A linked house is a type of home whereby the homes above ground appear to be detached, but they share a common wall in the basement or foundation.
In Malaysia, This type of house is also known as terrace house. Linked house is a row of houses of similar fontage width and length. The house are attached and sharing a common party wall. The number of units and length of each row is controlled by the Uniform Building By Law standards which is about 200ft or about 8-12 units in a row. This linkhouses are traditionally built by the Chinese community in the 1900s in various part of Malacca and Penang.
