Largest Usable Space
This list ranks the buildings throughout the world with the largest usable space.
| Name | Location | Floor Area | Volume | Description | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boeing Everett Factory | Everett, Washington | 398,000 m² (4.3 million sq ft) | 13.3 million m³ (472 million cu ft) | Boeing's assembly site for a selection of the company's largest aircraft, originally built for construction of the 747. | |
| 2 | Target Import Warehouse | Lacey, Washington | 185,800 m² (2,000,000 sq ft) | 7.43 million m³ (262.4 million cu ft) | Built to distribute imported product to internal Target distribution centers. | |
| 3 | Jean-Luc Lagardère Plant | Toulouse-Blagnac | 122,500 m² (1,320,000 sq ft) | 5.6 million m³ (199 million cu ft) | The assembly hall of the Airbus A380, the world's largest Airliner. | |
| 4 | Aerium | Halbe, Brandenburg | 70,000 m² (753,000 sq ft) | 5.2 million m³ (184 million cu ft) | A hangar originally intended to house the construction of a giant airship, this building now houses an indoor, artificial tropical resort, called Tropical Islands. | |
| 5 | Meyer Werft Dockhalle 2 | Papenburg, Lower Saxony | 63,000 m² (678,000 sq ft) | 4.72 million m³ (167 million cu ft) | Dry dock for construction of cruise ships. | |
| 6 | NASA Vehicle Assembly Building | Brevard County, Florida | 32,374 m² (348,000 sq ft) | 3.66 million m³ (130 million cu ft) | Originally built to enable simultaneous assembly and shelter for four Saturn V rockets. | |
| 7 | Palace of Caserta | Caserta | 61,000 m² (656,000 sq ft) | 2 million m³ (70 million cu ft) | One of the largest Royal Palaces in the World by surface area and the largest by volume. | |
| 8 | Tesco Ireland Distribution Centre | Lanestown, Swords, Fingal | 80,194 m² (863,201 sq ft) | 1.55 million m³ (54.83 million cu ft) | Large dry grocery distribution centre near Dublin. Opened in 2007 at a cost of €70 million. | |
| 9 | National Exhibition Centre (Halls 1-5) | Birmingham, West Midlands | 90,765 m² | 1.14 million m³ | Large exhibition centre southeast of Birmingham. Halls 6-20 are in a separate building. |
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