Hello everyone, today Alpha Housing will join you to find out what “penthouses are” and “what are duplex”. Let’s see the definition of two words in the apartment, see where it comes from, why do we care today?
What is a penthouse apartments or duplex what does Penthouse mean is the keyword that many interested customers learn on Alphahousing.vn? Listening to the name, everyone knows they are apartments, but for each type of name, it is certainly something different from ordinary apartments. So what is the difference?

What are Penthouses? What is a Penthouse?
Origin of penthouse:
The idea of a penthouse was born in the 1920s, called “The Roaring Twenties” when economic growth brought a boom in construction for New York City.
One of the earliest penthouses in the city is Conde Nast‘s duplex penthouse pub at 1040 Park Avenue. The appearance of this type of apartment has attracted the strong attention of many people and it has grown until now.
In Vietnam, in recent years (around 2010 onwards), these special penthouses have appeared. Penthouse penthouses are often designed and built-in large projects, high-end apartment projects.

What are the criteria to be evaluated as 1 penthouse?
Apartments are usually located on the rooftop of apartment projects
Apartments must have at least 2 floors or more
The moving ladder between 2 floors must be inside the apartment
High ceilings have a beautiful view and often use glass on the outside of the apartment to maximize the viewing angle.
The space inside the Penthouse apartment is connected to each other, restricting walls, only use walls to cover private areas such as bedrooms, toilets, bathrooms …
There is a balcony or balcony surrounding the apartment.
There is an outdoor lounge space under the eaves, often with a rooftop swimming pool
The equipment used inside the apartment must be the most advanced and modern
What is Duplex? What is a Duplex?
The origin of the Duplex apartment?
Duplex apartments were just popular in Vietnam in 2010, with designs that break the current architectural space, and are designed with novel and luxurious architectural styles.

Duplex apartment evaluation criteria:
An apartment can be located on the rooftop or other floor of an apartment project
Apartments must have at least 2 floors or more
The moving ladder between 2 floors must be inside the apartment
High ceilings have a beautiful view and often use glass on the outside of the apartment to maximize the viewing angle.
The space inside the Penthouse apartment is connected to each other, restricting walls, only use walls to cover private areas such as bedrooms, toilets, bathrooms …
There is a patio or balcony surrounding the apartment.
“There is no” dedicated outdoor space under the eaves.
The equipment used inside the apartment must be the most advanced and modern
What are the distinguishing factors of Duplex and Penthouses?
So after finding out, you can imagine what penthouses are and what duplex is, right? With the criteria we have outlined above, you can remember one of the following basic things: penthouses means penthouses with garden and outdoor space. The duplex apartment is similar, but there is no outdoor space.
You refer to some penthouse and duplex apartments to see more designs and understand more about these two types!