housing block

Multi-unit dwelling structure

A housing block is a large residential building divided into multiple apartments or flats, typically of uniform design.

The term is common in British English and often describes public or social housing developments: The council built several housing blocks in the 1960s.

In American English, apartment building or housing project is more typical.

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balcony · flats · highrise · corridor · elevator · stairwell · neighbors · laundry · laundry room · parking · parking lot · courtyard · brutalist · council · council estate · units · windows · doorbell

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Opposites
dwelling structure type

housing blockdetached house

Residence sharing no walls

single-family home · detached home · cottage · bungalow · villa

urban planning philosophy

housing blocksuburban sprawl

Unplanned outward residential development

rural settlement

Family

housing, block, house, houses, housed, housebound, housewife, household, housekeeper

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