tower block
Vertical residential structure
A tower block is a tall residential building containing many apartments, typically built as public housing.
The term is chiefly British; Americans would say high-rise or apartment building.
Tower blocks became common in postwar urban planning, though many have since been criticized or demolished: The council approved demolition of three tower blocks.
Building's horizontal division
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- stairwellEnclosed vertical passage for stairs
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
lobby · elevator · concrete · steel · glazing · cladding · prefabricated · modular
Filled-in outline shape
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
vista · outline · profile · backdrop · heights · dominate · iconic · eyesore
Lacking vertical variation
- tenantOne who rents property
- leaseTemporary use contract
- rentPayment for temporary use
- landlordProperty owner renting out
council · occupancy · dwelling · resident · allocation · overcrowding · bedsit · maisonette
Underlying support structure
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- craneLifter or wader
- girderMain structural support beam
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
developer · zoning · architect · demolition · regeneration · reinforced · piling · formwork
Property and grounds
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- neighbourhoodResidential area nearby
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
deprivation · community · antisocial · vandalism · graffiti · poverty · inequality
storey
Building's horizontal division
- facadeDeceptive outward appearance
- balconyRaised exterior platform
- stairwellEnclosed vertical passage for stairs
corridor · lobby · elevator · concrete · steel · glazing · cladding · prefabricated · modular · brutalist
silhouette
Filled-in outline shape
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
horizon · vista · outline · profile · backdrop · heights · dominate · iconic · eyesore
flat
Lacking vertical variation
landlord · council · occupancy · dwelling · resident · allocation · overcrowding · bedsit · maisonette
foundation
Underlying support structure
- scaffoldingTemporary exterior work platform
- craneLifter or wader
- girderMain structural support beam
blueprint · developer · zoning · architect · demolition · regeneration · reinforced · piling · formwork · site
estate
Property and grounds
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
- neighbourhoodResidential area nearby
- gentrificationWealthy influx displacing locals
regeneration · deprivation · community · antisocial · vandalism · graffiti · poverty · inequality
- British Architecturemanor house, terraced house, terraced houses, semi-detached, detached house
- towersmonopole, Space Needle, Big Ben, Babel, turret
- tall buildingsskyscraper, high-rise, hotel, hospital, dormitory
- apartmentsapartment, studio, flat, triplex, loft
- high-riseshigh-rise, highrise, elevator, balconies, floor number
- housing typesranch house, split-level, Cape Cod, bungalow, apartment complex
tower blockbungalow
One-story house with porch
ranch house · cottage · detached house · terraced house · row house
tower blockdetached house
Residence sharing no walls
single-family home · country house · farmhouse · house · villa
block, tower, towering, blockage, blocks, blockade, towers, bloc, towered