The phrase "compact building" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a building that has a small and efficient design, taking up minimal space while still providing all the necessary functions. Example: The new office complex is designed as a compact building, with multiple floors and efficient use of space to accommodate all departments and employees.
The museum is a compact building but constantly evades definition, in its slabs and bodies that build up a sliding of the masses, generating interstitial spaces of great interest.
The compact building where I would be both staying and working was clean but drab.
The sleek, white, compact building has light-filled, minimalist rooms overlooking a swimming pool lined with vibrant red recliners and shaded day beds with billowing curtains.
He created it as a compact building, enlivening the facade with gentle sliding so that light could enter.
In the sub-tropics, especially during hot and humid summers, compact building blocks create stagnant air that worsens outdoor urban thermal comfort.
For compact building configuration (canyon H/W of 1), rotating the wind direction 45° away from the canyon axis and increasing average bulk velocity at the inlet did not significantly influence the wind speed inside the canyon and therefore ground temperatures, while peak roof temperature is strongly influenced.
Since some years, dense cities and compact buildings are promoted as sustainable and energy efficient designs.
Increasing housing demand and the precious value of city land have caused to the construction of multi-storey, deep-plan and compact buildings.
Nevertheless, some general design guidelines claim that a non-compact building shape usually results in the increased energy demand for heating, [1].
This paper outlines specification and design principles of a compact laboratory building that brings most of the activities of MIKES under one roof, thus attaining the performance of the most demanding laboratories.
For free-running flats, results show generally higher air temperatures in the oldest PRH type (Slab) with a compact linear building form and the most sensitive response to outdoor temperature changes for another older PRH type (Trident) with a Y-shaped design, possibly owing to its high wall conductivity.
