Low-rise building explained

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]

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Data Standards: Structures . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710191551/http://standards.emporis.com/?nav=realestate&lng=3&esn=51477 . dead . July 10, 2011 . Emporis Standards . June 10, 2009.
  2. Web site: Alan . Finder . Mid-Rise Apartment Houses Making New York Comeback . The New York Times . November 23, 1990 . June 10, 2009.
  3. Web site: Andy . Humbles . Condo design will include 'mid-rise' building . The Tennessean (via SmartSpace) . March 8, 2006 . June 10, 2009.
  4. Web site: Data Standards: Structures - low-rise building . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710191558/http://standards.emporis.com/?nav=realestate&lng=3&esn=49213 . dead . July 10, 2011 . Emporis Standards . June 10, 2009.
  5. http://faculty.geog.utoronto.ca/Hess/Courses/studio/presentation%20on%20avenues%20and%20mid-rise%20study.pdf
  6. Web site: August-Newsletter - High Rise Fires . Vincentdunn.com . June 10, 2009.
  7. Web site: Elaine . Watkins-Miller . Skyscrapers vs. suburbs . AllBusiness . September 1, 1997 . June 10, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071103214217/http://www.allbusiness.com/operations/facilities-space-planning/637472-1.html . November 3, 2007 .

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