Is Rochester Castle atypical or typical of English design?

Rochester Castle

The design of the keep - a vaguely cuboid shape - is typical of Norman Castles in England (and for that matter, Sicily, too). Compare with the White Tower (in the Tower of London) and the Norman keeps in Colchester and Norwich.

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