001 / 100 · Home type
Two-storey family home · 1
Compare street fit, shade, security, parking, neighbours, and the route rainwater takes from roof to drain.
SENWEI INC. · Guyana · Design + building handbook
100 ways
to build locally.
Edition 02 · Homes and working spaces · Interiors, construction, drainage, renovation, commercial, warehouse, and light industrial
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Urban Home Types
Realistic homes for serviced neighbourhoods around Georgetown, East Bank, and East Coast Demerara — from compact bungalows to two-storey, duplex, and townhouse options.
002 / 100 · Home type
Two-storey family home · 2
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003 / 100 · Home type
Two-storey family home · 3
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004 / 100 · Home type
Two-storey family home · 4
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005 / 100 · Home type
Single-storey bungalow · 1
Use this plate to judge realistic room and lot scale, including parking, side access, and close neighbours.
006 / 100 · Home type
Single-storey bungalow · 2
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007 / 100 · Home type
Single-storey bungalow · 3
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008 / 100 · Home type
Single-storey bungalow · 4
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009 / 100 · Style
Four local street directions · 1
Choose the roofline, veranda, balcony, or vertical proportion that feels closest to your household.
010 / 100 · Style
Four local street directions · 2
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011 / 100 · Style
Four local street directions · 3
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012 / 100 · Style
Four local street directions · 4
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013 / 100 · Multi-unit
Three-unit townhouse · 1
Check how three homes share a street while keeping separate entrances, yards, meters, parking, and services.
014 / 100 · Multi-unit
Three-unit townhouse · 2
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015 / 100 · Multi-unit
Three-unit townhouse · 3
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016 / 100 · Multi-unit
Three-unit townhouse · 4
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017 / 100 · Multi-unit
Two-home duplex · 1
A duplex can lower land use while giving both households a clear address, car space, and private service area.
018 / 100 · Multi-unit
Two-home duplex · 2
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019 / 100 · Multi-unit
Two-home duplex · 3
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020 / 100 · Multi-unit
Two-home duplex · 4
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Everyday Interiors
Practical kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, storage, and family spaces at believable urban-house scale — bright, durable, comfortable, and easy to understand.
021 / 100 · Interior
Rooms for everyday life · 1
Notice furniture clearance, ceiling fans, screened daylight, durable floors, storage, and ordinary family circulation.
022 / 100 · Interior
Rooms for everyday life · 2
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023 / 100 · Interior
Rooms for everyday life · 3
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024 / 100 · Interior
Rooms for everyday life · 4
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025 / 100 · Interior
Compact family interiors · 1
A compact home succeeds when television, cooking, sleeping, laundry, and storage each have a deliberate place.
026 / 100 · Interior
Compact family interiors · 2
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027 / 100 · Interior
Compact family interiors · 3
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028 / 100 · Interior
Compact family interiors · 4
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029 / 100 · Local detail
Drainage, shade + service · 1
Follow the full local performance system: culvert, roadside drain, raised threshold, shade, screens, tank, and drying yard.
030 / 100 · Local detail
Drainage, shade + service · 2
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031 / 100 · Local detail
Drainage, shade + service · 3
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032 / 100 · Local detail
Drainage, shade + service · 4
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033 / 100 · Family living
A home for several generations · 1
Plan privacy, accessibility, a second family zone, and covered gathering space for a changing household.
034 / 100 · Family living
A home for several generations · 2
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035 / 100 · Family living
A home for several generations · 3
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036 / 100 · Family living
A home for several generations · 4
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037 / 100 · Compact living
A home for a narrow lot · 1
Building upward can keep parking and a small yard, but side light, airflow, stairs, and roof drainage need care.
038 / 100 · Compact living
A home for a narrow lot · 2
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039 / 100 · Compact living
A home for a narrow lot · 3
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040 / 100 · Compact living
A home for a narrow lot · 4
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Build + Local Details
A beginner-friendly look at foundations, reinforced frames, blockwork, roofing, services, drainage, driveway culverts, windows, gates, and the finishing sequence.
041 / 100 · Construction
Building a bungalow · 1
Read the sequence from set-out and foundations to blockwork, roof, drainage, and completed envelope.
042 / 100 · Construction
Building a bungalow · 2
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043 / 100 · Construction
Building a bungalow · 3
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044 / 100 · Construction
Building a bungalow · 4
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045 / 100 · Construction
Building two storeys · 1
The frame, slab, upper walls, stairs, roof, and window openings must agree before finishing begins.
046 / 100 · Construction
Building two storeys · 2
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047 / 100 · Construction
Building two storeys · 3
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048 / 100 · Construction
Building two storeys · 4
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049 / 100 · Fit-out
From rough-in to finished room · 1
Coordinate plumbing, power, cooling, ceilings, wet areas, cabinets, appliances, protection, and final inspection.
050 / 100 · Fit-out
From rough-in to finished room · 2
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051 / 100 · Fit-out
From rough-in to finished room · 3
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052 / 100 · Fit-out
From rough-in to finished room · 4
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053 / 100 · External works
Gate, carport + water route · 1
Treat drain, culvert, sliding gate, carport, paving, gutters, downpipes, and site levels as one system.
