. That is because the investment budget depends on the family's finances. With low costs, you can focus on the basic construction and finishing, while with high budgets, you can invest more in high-quality furniture, cladding and finishing materials.
• In addition, many homeowners design the structure ready for 3 floors but only build 1 floor first. Optimize costs and current living standards, when there is a need and possible conditions add more floors 

Disadvantages:

• In areas with many tube houses and townhouses, ventilation and lighting are quite limited, especially in the North or Northeast direction, where light is limited. Therefore, when designing, it is necessary to have effective solutions to handle the architectural part to optimize light and ventilation.
• Disadvantage 2: Limited shape, narrow and too long, causing difficulties in spatial solutions. The design needs to handle the floor plan effectively to overcome the disadvantages of the townhouse shape.