# house (dwelling)

a structure of matter that is an inside space bounded by a boundary and rooms

- Computed level: L8 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: dwelling  ·  Arena: house

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [matter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-matter.substance), [structure](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-structure.arrangement), [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [inside](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-inside.spatial), [rooms](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-rooms.space), [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent)

**Through:** the arrangement of matter creates a bounded inside space with rooms through spatial extent

**Novel properties:**
- bounded inhabitable space
- spatially differentiated rooms
- interior continuity

## Examples
- The house at 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles stood from 1971 until its demolition in 2020. *(everyday life)*
- The Ice Stupa project in Ladakh constructs dome-shaped ice houses that last through spring thaw. *(engineering)*
- Hōryū-ji Temple’s main hall in Japan has housed Buddhist rituals continuously since 607 CE. *(institutions)*

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-house.dwelling*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-house.dwelling.json*  
*Every definition provably resolves to space, time, energy and pattern.*