▁the ▁houses . ▁ ▁The ▁Griff ins ' ▁designs ▁bo asted ▁innov ations ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁k itch ens ’ ▁pass - through ▁p ant ries ▁and ▁tw in ▁s inks , ▁the ▁close - to ▁ground ▁floor ▁levels ▁and ▁the ▁picture ▁window . ▁ ▁Some ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁Griff ins ' ▁houses ▁in ▁Castle c rag ▁were ▁unusual ▁and ▁un con vent ional ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁stone work , ▁the ▁window ▁details ▁and ▁the ▁flat ▁roof s . ▁ ▁Fl at ▁roof s ▁were ▁fav oured ▁over ▁pitch ed ▁roof s ▁as ▁they ▁prevent ed ▁the ▁obst ruction ▁of ▁views , ▁provided ▁v antage ▁points ▁where ▁one ▁could ▁experience ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁landscape ▁and ▁allowed ▁for ▁a ▁ro o ft op ▁garden . ▁ ▁Another ▁at yp ical ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁Griff in / M ah ony ▁Griff in ▁houses ▁was ▁the ▁unusual ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁k itch ens ▁and ▁bath rooms . ▁ ▁These ▁rooms ▁were ▁situated ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁even ▁though ▁convention ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁these ▁rooms ▁at ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁The ▁houses ▁were ▁designed ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁living ▁rooms ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁rear ; ▁faced ▁a ▁view ▁or ▁park ▁on ▁the ▁inner ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁all ot ment . ▁ ▁Their ▁houses ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁front ▁f ences ▁and ▁built ▁structures ▁were ▁minimal ▁within ▁ten ▁metres ▁of ▁each ▁property . ▁ ▁This , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁being ▁single ▁story ▁and ▁bo