This is a list of building types. It is sorted by broad category: residential buildings, commercial buildings, industrial buildings, and infrastructural buildings.
Residential
Single-family detached
Examples of single-family detached house types include: Bungalow Central-passage house (North America) Chattel house (Caribbean) Château (France) Cottage (various) Courtyard house (various) Konak (Asia) Log house (various) Mansion (various) Housebarn (various) Split level home (various) Upper Lusatian house (Europe)
Single-family attached (small multi-family) Duplex, semi-detached, double-decker, or two-family Triplex, triple-decker or three-family Quadplex, quadruple, or four-family Townhouse or terraced house
Large multi-family (apartments/flats/condos)
Garden or walk-up apartments: 1–5 stories, 50–400 units, no elevators Mid-rise apartments/condos: 5–9 stories, 30–110 units, with elevators High-rise apartments/condos: 9+ stories, 100+ units, professionally managed Special-purpose group housing Retirement home Nursing home Dormitory
Public Official residence Palace Archbishop's Palace Bishop's palace Electoral Palace Episcopal Palace Presidential palace Residenz
Commercial Commercial buildings, generally, are buildings used by businesses to sell their products to consumers.
Office
Office buildings are generally categorized by size and by quality (e.g., "a low-rise Class A building")
Office buildings by size Low-rise (less than 7 stories) Mid-rise (7–25 stories) High-rise (more than 25 stories), including skyscrapers (over 40 stories) Office buildings by quality Trophy or 5-star building: A landmark property designed by a recognized architect Class A or 4-star building: Rents in the top 30-40% of the local market; well-located; above-average upkeep and management; usually older than a trophy/5-star building Class B or 3-star building: Rents between Class A and Class C; fair-to-good locations; average upkeep and management Class C or 2-star building: Rents in the bottom 10-20% of the local market; less-desirable locations; below-average upkeep and management 1-star building: Does not meet the needs of typical tenants; may be obsolete and/or in need of significant renovation
Retail
Retail buildings are categorized by their configuration and size
Non-freestanding (also known as shopping centers or shopping malls) Super-regional shopping center: enclosed space; 800,000+ sqft; 5+ anchor stores with other tenants that sell a very large variety of goods Regional shopping center: enclosed space; 400,000–800,000 sqft; 1–5 anchor stores with other tenants that sell a large variety of goods Community shopping center: open space; 125,000–400,000 sqft; provides general merchandise and commodities (e.g., supermarket, discount department store) Neighborhood shopping center: open space; 3,000–125,000 sqft; provides commodities to nearby neighborhoods (e.g. drug store) Strip or convenience shopping center: open space; less than 30,000 sqft; located along suburban transportation arteries on shallow land parcels; a strip may be configured in a straight line, or have an "L" or "U" shape Lifestyle center: "Main Street" concept with pedestrian circulation in core and vehicular circulation along perimeter; upscale national chain specialty stores, dining or entertainment (e.g. The Grove, Los Angeles, CA; Americana at Brand, Glendale, CA) Freestanding: any stand-alone retail structure that is not part of a complex Big box: freestanding category-dominant retailer; 50,000+ sqft (e.g. The Home Depot, Target, Walmart) Power center: among the largest types of retail properties; 3+ big box anchor stores; multiple large buildings with parking lot in front and loading in back; smaller retailers usually clustered in a community shopping center configuration Retail outlet: manufacturers' outlet stores; 50,000–400,000 sqft Pop-up retail: a retail location designed to only be in a location temporarily (e.g., a retail store that only opens during a holiday season)
Hotels
Full service hotel Travelers' hotel Motel Choultry Caravanserai Extended stay hotel Boutique hotel Casino Resort Bunkhouse
Special-purpose
Theme or amusement park Aquarium Bar (establishment) Bowling alley Car wash Funeral home Marina Movie theater Self-storage Theater Zoo
Industrial
Industrial buildings are primarily used for the production and storage/distribution of goods, among other uses.
Factory Physical plant Mill
Manufacturing
Light manufacturing Heavy manufacturing
Warehouse/distribution
Warehouses Bulk Ice house Cold/cool/refrigerator/freezer storage High-cube Warehouse store Distribution/fulfillment centers Container terminals
Flex space
Office building Laboratory Data center Call center Showroom Tension fabric building
Infrastructure
Infrastructure buildings house equipment and facilities related to public infrastructure. Composting Desalination plant Waste transfer Power generation Power plant Thermal power plant Fossil-fuel power station Nuclear power plant Geothermal power Biomass power plant Renewable energy power station Electric power distribution Substation Converter hall Rotary converter plant Transmitter building Dams Pump house Fake building
Agricultural
Abattoir Barn Chicken coop or chickenhouse Cow-shed Farmhouse Granary, Hórreo Greenhouse Hayloft Pigpen or sty Root cellar Shed Silo Slaughterhouse Stable Storm cellar Well house Crib Windmill Workshop
Institutional
Medical Hospital Nursing homes Mental hospital Sanatorium Educational Academy Archive College Elementary schools Middle school Orphanage Secondary School School University Nursery school Civic Arena (or stadium) Library Mudhif: a traditional reed house made by the Madan people of Iraq Museum Observatory Community hall Research institute Think tank Religious Facilities (Place of worship) Church Basilica Cathedral Duomo Chapel Oratory Martyrium Imambargah Monastery Mithraeum Shrine Synagogue Temple Pagoda Gurdwara Hindu temple Mosque Government Town hall Guildhall Consulate Courthouse Embassy Fire station Meeting house Moot hall Parliament house Police station Post office Assembly Military Arsenal Barracks Bunker Blockhouse Citadel Missile launch facility Transport Airport Bus station Metro (subway, underground) station Taxi station Railway station (or, primarily in US, Railroad station) Signal box Lighthouse Shipyard Spaceport Hovercraft Passenger terminal Boathouse Parking garage Hangar Historical Communal oven Other Aul Bathhouse Film studio Folly Gym Pavilion Shelter
Other Bakehouse Tent
See also Outline of architecture
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