Tag:building=warehouse

building = warehouse
Description
A building that was originally built as a commercial building for storage of goods.
Rendering in OSM Carto
Group: buildings
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See also
landuse=industrial industrial=warehouse
Status: de facto
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A warehouse is a commercial building originally built for storage of goods. Ordinarily, they are large buildings of simple appearance, with vehicle access and loading platforms or ramps.

They're mostly found in industrial areas, near seaports, airports, waterways and railways.

How to map

Draw an area along the building outline. In cases where it is impossible one may set a node instead. Tag it with building=warehouse.

Tags to use in combination

• name=* - the primary name: in general, the most prominent signposted name or the most common name in the local language(s).
• addr:*=* - prefix for several addr:* keys to describe addresses.
• building:use=* - the present type of usage of a building.
• building:levels=* - the number of above ground levels in the building facades (excluding roof levels and underground levels).
• height=* - the height of the building in meters.
• building:material=* - to specify outer material of the building façade.
• building:colour=* - indicates colour of the building.
• roof:material=* - to specify outer material of the building roof.
• roof:colour=* - indicates colour of the roof.
• building:architecture=* - architectural style of a building.

Examples

Photo	Tag	Description	Link	Map
	building=warehouse	DHL contemporary warehouse	872300769 872300769
	building=warehouse	Amazon contemporary warehouse	436120564 436120564
	building=warehouse	Interior of a modern warehouse
	building=warehouse	Historic building in Christianshavn near Copenhagen	25607778 25607778
	building=warehouse	Historic storage building	132730819 132730819
	building=warehouse	Converted warehouse at the port of Hamburg	138226926 138226926
	building=warehouse	Contemporary fruit growers warehouse	350657486 350657486
	building=warehouse	Roosevelt Warehouse	71187499 71187499
	building=warehouse	Common warehouse	424938741 424938741

Building type and current use

Tags	Description
building=warehouse building:use=apartments	A building originally constructed as a warehouse, with architecture style remaining in present but converted into residential apartments.
building=mall building:use=warehouse	A building, originally constructed as a mall, with architecture style remaining in present, now used as a warehouse.

Possible synonyms

• building=industrial + industrial=warehouse

See also

• landuse=industrial - an area with predominantly workshops, factories or warehouses.
  • + industrial=warehouse - a place where goods are stored and shipped from, but not manufactured.
  • + industrial=storage - outdoor storage area.
• amenity=loading_dock - an entrance to a building used for loading and unloading goods vehicles.
• shop=outpost - shop primarily used to pick-up items ordered online. May have meager supply of products.
• shop=wholesale - a store that sells items in bulk.
• shop=storage_rental - paid storage of household goods, i.e. self storage.
• entrance=service - a backdoor to a building or enclosed area often only for employees or for delivering