What does villa mean?

Villa refers to an improved residence, which is a garden residence built in the suburbs or scenic spots. It is the first residence for recuperation.

It is generally believed that, in addition to the basic function of "residence", the high-grade residence which mainly embodies the quality of life and enjoyment characteristics is an independent garden residence in the modern sense, all of which are independent buildings.

The earliest villas in China are called other businesses, and the so-called other meanings are secondary. In ancient times, villas appeared very early, from the emperor's palace to the prince's mansion, and then to the villas and manors of wealthy businessmen, landlords and squires. In foreign countries, the first residence is called a house and the second residence is called a villa.

Extended data:

There are five kinds of villas: single-family villas, townhouses, single-family villas, superimposed villas and air villas.

1, single-family villa

Single-family residence, with independent space above and private garden territory below, is a kind of private single villa, which is characterized by independent upper, lower, left and right spaces. Generally, there are different areas of green space and courtyards around the residence.

2. Single-family villas

Single-family villas are basically lit on three sides, and the rooms outside generally have more than two lighting surfaces. Generally speaking, there are many windows and good ventilation. What is important is lighting and viewing.

3. townhouses

It consists of three or more apartment buildings, a row of two to four floors are connected together, and every few units use external walls, with a unified plane design and independent entrances. The townhouse is one of the most economical villas.

4. Overlapping villas

It is made up of multi-storey villa-style duplex houses stacked up and down. Generally, there are four to seven floors, which are formed by overlapping villa units, and each unit has two to three floors. Compared with townhouses, this kind of bay can enrich the independent curved surface modeling, and at the same time overcome the shortcomings of narrow depth of townhouses to some extent.

5, the sky villa

Sky villa originated in the United States and was named "penthouse", that is, the "sky attic" originally referred to the mansion at the top of the high-rise building in the city center. Generally speaking, it is a large duplex with villa shape built on the roof of an apartment or a high-rise building/duplex apartment, duplex apartment.

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