status,
condition the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
niche -
a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; "he found his niche in the academic world"
enclosure the act of enclosing something inside something else
alcove,
bay a small recess opening off a larger room
apse,
apsis a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar
cinerarium,
columbarium a sepulchral vault or other structure having recesses in the walls to receive cinerary urns
fireplace,
open fireplace,
hearth an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
