industrial building

Where goods manufactured

An industrial building is a structure designed for manufacturing, processing, storage, or distribution rather than residential or commercial use.

Factories, warehouses, and plants are industrial buildings.

The term often appears in zoning and real estate contexts: The lot is zoned for industrial buildings only.

Industrial buildings typically feature large open floor plans, high ceilings, and loading docks.

Related

sheet metal · corrugated iron · warehouse · concrete floor · textile mill · reinforced concrete · paper mill · distribution center · cleanroom · modular design · assembly plant · smokestacks · smoke stacks · loading dock · skylight · workshop · ventilation system · power plant

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Opposites
building function/use

industrial buildingresidential building

Structure for habitation

home · house · dwelling · cottage · single-family home

aesthetic/environmental character

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Roofed outdoor sitting structure

gazebo · conservatory · greenhouse · country estate · villa

scale and environmental impact

industrial buildingcottage

Small rural home

cabin · bungalow · tiny house · garden shed · chapel

Family

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G