Browse 12 design looks for a Malaysian cluster house or link bungalow, from a glass-roofed inner court to a living room opened to the side garden.
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A cluster house or link bungalow shares walls with its neighbours on one or two sides, so light comes from fewer faces than a semi-D and the open sides are precious. The design moves that work best bring daylight into the shared-wall core with an inner court or skylight, open the living room fully to the open side, and use the side garden as an outdoor room. Shared walls and roof junctions stay untouched or are treated with the neighbour, and in a gated or strata scheme the front follows the estate's rules. These 12 concept designs show light, open-side and shared-wall ideas. Use the filters below to narrow them by theme.
Each design below is an illustrative concept render of a Malaysian cluster house or link bungalow, grouped by theme. Tap any image to enlarge it. Every card links to the ClickBina guide that covers the skylight, door, garden, stair or wall work behind that look.
12 designs shown
Illustrative concept design · Bring in light
A narrow inner court under a glass roof, floored with white pebbles around a potted tree, beside the dining area.
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air well renovation →Illustrative concept design · Open sides
Wide black folding glass doors stand open onto a lawn lined with banana plants, from a room with a grey tiled floor.
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sliding and folding doors →Illustrative concept design · Shared walls
Joined two-storey cluster units in warm white and light grey with matching terracotta tile roofs, dark window frames and timber doors along an estate road.
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the exterior repaint process →Illustrative concept design · Open sides
A timber deck with two loungers runs along a lawn and a tall hedge beside the house's glass doors.
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side yard landscaping →Illustrative concept design · Bring in light
A white kitchen run with a grey splashback and black tap, lit by roof glazing high above a plain white wall.
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window designs →Illustrative concept design · Open sides
A bedroom with tall windows across a corner looking into trees, sheer curtains on both sides and a low timber bed.
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window designs →Illustrative concept design · Shared walls
A stair with timber treads on a dark steel stringer and a glass balustrade rising along a plain white wall.
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staircase designs →Illustrative concept design · Open sides
A covered side patio with a flat roof on slim dark posts, a tiled floor, a timber table and a ceiling fan beside the garden.
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using the side land →Illustrative concept design · Shared walls
Timber slat panels frame a dark felt wall with a switched-off TV above a floating timber console, beside tall glass doors.
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acoustic slat panels →Illustrative concept design · Bring in light
A white gravel courtyard with concrete stepping stones, a small tree and a timber screen fence, seen through an open glass door.
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zen garden designs →Illustrative concept design · Shared walls
Two neighbouring roofs in matching dark tiles with black gutters and white soffits, seen against a clear sky.
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roof leaks between neighbours →Illustrative concept design · Bring in light
A dining room lit by a large round skylight set in the ceiling above a long timber table and chairs, with white walls.
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skylight costs →These are illustrative concept designs created to show design options for a cluster house or link bungalow. They are not completed ClickBina projects. Your house is assessed and quoted to its own walls, title and estate rules.
More galleries: browse all design ideas by area of the house, from cabinets and kitchens to porches and grilles.
ClickBina's cluster house renovation guide describes these houses as sitting between a terrace and a semi-D: more open sides than a terrace, fewer than a bungalow, and the joined parts behave like a terrace party wall. That gives a simple design rule: take light and air from the roof and the open sides, and leave the shared walls alone.
Check the title before designing anything outside. On strata title the management's approval comes first and you cannot build outside your parcel; on individual title inside a gated scheme the residents' association may still have rules, as the gated and guarded community guide explains.
| Shared wall or roof | Open side | |
|---|---|---|
| Light | None; bring it from the roof | Wide glass doors and windows |
| Hacking | Not without the neighbour's agreement | Possible with an engineer for structure |
| Heavy fixings | Avoid; mount on your own walls | Fine on your own external walls |
| Noise | Acoustic panels, soft finishes | Plants and hedges soften street noise |
| Approval | Party wall and roof agreements | Setbacks and estate facade rules |
| Layout | Usually works | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Side-by-side cluster | Living opened to the open side, side garden deck | Setbacks on the side land |
| Back-to-back cluster | Inner court or zen court, roof glazing | Drainage in a small court |
| L-shaped joined cluster | Skylight over the core, kitchen lit from above | Roof junctions with two neighbours |
| Link bungalow | Covered side patio, corner master bedroom | Porch link and roof line with the neighbour |
The cluster renovation guide gives a starting budget for landed renovation of RM15 – RM30 per sq ft for a light scope and RM30 – RM55 per sq ft for a mid scope, structural wall removal with a steel beam and engineer's certification at RM5,000 – RM25,000, and a strata renovation deposit of RM500 – RM3,000 where the scheme is strata. For the looks here, ClickBina's guides quote a basic fixed polycarbonate skylight at RM1,500 – RM4,000, a bi-fold or stacking sliding door at RM4,000 – RM12,000, a gravel side yard at RM2 – RM5 per sq ft, and a full staircase replacement in timber or steel at RM15,000 – RM35,000 (indicative Klang Valley ranges for 2026).
Ask for any work on shared walls, roof junctions or the open side to be listed separately, so approvals can be lined up first.
We renovate cluster houses and link bungalows, including skylights, glass doors, stairs, decks and finishes, with an engineer for structural openings and the estate's paperwork handled with you. WhatsApp us your job details for a quote: the estate, which sides are shared, what you want to change and the looks from this page you like. ClickBina is an experienced KL & Selangor contractor, we reply within the hour, and the price we agree is a flat price with no hidden charges.
About the images: every image on this page is an illustrative concept design generated to show a design option for a cluster house. Captions describe what each render shows. RM figures are quoted unchanged from the ClickBina guides named above, indicative Klang Valley ranges for 2026.
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