Terrace (building)

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A setback terrace outside a 19th floor apartment on East 57th Street in New York.

The roof terrace of the Casa Grande hotel in Santiago de Cuba

A terrace is an outdoor, occupiable extension of a building above ground level. Although its physical characteristics may vary to a great degree, a terrace will generally be larger than a balcony and will have an "open-top" facing the sky. Terraces are highly versatile in terms of functionality and can be used for a variety of activities including, but not limited to: gardening, relaxation, entertaining guests, sunbathing, and barbecuing. Sometimes, there is a hot tub, jacuzzi, or a small swimming pool on terraces. There may also be an outdoor kitchen or a barbecue grill. Extra space adds value to the property.

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v t e Rooms, spaces, and architectural elements

Public areas	Airport lounge Auditorium Cafeteria Classroom Changing room Conference hall Doctor's office Function hall Mailroom Library Lobby Office Refectory Restroom Security Waiting room

Passages and spaces	Alcove Atrium Balcony Breezeway Corridor Deck Elevator Emergency exit Escalator Entryway / Genkan / Mud room Foyer Hallway Loft Loggia Nook Patio Pedway Pergola Porch porte-cochère Portico Ramp Secret passage Skyway Spear closet Stairway Terrace Veranda Vestibule Wheelchair ramp

Utility and storage	Attic Basement Box room / Carport Cloakroom Closet Electrical room Equipment room Furnace room / Boiler room Garage Janitorial closet Laundry room / Utility room Mechanical room / floor Pantry Root cellar Semi-basement Studio Server room Wardrobe Workshop Vault Wine cellar Wiring closet / Demarcation point

Shared residential rooms	Billiard room Bonus room Common room Conversation pit Den Dining room Drawing room Family room Great room Hearth room Home office Kitchen Kitchenette Library Living room / Lounge / Sitting room Man cave Media room or Home theater Mehmaan khana Recreation room Shrines Snug Study Sunroom / Solarium

Private rooms	Bathroom / Toilet (room) Bedroom / Guest room Boudoir Cabinet Jack and Jill bathroom Nursery Safe room State room Suite Walk-in closet

Great house areas	Ballroom Butler's pantry Buttery Drawing room Fainting room Great chamber Great hall Larder Long gallery Lumber room Parlour Root cellar Salon Saucery Scullery Servants' hall Servants' quarters Smoking room Solar Spicery Still room Undercroft

Other areas	Barn Boathouse Conservatory Gym Loading dock Moon gate Outhouse Secondary suite Shed Stable Storm cellar or Storm room

Architectural elements	Arch Ceiling Colonnade Column Courtyard Fireplace Floor Gate Lighting Ornament Swimming pool Vault Wet bar Roof

Related terms	Building Furniture House House plan Rooms

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