people's houses

Where families live

People's houses refers to the private residences where individuals or families live.

The phrase emphasizes ownership or association—these are homes belonging to people, not public or commercial buildings: You can't just walk into people's houses without knocking.

It often appears in contexts about privacy, visiting, or intrusion: The flood destroyed people's houses throughout the valley.

Related

townhouse · green building · leasing · shelter · earthship · folk architecture · floor · apartment · family home · door · bed · roof over head · hearth · front porch · spare room · guest bedroom · igloo · yurt

Opposites
ownership/occupancy type

people's housesgovernment buildings

Facilities for official administration

state property · public housing · public buildings · commercial properties · corporate offices

building function

people's housesfactories

Industrial production facilities

office buildings · warehouses · industrial facilities · hospitals · churches

scale and intimacy

people's houseshousing projects

Government-subsidized residential complexes

tower blocks · tenement buildings · barracks · dormitories · institutions

Family

people, house, person, persons, peoples, personal, personally, personality, personable

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