<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">half-houses</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31443293</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:59:26</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">half-house</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Residences that are separated by a shared wall, often a timber wall. May have been the result of dividing a larger residences into two. Distinguished from double houses (semi-detached houses), which comprise two separate but immediately adjacent residences, often on two properties, separated by party walls of masonry construction. A more easliy obvious distinguishing feature could be the front door; half-houses may have a single front door with a shared entry hall, while a double house will typically have two separate front doors. ]]></dc:description></metadata>