usable area
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usable area
The part of a building's total area that can actually be used. Load-bearing walls, stairwells, or functional areas for building services, for example, are not counted as usable area.
Die Wohnung hat eine Wohnfläche von 80 Quadratmetern, aber die gesamte Nutzfläche inklusive Keller beträgt 100 Quadratmeter.
The apartment has a living area of 80 square meters, but the total usable area including the basement is 100 square meters.
usable land
An area of land that is managed and used for agriculture or forestry.
Der Bauer vergrößerte seine landwirtschaftliche Nutzfläche durch den Kauf eines weiteren Feldes.
The farmer expanded his agricultural usable land by buying another field.
The word is clearly composed of 'Nutz-' (from the verb 'nutzen' (to use)) and 'Fläche' (area). So it literally means an area that can be used.
Bei der Planung des Hauses wurde die Nutzfläche genau berechnet.
When planning the house, the usable area was calculated precisely.
'Nutzfläche' is a technical term. It is used mainly in the fields of architecture, real estate, agriculture, and administration. In normal everyday life, people use it less often.
Im Mietvertrag ist die exakte Nutzfläche der Wohnung angegeben.
The exact usable area of the apartment is stated in the rental contract.
The context makes the meaning clear. If people are talking about buildings, apartments, or offices, the usable building area is meant. If the topic is fields, forests, or gardens, the agriculturally used area is meant.
Die Nutzfläche des Büros beträgt 500 Quadratmeter.
The usable area of the office is 500 square meters.
living space
Nutzfläche covers the parts of a building that can actually be used, including rooms that are not intended for living. Wohnfläche is limited to the countable areas of an apartment or house; a balcony, for example, may count only partially.
Mit Keller und Abstellräumen hat das Haus eine Nutzfläche von 150 Quadratmetern.
Including the basement and storage rooms, the house has 150 square meters of usable area.
Ohne Keller und mit dem Balkon nur anteilig hat das Haus eine Wohnfläche von 120 Quadratmetern.
Excluding the basement and counting only part of the balcony, the house has 120 square meters of living space.
