Dwelling

A dwelling is a private, mostly covered place for one or more organisms. In certain cases are referred to places for certain things as well as housing. Not always is the term to take home literally, for example, in animals or in temporary dwellings of man.

We distinguish animal and human habitations. You can be artificial or natural. Dwellings are usually stable and weather-proof. An inherent dwelling is the cave or the Abri ( overhang ).

Animal shelters

The Shell House - a mobile dwelling - forms a unit with its original inhabitants, and is used when leaving in certain cases, of other animals, eg, from the vile hermit crab.

From animals themselves are applied dwellings and Others

  • Pit ( mammals)
  • Hill (mammals and insects)
  • Floor, for example beehive
  • Nest (birds )
  • Other designs by animals

The Shell House is an inherent habitation of most snails.

Built by humans for animals is the dwelling house or the cage. Artificially created habitats for animals are also terrariums and aquariums.

Human dwellings

One of the oldest artificial human habitation becomes the mobile tent. It is made of carrier material ( rods, bone) and skins or tissues.

Depending on the culture, a distinction is not limited to:

  • Tipi
  • Wigwam
  • Yurt, kibitka

At present, the tourism and sports industry has developed a wide range of different tents.

A natural building material given in the form of solid snow use the builder of the igloo in a cold environment.

Distinctions

The fixed human habitation is the house, if necessary with the appropriate apartment or property. A distinction is especially

  • By Material: leaves home
  • Earth house, adobe, adobe, cave dwelling,
  • Wooden house, log cabin
  • Half-timbered house
  • Stone House
  • Glass house etc.
  • Cabin, Kate
  • House
  • Villa
  • Castle etc.
  • House of worship ( church / cathedral / chapel, mosque, synagogue, temple and shrine each )
  • Department store
  • Residence
  • Town hall
  • Commercial building, such as office buildings, retail store

Department store at Kintetsu Abenobash, Osaka ( Japan)

City Hall Brisbane ( Australia)

Commercial Building Luhrs Tower in Phoenix (USA)

Pictures of Dwelling

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