VDA - Building

A relatively permanent enclosed structure constructed over a plot of land for habitable use

• Building

• Superstructure

• Substructure

• Shell

• System

The vertical extension of a building or other construction above the foundation

• Building

• Superstructure

• Substructure

• Shell

• System

The exterior framework or walls and roof of a building

• Building

• Superstructure

• Substructure

• Shell

• System

The underlying structure forming the foundation of a building or other construction

• Building

• Superstructure

• Substructure

• Shell

• System

A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent things or parts forming a complex or unified whole, esp. to serve a common purpose

• Building

• Superstructure

• Substructure

• Shell

• System

A building, esp. one of large size, massive structure, or imposing appearance

• Edifice

• Skyscraper

• High-rise

• Story

A building of exceptional height and many stories, supported by a steel or concrete framework from which the walls are suspended

• Edifice

• Skyscraper

• High-rise

• Story

Describing a building having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators

• Edifice

• Skyscraper

• High-rise

• Story

A complete horizontal division of a building, having a continuous or nearly continuous floor and comprising the space between two adjacent levels

• Edifice

• Skyscraper

• High-rise

• Story

Describing a building having one, two, or three stories and usually no elevator

• Low-rise

• Mid-rise

• Loft

• Loft building