The Emergence Machine

House

abstract · architecture · Level 4 · E11

E11Organizations

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A house emerges from the intersection of space and building, where organized matter occupies space and interacts with energy, resulting in a self-contained, enclosed structure with a roof and walls designed to provide shelter and space for human activities, building upon the concept of building and the physical expanse of space.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “house” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “house”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
house
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL4L3L2L1L0HouseBuildingFormStructureMatterEnergyPatternSpaceE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAlbertiplein 24 …L5Albertiplein 2 M…L5Antonius Bieleve…L5Arbeiderswoninge…L5AtticL5HouseL4SpaceL0BuildingL3E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Space L0 (requires)
    A house occupies a physical space.
  • Building L3 (requires)
    An architectural concept relating to house, involving building design, construction, or spatial planning.

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