Regarding the steel structure canopy on the facility, with a clear height of 7 meters, does this count as a building? Is there a legal basis for this?

Check the master plan approved by the planning bureau; if it’s there, that’s a different matter, but if not, it’s considered an illegal construction.

This should be defined during the design phase; the design requirements for fire safety, etc., differ between buildings and structures

No, in the early stage of this project, I wanted to ask whether this should be considered a building or a structure

This is the initial stage; I’m wondering whether this should be considered a building or a structure

For reference, the engineering example I encountered was also a steel structure canopy; the original design did not have the four sides enclosed, allowing air to leak in. The project is located in the northeast, and one of the project owners had an idea: to enclose it on all sides, so that during winter inspections of that structure, it would provide some protection from the wind and allow people to rest for a while. We didn’t agree to that and carried out the construction on our own. When **official inspections were conducted**, it was stated that this was a building rather than a structure, and therefore required more stringent design standards. That official had no choice but to order the four walls to be removed again. Because of this, the supervisor was reprimanded by the boss, who said that such actions were pointless and wasted time, resulting in a loss of one month’s salary. As a result of this incident, the office adopted a unified approach: steel structures that are enclosed on all four sides are treated as buildings, while those that are not are classified as structures for approval purposes