building mass height
The height of a building defined by its enclosed volume plus any designed elements which the roof tapers into.
By definition, the building mass height cannot be lower than a building's roof height nor higher than its architectural height. It may be equal to one or the other, or fall between those two heights. An ornamental feature above the roof is counted in the building mass height only when the roof tapers into it.
Parapets and screen walls are always included in the building mass height because they contribute to the building's apparent volume. Spires, finials, chimneys, and sculptures rising from a flat roof are not counted in this field, but they are counted when they rise from the upper point of a pyramid, ziggurat, dome, or slope at the top of a roof. Thin elements rising to the side of a pointed or tapering roof, which do not rise directly from the high point, are not counted.
The purpose of the building mass height is to enable a satisfactory height ranking that only counts features visually integral to the shape of a building. This field is used to determine the 1000 Tallest Buildings in the World.
For more information, see the Building Mass Height FAQ page.
Related
- architectural height
- architectural height (CTBUH)
- atrium height
- escalator vertical rise
- height finished floor to finished ceiling
- height floorplate to floorplate
- height floorplate to structural ceiling
- height to eaves
- helipad height
- inclined autowalk rise
- lobby height
- main roof height
- nave height
- observation deck height
- observation floor height
- podium roof height
- roof height
- skylobby height
- tip height
- top bar height
- top hotel floor height
- top mechanical floor height
- top occupied floor height
- top office floor height
- top residential floor height
- top restaurant height