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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In the clandestine operation, Cal Fire planted an investigator at the utility’s offices posing as an architecture student to draw up floor plans for the upcoming raid.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
The designer opened up the floor plan to create a more gracious spatial flow between the public entertaining areas and the private bedroom zone.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
This 3,251-square-foot expansive home features four levels of living, an open space floor plan, room to entertain, plenty of work-from-home spaces, great natural light and an array of updates.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
To that end, Zillow has promised not to publish the floor plan of your child’s bedroom until your child is old enough to forget to opt out in the security settings.
—Jiji Lee, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
The designer opened up the floor plan to create a more gracious spatial flow between the public entertaining areas and the private bedroom zone.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
This 3,251-square-foot expansive home features four levels of living, an open space floor plan, room to entertain, plenty of work-from-home spaces, great natural light and an array of updates.
—Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
To that end, Zillow has promised not to publish the floor plan of your child’s bedroom until your child is old enough to forget to opt out in the security settings.
—Jiji Lee, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Floor plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20plan. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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