054 / 100 · External works
Gate, carport + water route · 2
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055 / 100 · External works
Gate, carport + water route · 3
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056 / 100 · External works
Gate, carport + water route · 4
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057 / 100 · Home type
East Coast neighbourhood home · 1
A polished house should still sit credibly among neighbours, close setbacks, utilities, drains, and developing lots.
058 / 100 · Home type
East Coast neighbourhood home · 2
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059 / 100 · Home type
East Coast neighbourhood home · 3
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060 / 100 · Home type
East Coast neighbourhood home · 4
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Renovate + Expand
Credible before-and-after directions for older Georgetown houses, concrete bungalows, rear extensions, roof and drainage repairs, accessibility, kitchens, and complete updates.
061 / 100 · Renovation
Renewing a raised Guyanese house · 1
Keep useful raised proportions and timber character while repairing structure, roof, drainage, services, and rooms.
062 / 100 · Renovation
Renewing a raised Guyanese house · 2
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063 / 100 · Renovation
Renewing a raised Guyanese house · 3
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064 / 100 · Renovation
Renewing a raised Guyanese house · 4
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065 / 100 · Renovation
Adding space to a bungalow · 1
Connect old and new foundations, roofs, services, and drainage before deciding how the larger room will look.
066 / 100 · Renovation
Adding space to a bungalow · 2
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067 / 100 · Renovation
Adding space to a bungalow · 3
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068 / 100 · Renovation
Adding space to a bungalow · 4
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069 / 100 · Renovation
Stopping roof and ground water · 1
Diagnose leaks and ponding first, then coordinate new roofing, larger gutters, downpipes, channels, and ground falls.
070 / 100 · Renovation
Stopping roof and ground water · 2
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071 / 100 · Renovation
Stopping roof and ground water · 3
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072 / 100 · Renovation
Stopping roof and ground water · 4
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073 / 100 · Accessibility
A safer step-free home · 1
A comfortable ramp, covered landing, wider circulation, and accessible bathroom should feel integrated into the house.
074 / 100 · Accessibility
A safer step-free home · 2
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075 / 100 · Accessibility
A safer step-free home · 3
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076 / 100 · Accessibility
A safer step-free home · 4
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077 / 100 · Renovation
A better family kitchen · 1
Use the open-work stage to improve wiring and plumbing before cabinets, appliances, lighting, and finishes lock the plan.
078 / 100 · Renovation
A better family kitchen · 2
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079 / 100 · Renovation
A better family kitchen · 3
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080 / 100 · Renovation
A better family kitchen · 4
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Multi-unit + Commercial + Industrial
Townhouses, apartments, mixed-use buildings, offices, community retail, warehouses, workshops, and a clear small-factory direction for Guyana.
081 / 100 · Multi-unit
Small walk-up apartments · 1
Plan common stairs and passages together with unit privacy, parking, refuse, water storage, meters, and drainage.
082 / 100 · Multi-unit
Small walk-up apartments · 2
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083 / 100 · Multi-unit
Small walk-up apartments · 3
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084 / 100 · Multi-unit
Small walk-up apartments · 4
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085 / 100 · Mixed use
Shop below, home above · 1
Separate resident entry and quiet rooms from customers, deliveries, parking, signs, refuse, and shop services.
086 / 100 · Mixed use
Shop below, home above · 2
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087 / 100 · Mixed use
Shop below, home above · 3
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088 / 100 · Mixed use
Shop below, home above · 4
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089 / 100 · Commercial
Neighbourhood office or clinic · 1
An office or clinic needs accessible arrival, private rooms, cooling, storage, cleanable finishes, and discreet services.
090 / 100 · Commercial
Neighbourhood office or clinic · 2
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091 / 100 · Commercial
Neighbourhood office or clinic · 3
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092 / 100 · Commercial
Neighbourhood office or clinic · 4
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093 / 100 · Commercial
Community retail building · 1
Shade, visibility, shelving, checkout, stock movement, security, cleaning, refuse, and drainage define useful retail space.
094 / 100 · Commercial
Community retail building · 2
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095 / 100 · Commercial
Community retail building · 3
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096 / 100 · Commercial
Community retail building · 4
View 4 continues the same subject so you can compare scale, access, shade, drainage, materials, and everyday use.
097 / 100 · Industrial
Warehouse + factory exterior
Read the office wing, production and loading bays, secure arrival, clear-span roof, roadside drain, culvert, and room for future expansion as one site system.
098 / 100 · Industrial
Production hall + storage
Compare the workshop, pallet storage, staff office, protected loading zone, daylight, ventilation, utilities, drainage, and clear people-and-goods circulation.
099 / 100 · Industrial
Loading yard + service access
Check loading cover, roller doors, staff access, screened utilities, trench drains, downpipes, service circulation, security, and the route water takes off the site.
100 / 100 · Industrial
Factory layout + work zones
Use the cutaway to understand how reception, staff rooms, production, storage, loading, drainage, security, and a future expansion bay connect before detailed design begins.