first-floor
Building's bottom story
First-floor describes something located on or relating to the first floor of a building.
In American usage, this means the ground level: a first-floor apartment.
In British usage, first floor refers to the level above ground, what Americans call the second floor.
The hyphen typically appears when the phrase modifies a noun.
Building's entrance room
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
- entrancePoint of access
- doorwayPassage into a room
threshold · reception · hallway · porch · stoop · mailbox · doorbell · intercom
Retail facade facing street
- retailSales to end users
- shopRetail sales venue
- showroomRetail exhibition space
- restaurantPlace serving meals
office · reception · lease · tenant · signage · awning · merchandise
Mechanism for vertical transport
Home's social space
- kitchenFood preparation room
- bedroomRoom for sleeping
- bathroomRoom for hygiene
- dining-roomRoom for household meals
den · study · hallway · closet · nursery · pantry · sunroom · mudroom
Building's horizontal division
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- landingDescent's final moment
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- floorplateSingle story's structural base
load-bearing · stairwell · egress · open-plan · split-level
foyer
Building's entrance room
doorway · threshold · reception · hallway · porch · stoop · mailbox · doorbell · intercom · security
storefront
Retail facade facing street
restaurant · office · reception · lease · tenant · signage · awning · merchandise
lift
Mechanism for vertical transport
living-room
Home's social space
dining-room · den · study · hallway · closet · nursery · pantry · sunroom · mudroom
storey
Building's horizontal division
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- landingDescent's final moment
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
floorplate · load-bearing · stairwell · egress · open-plan · split-level
first-floorupstairs
On a higher level
upper level · above ground · elevated · raised · underground