floor plan
noun
1
: a scale diagram of a room or suite of rooms viewed from above and used especially for planning effective use and arrangement of furnishings
looking at the builder's floor plan
2
: the layout of a room or a suite of rooms
On the ground floor, design architects removed some walls to create an open floor plan with lots of light …—
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This two-story house presents a roomy floor plan, featuring four bedrooms and three bathrooms.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
With the addition of a mezzanine level and a more open floor plan, the apartment became an adult duplex, with a living area, a bedroom with dressing room and bathroom, and a galley kitchen.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2024
With access to over 250,000 shapes and an extensive library of templates, Visio allows users to build flowcharts, organizational charts, network diagrams, and floor plans.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2024
For a time, some folks were even ditching the separate dining room altogether in favor of eat-in kitchens and open floor plans.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
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Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
With the addition of a mezzanine level and a more open floor plan, the apartment became an adult duplex, with a living area, a bedroom with dressing room and bathroom, and a galley kitchen.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2024
With access to over 250,000 shapes and an extensive library of templates, Visio allows users to build flowcharts, organizational charts, network diagrams, and floor plans.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2024
For a time, some folks were even ditching the separate dining room altogether in favor of eat-in kitchens and open floor plans.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Floor plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20plan. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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