Low-rise building

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Low-rise house Alte Pforzheimer Hutte near the Pforzheimer See, in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of Northern Italy near the border to Switzerland Bergtocht van Watles via Sesvennahutte en de Uina Slucht naar Sur En 19-09-2019. (actm.) 22.jpg
Low-rise house Alte Pforzheimer Hütte near the Pforzheimer See, in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of Northern Italy near the border to Switzerland
Typical German Fachwerkhauser in the Hanseatic harbour of Stade, Germany Stade, Hansehafen -- 2018 -- 2949.jpg
Typical German Fachwerkhäuser in the Hanseatic harbour of Stade, Germany

A low-rise is a building that is only a few stories tall or any building that is shorter than a high-rise, [1] though others include the classification of mid-rise. [2] [3]

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Definition

Emporis defines a low-rise as "an enclosed structure below 35 metres [115 feet] which is divided into regular floor levels". [4] The city of Toronto defines a mid-rise as a building between four and twelve stories. [5] They also have elevators and stairs.

Characteristics

A deck-access apartment houses in Seinajoki, Finland Jouppi, Seinajoki luhtitalo.jpg
A deck-access apartment houses in Seinäjoki, Finland

Low-rise apartments sometimes offer more privacy and negotiability of rent and utilities than high-rise apartments, although they may have fewer amenities and less flexibility with leases. It is easier to put fires out in low-rise buildings. [6]

Within the United States, due to the legal-economic and modernist perspectives, low-rises can in some cities be seen as less luxurious than high-rises, whereas within Western Europe (for historical identity and legal reasons) low-rise tends to be more attractive. Some businesses prefer low-rise buildings due to lower costs and more usable space. Having all employees on a single floor may also increase work productivity. [7]

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Emporis was a real estate data mining company with headquarters in Hamburg, Germany. The company collected data and photographs of buildings worldwide, which were published in an online database from 2000 to September 2022.

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References

  1. ↑ "Data Standards: Structures". Emporis Standards. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ↑ Finder, Alan (November 23, 1990). "Mid-Rise Apartment Houses Making New York Comeback". The New York Times. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  3. ↑ Humbles, Andy (March 8, 2006). "Condo design will include 'mid-rise' building" (PDF). The Tennessean (via SmartSpace). Retrieved June 10, 2009.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Data Standards: Structures - low-rise building". Emporis Standards. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved June 10, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ↑ http://faculty.geog.utoronto.ca/Hess/Courses/studio/presentation%20on%20avenues%20and%20mid-rise%20study.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  6. ↑ "August-Newsletter - High Rise Fires" (PDF). Vincentdunn.com. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
  7. ↑ Watkins-Miller, Elaine (September 1, 1997). "Skyscrapers vs. suburbs". AllBusiness. Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved June 10, 2009.


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