shophouse
Shop with apartment
A shophouse is a building common in Southeast Asia and southern China that combines commercial and residential functions, typically with a shop or business on the ground floor and living quarters above.
The design creates dense, walkable urban neighborhoods where merchants live above their trades.
The old shophouses along the street have been converted into cafes and boutique hotels.
Urban corridor's appearance
- rowLinear arrangement across
- lanewayNarrow urban passage
- neighbourhoodResidential area nearby
- districtBounded administrative area
enclave · block · precinct · sidewalk · alleyway · pedestrian · mixed-use · density
One who sells wares
- traderOne who transacts commercially
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- apothecaryHistorical medicine preparer
hawker · retail · storefront · signage · proprietor · trade · marketplace · inventory
Of occupied territories
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
- landmarkNotable point of reference
straits · nostalgia · tradition · legacy · vintage · gentrification · antiquity · gazetted
Deceptive outward appearance
- shuttersHinged window coverings
- louvresAngled ventilation fins
- tiledCovered with flat pieces
- terracePaved outdoor extension
balcony · mezzanine · courtyard · staircase · masonry · pilaster · cornice · gable
On a higher level
- quartersAssigned living accommodations
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
- rentalPaid temporary use
- subdividedSplit into smaller parts
lodger · multigenerational · residence · habitation · apartment · loft · abode · domestic
streetscape
Urban corridor's appearance
- rowLinear arrangement across
- lanewayNarrow urban passage
- neighbourhoodResidential area nearby
district · enclave · block · precinct · sidewalk · alleyway · pedestrian · mixed-use · density · infill
merchant
One who sells wares
- traderOne who transacts commercially
- goldsmithPrecious metal artisan
- tailorClothing alteration professional
apothecary · hawker · retail · storefront · signage · proprietor · trade · marketplace · inventory · wholesale
colonial
Of occupied territories
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- restorationReturning something to condition
landmark · straits · nostalgia · tradition · legacy · vintage · gentrification · antiquity · gazetted
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
terrace · balcony · mezzanine · courtyard · staircase · masonry · pilaster · cornice · gable · eaves
upstairs
On a higher level
subdivided · lodger · multigenerational · residence · habitation · apartment · loft · abode · domestic · occupant
shophousesingle-family home
Freestanding residential dwelling
detached house · warehouse · office building · factory · apartment building
shophouseprivate residence
single-family home · detached house · townhouse · family home