multi-story
Having multiple levels
Multi-story describes a building with more than one floor: a multi-story parking garage, multi-story apartment complexes.
The term is neutral about exactly how many stories—anything from two floors to a skyscraper qualifies.
Also spelled multistory or multi-storey (British).
Walking surfaces inside
- storeysBuilding levels, British spelling
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- basementSubterranean building level
- atticSpace beneath the roof
penthouse · subbasement · rooftop · landing · gallery · tiered · split-level · ground-floor
Multistory urban building
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- towerTall slender edifice
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
complex · edifice · structure · block · residential · commercial · office · hotel
Vertical conveyance between floors
Deceptive outward appearance
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- atriumRoofed central hall
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- plazaPublic open square
setback · cantilever · load-bearing · foundation · footprint · floorplan · fenestration · podium
Central business district
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- metropolisLarge important city
- districtBounded administrative area
density · gentrification · development · zoning · infrastructure · streetscape · borough · cosmopolitan
floors
Walking surfaces inside
- storeysBuilding levels, British spelling
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
- basementSubterranean building level
attic · penthouse · subbasement · rooftop · landing · gallery · tiered · split-level · ground-floor · intermediate
highrise
Multistory urban building
- skyscraperVery tall urban building
- towerTall slender edifice
- apartmentRented unit in building
condominium · complex · edifice · structure · block · residential · commercial · office · hotel · mall
elevator
Vertical conveyance between floors
- staircaseIndoor flight of steps
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
stairwell · landing · ramp · atrium · lobby · shaft · dumbwaiter
facade
Deceptive outward appearance
plaza · setback · cantilever · load-bearing · foundation · footprint · floorplan · fenestration · podium · core
downtown
Central business district
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- metropolisLarge important city
district · density · gentrification · development · zoning · infrastructure · streetscape · borough · cosmopolitan · redevelopment
- terraced housingrow houses, townhouses, Victorian terraces, shared walls, party walls
- Building Heightsskyscraper, high-rise, mid-rise, low-rise, tower
- home architectureranch, colonial, bungalow, Cape Cod, Victorian
- property traitsspacious, cozy, rundown, dilapidated, vacant
- Factory Metricsthroughput, production lines, raw materials, finished goods, work stations
multi-storysingle-story
Having one floor
ground-level · ranch-style · bungalow · low-rise · flat