Why do we call floors of buildings stories?
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My home dictionary gives the origin as coming from the Latin word "historia".   The dictionary goes on to say, "probably from pictures adorning the windows of medieval buildings."\n\nThis makes me think of old European churches and castles, where 30-foot cathedrals would have stained glass picture windows of history or Biblical reference that told the complete story in a single picture.  Perhaps one story would sit on top of another on top of another, giving you different levels of stories.  Of course, what I'm saying now is just guessing, but I would consider it a well-educated guess.
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There is no specified amount, since not all floors (units) are the same size, however a general rule-of-thumb is 10 feet per floor (story).
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build·er·ing  (bldr-ng)\nn. Sports \nThe art or practice of climbing tall buildings, especially skyscrapers
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I believe they are referred to as mixed use buildings and are classified as commercial structures. Your local agent would have access to these type of properties if they are norm in your area.
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The term "English basement" can confuse a newcomer to the area. It signifies a basement apartment with windows that are at or at least partially above street level. That means lighting is key.
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Being a high rise construction superintendent, this is my experience:\n\n90% of all building heights are decided upon by the Owner and Architect due to business reasons. They decided to do 80 floors or 35 floors because the building will then meet their business model or usage requirements.\n\n5% of all building heights are decided due to local code. The government may own all air space over 500 ft., which means that a building may only go up 40 floors or so before code or local laws prohibit any additional floors.\n\nThe last 5% is due to local environments, such as surrounding infrastructure, geologic conditions, and whatnot. The fact is that we currently have the technology to build in almost any type of environment, regardless of the conditions. The only factor is money and time. Some owners choose to not build high because the cost factor is so prohibitive.
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Why do they call it a building if it's already built?\n\nWhy do they call them apartments when they're all stuck together?
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"Back in the day", street names were often just given based on where the road went.  If the road went to London, it was called London Road.  If the road was the main street in the town, it was called Main Street.\n\nNowadays, property developers normally include street name proposals in the plans they put forward to the local councils for approval and planning permission
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It is called the base level.
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It's stories of different people's lives, each piece being a part of the whole of human experience.
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i'm not sure if a floor plan of an existing building would be that easy to obtain. try maybe the city office in your area i'm not sure exactly what department but certainly they have that documents. if that's not possible ask architecture students,if you know someone, they usually have plates/blueprints of some sorts in their portfolio, if your lucky they may have what you're looking for. this could be as good because they follow certain specifications and requirements in their plates the only problem is that these are floor plans of nonexisting structures, there maybe certain errors or problems but it's not like you'll be building the structure or anything, it'll be good enough since you'll just be needing the layout.
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You don't, stories are the spaces between floors.
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Its called Rush The Floor.
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The word "story" itself, as well as its usual meaning of "a narrative of fictitious events," comes from the Greek "historia," which meant "an account of events." The same "historia," as you might suspect, also gave us the English word "history." Now, the difference between a "story" and a "history" is, or at least is supposed to be, the difference between truth and fiction. But interestingly enough, the original meaning of "story" in English was "factual narrative," and only after that "just the facts" sense was gradually taken over by the word "history" in the 17th century did "story" come to primarily mean a made-up or largely fictional creation. One place where the original "factual account" sense of "story" is still used is in phrases such as "newspaper stories," which, of course, strive to be fact, not fiction.\n\nOne of the many uses of the word "story" back in the 14th century was to mean a picture or painting, or a series of paintings, that illustrated a narrative. Such "stories" are still found in the form of stained glass windows depicting Biblical events in many churches. Most authorities believe that the use of "story" to mean "one level of a building" arose as an architectural term for the practice of placing rows of such "story pictures" or narrative sculptures across the facades of ancient buildings. Such constructions, known at first by the Latin name "historia," eventually came to be called "stories," and by the 14th century the term was being used to mean one whole level of the building itself.
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It comes from a french word meaning elevation or balcony...I guess when you are in a seat , you are elevated off the ground...
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Is it something to do with building houses?
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Definitions of Tenement building on the Web:\n\nAn apartment building, block of flats or tenement is a multi-unit dwelling made up of several (generally four or more) apartments (US) or flats (UK). Where the building is a high-rise construction, it is termed a tower block in the UK and elsewhere. The term apartment building is used regardless of height in the US. \nen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenement_building