Area types are an instance property of areas. Area types contain area measurement rules that Revit applies to area boundaries.
Area type values come from the default area schemes: Gross Building and Rentable. The Gross Building area scheme has 2 area type values: Gross Building Area, and Exterior Area. The Rentable Area scheme has 6 type values: building common area, office area, exterior area, floor area, major vertical penetration, and store area.
When you create a new area scheme, it uses the type values from the Rentable area scheme.
| Gross Building Area Types | Definition and Examples |
|---|---|
| Gross Building Area | The total constructed area of a building. It is any area inside the outer face of the building's exterior walls. |
| Exterior Area | Any area outside the outer face of a building's external walls, for example, an exterior courtyard enclosed by 4 walls. |
| Rentable Area Types | Definition and Examples |
|---|---|
| Building Common Area | Lobbies, atriums, conference rooms, lounges, vending area, security desks, concierge areas, food service facilities, health or fitness centers, day care facilities, locker or shower facilities, and mail rooms. |
| Office Area | Area where a tenant normally houses personnel, furniture, or both. |
| Exterior Area | Any area outside the external walls of a building. |
| Floor Area | Washrooms, janitorial closets, electrical rooms, telephone rooms, mechanical rooms, elevator lobbies, public corridors, and other areas that are available primarily for the use of the tenants on that floor. |
| Major Vertical Penetration | Stairs, elevator shafts, flues, pipe shafts, vertical ducts, and their enclosing walls. |
| Store Area | Area of an office building suitable for retail occupancy. |