open-plan
adjective
chiefly British
: having or consisting of a large room that is not divided into smaller rooms or areas
an open-plan office
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Soft, adjustable lighting, outdoor rain showers with peepholes framing the scenery, incredibly comfy poolside daybeds, super-crisp sheets, open-plan bathrooms with capacious closets—everything works, but nothing feels forced or superfluous.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Those on board will enjoy roughly 1,830 square feet of interior space and over 3,200 square feet of exterior space, with the open-plan design creating a seamless connection between the two.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
An open-plan layout invites easy indoor-outdoor living and entertaining throughout the home, which boasts mountain and ocean views.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The duo’s finely tuned eye for color informed the house’s open-plan living area, conceived as a series of interconnected nooks—one for mixing cocktails, another for playing records, and a third for taking calls on a throwback landline.
—Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Those on board will enjoy roughly 1,830 square feet of interior space and over 3,200 square feet of exterior space, with the open-plan design creating a seamless connection between the two.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2026
An open-plan layout invites easy indoor-outdoor living and entertaining throughout the home, which boasts mountain and ocean views.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
The duo’s finely tuned eye for color informed the house’s open-plan living area, conceived as a series of interconnected nooks—one for mixing cocktails, another for playing records, and a third for taking calls on a throwback landline.
—Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Open-plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-plan. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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