office towers

Tall workplace buildings

Office towers are tall commercial buildings containing multiple floors of workspace, typically found in urban business districts.

The term emphasizes height and corporate function: The downtown skyline bristles with office towers.

Unlike generic skyscrapers, office towers specifically house businesses rather than residences or hotels.

Opposites
building function/use

office towersresidential complexes

Grouped dwelling structures

apartment buildings · housing projects · single-family homes · condominiums · residential towers

building scale/height

office towersbungalows

One-story detached houses

cottages · ranch houses · strip malls · storefronts · sheds

urban vs. non-urban setting

office towersfarmhouses

Agricultural estate residences

rural cottages · barns · country estates · wilderness cabins · homesteads

Family

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G