Tag:place=building_complex

place = building_complex
Description
A named group of multiple individual buildings that is commonly understood as one complex.
Group: places
Used on these elements
Useful combination
name=* landuse=* operator=* source:name=*
See also
building=* place=city_block Relation:site
Status: undefined
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This is a little-used tag. It has not been approved by a proposal and should be considered experimental. Use it only where the named building complex is verifiable and more established tags do not describe the feature well.

Use place=building_complex for a named group of two or more distinct buildings that is commonly understood as one complex, such as a named group of university buildings, office towers, hospital buildings or similar. Such a complex can be a part of a separately mapped larger campus.

The tag describes the named complex, not the individual buildings. Map the individual buildings separately with building=* and other appropriate tags.

How to map

Add place=building_complex and name=*.

• If the complex has a reasonably verifiable outline, map it as an area. The area may include the buildings and immediately associated grounds such as courtyards, access areas, bicycle parking, loading areas or landscaped areas that are part of the complex.
• If the outline is unclear, use a node near the centre of the complex.
• Use a multipolygon relation only when needed for the area geometry. Do not use this tag as a general relation for collecting building members; consider a site relation for that purpose.

Where applicable, add a more specific main feature tag such as landuse=education, landuse=commercial, landuse=residential or another appropriate tag. Using only place=building_complex is usually weak because it only records that the feature is a named place.

When not to use

• Do not use this for a large single building; use building=*.
• Do not use this for building parts of one building or grouping them; use building:part=* and building relations where appropriate.
• Do not use this for a named place that is better described with a more established tag such as place=city_block, place=neighbourhood, or place=quarter.

Useful combinations

• name=* - the name of the building complex
• landuse=* - the main land use, where applicable
• operator=* - operator of the complex, if applicable
• owner=* - owner of the complex, if applicable
• website=* - website for the complex, if one exists
• wikidata=* / wikipedia=* - only if the complex itself has a corresponding item or article
• operator:wikidata=* / operator:wikipedia=* - if the linked item or article is for the operator rather than for the complex
• source:name=* - source for the name, for example local signage or an official site

Software support

Nominatim, including the search used on openstreetmap.org, currently recognises this tag in at least some cases and may display matching objects as "Building complex <name>". Support by other geocoders, renderers and data consumers should not be assumed.

See also

• Relation:site - a relation for grouping site members
• place=city_block - a named city block
• place=neighbourhood - a smaller named area within a settlement
• landuse=education - campus or other educational land use
• residential=apartments - apartment complex on one site
• Buildings