The apartment is usually smaller than the house
The term apartment , which comes from the Italian word appartamento , refers to a type of property . Specifically, the concept refers to a flat or apartment : an independent home that includes one or more rooms inside a building of various heights.
Smaller than a house
Apartments are generally chosen by people who live alone, couples or small family groups. This is because, although there are exceptions, they usually have smaller dimensions than houses .
Being part of a building , apartments offer several advantages to their inhabitants. There are expenses that are divided among all the neighbors who live in the building and there are shared use spaces such as laundry rooms, garages and multipurpose rooms.
Due to its limited surface area , it is cheaper to buy or rent an apartment compared to a house. Maintenance is also usually cheaper. The disadvantage is usually less privacy and neighborhood meetings, where discussions due to dissatisfaction with community fees are normal.
Apartments, in short, are units that are developed in a certain amount of square meters inside a building. There are some that have one apartment per floor or floor, although the majority have more than one, even exceeding four.
For all pockets
An average apartment has a bathroom , kitchen , dining room and one or two bedrooms . In any case, it is possible to find multiple variants: they can have three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a balcony or terrace, the kitchen integrated into the dining room, etc.
Despite its differences with a house, which at first glance make it seem like "the economic option", it is important to mention that there are luxury apartments, which only the wealthiest people can access. We are not only talking about dimensions or amenities, but also about location : those that are located in the most exclusive areas of large cities can cost a fortune.
A simple apartment, for a middle-class person, usually has the essential rooms, and is located in buildings in peripheral areas or in busy neighborhoods . This does not mean that they do not offer a comfortable or pleasant life, but that in no case will it be confused with the tranquility of a house in the suburbs. The poor insulation from external noise, the fact of sharing the floor with other neighbors and the activity (generally commercial) in the neighborhood make these apartments relatively stressful places.
The reality is completely different in a luxury building, where there is only one apartment for each floor. In the most expensive ones, each owner has their own elevator. The larger dimensions can add to the tranquility of the area, which is sometimes a private neighborhood , far from noise and urban pollution. In addition, it is normal that they have a security service and different amenities for leisure, such as a heated pool and tennis courts.
A luxury apartment can be very spacious and quiet
Department
In some countries, the term department is used as a synonym for apartment , something that does not happen in Spain. According to the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy, the first is defined as "each part of a building, a territory or any other space that is divided." This division occurs for organizational reasons. For example, in a company the marketing department is distinguished from the development department.
Not to be confused with "separation"
It is important to mention that, although they were previously used as synonyms, today the idea of separation is not used to name these homes, but rather refers to the act and result of moving away or setting aside.