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unusual floor numbering reads b (basement floor), lg (lower ground floor), g, (ground floor), ug (upper ground floor), 1 (first floor), l2 (lower 2nd floor) , 2 (second floor).



a large elevator panel in north american high-rise omits several floors designating 3 separate levels penthouse floors.

some american high-rise buildings follow british/european system, out of desire on part of building s architect or owners.

an arrangement found in high rise public housing blocks, particularly built in united kingdom during 1960s , 1970s, elevators call @ half total number of floors, or @ intermediate level between pair of floors; example lift of 24-storey building stop @ 12 levels, staircases used access upper or lower level each intermediate landing. commonly used cost-saving measure reduce number of elevator shaft doors.

a few buildings in united states , canada have both first floor (usually main floor of building) , ground floor below it. typically happens when both floors have street-level entrances, case hillside buildings. in uk, lower of these floors called lower ground floor , while upper called either upper ground floor or ground floor . multi-storey car parks have staggered arrangement of parking levels use convention there may upper , lower level of same floor number, (e.g.: 1u/u1 = upper 1st, l2/2l = lower 2nd , on), although elevators typically serve 1 of 2 levels, or elevator lobby each floor pair may between 2 levels.

in 19th-century london, many buildings built main entrance floor meter above ground, , floor below being 2 meters below ground. done partly aesthetics, , partly allow access between lower level , street without going through main floor. in situation, lower level called lower ground, main floor called upper ground, , floors above numbered serially 1. there may storage floor called cellar below lower ground.

sometimes, floor number 1 may lowest basement level; in case, ground floor may numbered 2 or higher. 2 connected buildings (such store , car park) have incongruent floor numberings, due sloping terrain or different ceiling heights. avoid this, shopping centers may call main floors names such upper mall, lower mall & toilet mezzanine, parking floors being numbered pn

in norway , sweden floors numbered in north american scheme ( 1st = ground , 2nd , etc.), 1 can refer them how many flights of stairs 1 needs climb reach them ground floor. so, in swedish 2:a våningen ( 2nd floor ) same 1 trappa upp ( 1 flight ); 3:e våningen ( 3rd floor ) 2 trappor upp ( 2 flights ); , on. in modern lifts, however, floors numbered according british convention, street level referred e (for entré , or entrance) or bv (for bottenvåning, or bottom floor) , next floor given number 1.

an elevator control panel in apartment building in shanghai. floors 4, 13 , 14 missing.

in instances, buildings may omit thirteenth floor in floor numbering because of common superstition surrounding number. floor numbering may either go straight 12 14, or floor may given alternative name such skyline or 14a .

letter boxes of residential building built in 1970s in hong kong. chinese , english floor numberings use traditional chinese , british systems respectively, resulting in different numbers.

in hong kong, british numbering system used, in english , chinese alike. in older residential buildings, however, floors identified signs in chinese characters 二樓 ( 2 floor ) @ floor above ground, in north american system. buildings, chinese phrase 三樓 or english equivalent 3rd floor may refer either storey 3 levels above ground (as in modern numbering), labelled 四樓 ( 4 floor ), or storey sign 三樓 s( 3 floor ), 2 levels above ground. confusing state of affairs has led, example, numerous errors in utility billing. avoid ambiguity, business forms ask storey numbers in address fields written accessed lift.

in mainland chinese , taiwanese buildings (typically high-rises), 4th floor omitted or skipped, along other floor numbers ending in 4 such 14th , 24th. floor above third numbered fifth, , on. because of tetraphobia: in many varieties of chinese (as chinese-derived numbers used in korean, japanese , vietnamese) pronunciation of character 四 ( 4 ) similar pronunciation of character 死 ( dead or die ). also, reason, apartments on 4th floor in asian countries such taiwan have traditionally been cheaper rent. common in china thirteenth floor omitted.

in hawaii, hawaiian language floor label uses british system, english language floor label uses american system. example, papa akolu (p3) = level 4 (4 or l4).