BUILDING TYPES

• Residential
o 1.1Single-family detached
o 1.2Single-family attached (small multi-family)
o 1.3Large multi-family (apartments/flats/condos)
o 1.4Public
o List of house types - Wikipedia
• Commercial
o 2.1Office
o 2.2Retail
o 2.3Hotels
o 2.4Special-purpose
• Industrial
o 3.1Manufacturing
o 3.2Warehouse/distribution
o 3.3Flex space
• Infrastructure
• Agricultural
• Other
Residential
Single-family detached
Examples of single-family detached house types include:

• Bungalow
• Central-passage house (North America)
• Chattel house (Caribbean)
• 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[1]
• Mid-rise apartments/condos: 5–9 stories, 30–110 units, with elevators[1]
• High-rise apartments/condos: 9+ stories, 100+ units, professionally managed[1]
• Special-purpose group housing[1]
o Retirement home
o Nursing home
o Dormitory

Public
• Official residence
• Palace
o Archbishop's Palace
o Bishop's Palace
o Electoral Palace
o Episcopal Palace
o Presidential palace
o 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

o Low-rise (less than 7 stories)
o Mid-rise (7–25 stories)
o High-rise (more than 25 stories), including skyscrapers (over 40 stories)
• Office buildings by quality
o Trophy or 5-star building: A landmark property designed by a recognized
architect
o 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
o Class B or 3-star building: Rents between Class A and Class C; fair-to-good
locations; average upkeep and management
o Class C or 2-star building: Rents in the bottom 10-20% of the local market; less-
desirable locations; below-average upkeep and management
o 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 malls)

o Super-regional shopping center: enclosed space; 800,000+ sqft; 5+ anchor stores
with other tenants that sell a very large variety of goods
o Regional shopping center: enclosed space; 400,000–800,000 sqft; 1–5 anchor stores
with other tenants that sell a large variety of goods
o Community shopping center: open space; 125,000–400,000 sqft; provides general
merchandise and commodities (e.g., supermarket, discount department store)
o Neighborhood shopping center: open space; 3,000–125,000 sqft; provides
commodities to nearby neighborhoods (e.g. drug store)
o 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
o 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
o Big box: freestanding category-dominant retailer; 50,000+ sqft (e.g. The Home
Depot, Target, Walmart)
o 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
o Retail outlet: manufacturers' outlet stores; 50,000–400,000 sqft
o 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 hotels
• Travelers' hotels
o Motel
o Choultry
o Caravanserai
• Extended stay hotels
• Boutique hotels
• Casino
• Resort

Special-purpose
• Self-storage
• Car washes
• Theme or amusement parks
• Bowling alleys
• Marinas
• Theaters
• Funeral homes

Industrial
Industrial buildings are primarily used for the production and storage/distribution of goods, among other
uses.

Manufacturing
• Light manufacturing
• Heavy manufacturing

Warehouse/distribution
• Warehouses
o Bulk
o Cold/cool/refrigerator/freezer storage
o High-cube
o Warehouse store
• Distribution/fulfillment centers
o Container terminals
o Truck

Flex space
• Office building
• Laboratory
• Data center
• Call center
• Showroom
Infrastructure
• Composting
o Desalination plant
o Waste transfer
o Power generation
o Power plant
o Thermal power plant
o Fossil-fuel power station
o Nuclear power plant
o Geothermal power
o Biomass power plant
o Renewable energy power station
• Power distribution
o Substation
o Converter hall
o Rotary converter plant
• Transmitter building
o Dams
o Pump house

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
o Hospital
o Nursing homes
o Mental hospital
o Sanatorium
• Educational
o Archive
o College
o Elementary schools
o Orphanage
o Secondary School
o School
o University
o Nursery school
• Civic
o Arena (or stadium)
o Library
o Mudhif: a traditional reed house made by the Madan people of Iraq
o Museum
o Observatory
o Community hall
• Religious (Place of worship)
o Church
▪ Basilica
▪ Cathedral
▪ Duomo
▪ Chapel
▪ Oratory
▪ Martyrium
o Imambargah
o Monastery
o Mithraeum
o Shrine
o Synagogue
o Temple
o Pagoda
o Gurdwara
o Hindu temple
o Mosque
• Government
o City hall
o Consulate
o Courthouse
o Embassy
o Fire station
o Meeting house
o Moot hall
 o Parliament house
o Police station
o Post office
o Assembly
• Military
o Arsenal
o Barracks
o Bunker
o Blockhouse
o Citadel
o Missile launch facility
• Transport
o Airport
o Bus station
o Metro (subway, underground) station
o Taxi station
o Railway station (or, primarily in US, Railroad station)
▪ Signal box
o Lighthouse
o Shipyard
o Spaceport
o Hovercraft
o Passenger terminal
o Boathouse
o Parking garage
o Hangar
• Other
o Aul
o Bathhouse
o Film studio
o Folly
o Gym
o Shelter