Home›Residential Buildings›Building Type›DwellingConceptDwellingBuilding Types and Traditions as ConceptsReference and ClassificationDevelopingA dwelling, also known as a residence, abode or domicile, is a self-contained unit of accommodation, such as a house, apartment, mobile home, houseboat, recreational vehicle or other substantial structure, used as a home by one or more households. The cited article notes that the concept of a dwelling has significance in relation to search and seizure, conveyancing of real property, burglary, trespass and land-use planning. In the atlas it names the general residential building type, the buildings that people live in, which are not otherwise described as houses, villas, mansions or palaces. Buildings recorded in the atlas as residential buildings are grouped under this concept.FactsDwellingConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsPartially AttestedDomain (category)Partially AttestedUrban Planning 1The source ties dwellings to land-use planning among other legal contexts; mapping that onto the atlas domain list is an editorial classification.Concept DomainWell-attestedResidential accommodation 1DwellingFilter Results41 entriesBuilding FamilyAllApartment and Multi-Family Buildings (18)Architecturally Significant Houses (1)Cottages and Small Houses (1)Executive, Head-of-State and Diplomatic Buildings (1)Farmsteads and Homesteads (2)Farmsteads and Homesteads of the Southern United States (1)Farmsteads and Homesteads Outside the United States (1)Historic Homes and Farms (Misfiled) (1)Historic House Museums (1)Historic Houses (Individual Landmarks) (9)Historic Houses of the Midwestern and Western United States (3)Historic Houses of the New York City Region 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Region (1)Historic Houses of the Rest of the Northeastern United States (2)Historic Houses Outside the United States (3)Manor and Country Houses (3)Vernacular and Traditional Dwellings (1)Villas of Italy (2)Villas of the Rest of the World (1)Villas of the United Kingdom and Ireland (1)Villas of Western and Northern Europe (1)MaterialAllAdobe (1)Brick (7)Concrete (2)Concrete (5)Galvanized Steel (1)Glass (1)Granite (1)Masonry (1)Precast Concrete (2)Reinforced Concrete (2)Sandstone (2)Slate (1)Steel (4)Stone (3)Terracotta (1)Thatch (1)Timber (6)Wrought Iron (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 41747 Wing HouseDwelling8 HouseDwellingBarbican EstateDwellingBaston LodgeDwellingBlue House (Hong Kong)DwellingBroyhan HouseDwellingByker WallDwellingCasa BatlloDwellingCasa MilaDwellingChris Mark CastleDwellingChurch Street RowDwellingEames HouseDwellingEdificio CopanDwellingGropius HouseDwellingHabitat 67DwellingHolmwood HouseDwellingHyde Park Gardens MewsDwellingIsokon BuildingDwellingMarina 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DwellingWikipedia, lead sectionIn law, a dwelling (also known as a residence, abode or domicile) is a self-contained unit of accommodationWikipedia, lead section, first sentenceIn law, a dwelling (also known as a residence, abode or domicile) is a self-contained unit of accommodationWikipedia, lead section, second sentenceThe concept of a dwelling has significance in relation to search and seizure, conveyancing of real property, burglary, trespass, and land-use planning.View the SourceUsonia (Wikipedia)Associated With: Usonian Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Usonian Architecture, Lead sectionThe architectural style predominantly refers to a class of small, single-story dwellings designed by Wright without a garage or much storage.View the SourceIzba (Wikipedia)Associated With: Izba, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Izba, Lead sectionAn izba (Russian: изба́, IPA: [ɪzˈba] ) is a traditional Russian countryside dwelling.View the SourceYaodong (Wikipedia)Associated With: Yaodong, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Yaodong, Lead sectionA yaodong (窰 [iɤ] in native Jin Chinese, or 窰洞 [jɑʊ tʊŋ] yáodòng in Beijing Mandarin) is a particular form of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in China's north.View the SourceSiheyuan (Wikipedia)Associated With: Siheyuan, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Siheyuan, Lead sectionHistorically, siheyuan served as the foundational layout for various structures, including residences, palaces, temples, monasteries, family businesses, and government offices.View the SourceBlack Forest house (Wikipedia)Associated With: Black Forest House Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Black Forest House Architecture, Lead sectionThe Black Forest house (German: Schwarzwaldhaus) is a byre-dwelling that is found mainly in the central and southern parts of the Black Forest in southwestern Germany.View the SourceLog building (Wikipedia)Associated With: Log Building Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Log Building Architecture, Lead sectionA diverse selection of their forms and styles with examples of architectural elements is discussed in the following articles: Log cabin, a rustic dwelling Log house, a style and method of building a quality house Izba, a type of Russian peasant house, often of log construction.View the SourceCulă (Wikipedia)Associated With: Culă, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Culă, Lead sectionA culă (plural: cule; from Turkish kule "tower, turret") is a type of semi-fortified dwelling historically found in the Oltenia region of Romania, with notable examples also in Muntenia (in the counties of Argeș and Teleorman).View the SourceCalifornia bungalow (Wikipedia)Associated With: California Bungalow Architecture, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: California Bungalow Architecture, Lead sectionCalifornia bungalow is an alternative name for the American Craftsman style of residential architecture, when it was applied to small-to-medium-sized homes rather than the large "ultimate bungalow" houses of designers like Greene and Greene.View the SourceFolk Victorian (Wikipedia)Associated With: Folk Victorian, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Folk Victorian, Lead sectionFolk Victorian homes are relatively plain in their construction but embellished with decorative trim.View the SourceMalay house (Wikipedia)Associated With: Malay house, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Malay house, Lead sectionMalay houses (Malay: Rumah Melayu; Jawi: رومه ملايو) refer to the vernacular dwellings of the Malays, an ethno-linguistic group inhabiting Sumatra, coastal Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.View the SourceInca kancha (Wikipedia)Associated With: Inca kancha, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Inca kancha, Lead sectionAn Inca kancha includes constructions intended for a single function: housing, temples, palaces.View the SourceColony houses (Wikipedia)Associated With: Colony houses, Lead sectionQuote, Associated With: Colony houses, Lead sectionThe colony houses of Edinburgh were built between 1850 and 1910 as homes for artisans and skilled working-class families by philanthropic model dwellings companies.View the SourceSwiss Cottage, Cahir (Wikipedia)Building Type Of: Swiss Cottage, Cahir, IntroductionQuote, Building Type Of: Swiss Cottage, Cahir, IntroductionThe Swiss Cottage is an early 19th-century cottage orné (ornamental cottage) located at Kilcommon near the town of Cahir, County Tipperary in Ireland.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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