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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Another took control of thousands of DJI robot vacuums with help from Claude, and was able to access live video feed, audio and floor plans of strangers.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The decline of open concept The open-concept floor plan was all the rage for decades, but Zillow noticed that open concept is losing steam in favor of homes with more private spaces.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Builders make many types of mistakes in their plans, according to Terri Faulkner, a floor plan design expert in Rocklin, California.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Each has two bedrooms—the third tent’s second is a bunk room, while the other two are perfectly symmetrical in their king bed floor plans.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The decline of open concept The open-concept floor plan was all the rage for decades, but Zillow noticed that open concept is losing steam in favor of homes with more private spaces.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
Builders make many types of mistakes in their plans, according to Terri Faulkner, a floor plan design expert in Rocklin, California.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Each has two bedrooms—the third tent’s second is a bunk room, while the other two are perfectly symmetrical in their king bed floor plans.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Floor plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20plan. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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