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Waterside housing

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Feb 05, 2026
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APARTMENT blocks, well served with balconies, seem to be the now common design response to waterfront locations.

But - although we have no pictures to illustrate - the high-pitched roofs of Bergen’s, narrow waterfront buildings, in Norway, are an option.

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