residential structures

Places people inhabit

Buildings designed for people to live in.

The term encompasses houses, apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and other dwellings where people make their homes.

The new zoning law restricts residential structures to areas north of the highway.

The phrase appears mainly in legal, planning, and real estate contexts, where distinguishing homes from commercial or industrial buildings matters.

Related

condos · dwellings · housing development · bungalows · cottages · townhouses · row house · duplexes · mansions · cabins · mobile home · villas · flats · roof · brick · foundations · front porch · porches

Opposites
primary building function

residential structurescommercial buildings

Structures for enterprise use

industrial buildings · office buildings · factories · industrial facilities · warehouses

permanence of habitation

residential structureshotels

Commercial lodging establishments

motels · abandoned buildings · hostels · temporary shelters · boarding houses

built vs. natural shelter

residential structuresopen land

vacant lots · wilderness · caves · outdoor spaces

Family

residential, residence, resident, residents, residences, reside, resides, resided, residing

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G