V in-ing He urged the United States to persist with its efforts to bring about peace... V with/in n `You haven't answered me,' she persisted... V with quote When I set my mind to something, I persist. V. Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary. See also: persistent, persistence, permit, perspicuity. Add your entry in the Collaborative Dictionary.
A traditional carriage house is the servants quarters above the place where the buggies are parked. After the Horse and Carriage era, the Chauffeur would occupy such quarters, and would maintain the cars as well as drive them. Sometimes the automobile or carriage part will be converted to additional living space. They have nothing at all to do with townhouses. Townhouses are typically part of a condominium tract, and are defined by two units sharing a common wall.
The picture you show is merely a modern home in a style that could date from any time since the 1930s, that just happens to have a flat roof. Homes that are built from modular units are often called 'modular'. Homes with flat roofs are often called 'flat roofed homes'. A modular home with a flat roof is often just that. There is no specific term for homes with flat roofs in English. A flat roofed home may be a flat, a bungalow, semi-detached (as my home), detached, and terraced etc. There are also many different styles of home, any one of which may have a flat roof.