floor-plan

Building's horizontal map

A floor plan is a diagram showing a room or building from above, as if the roof were removed, depicting the arrangement of walls, doors, windows, and spaces.

Architects and real estate agents use floor plans to communicate layout: The floor plan shows three bedrooms off a central hallway.

To floor-plan as a verb means to arrange or design such a layout.

architectural

layout

Spatial arrangement of elements

diagram · rooms · walls · dimensions · scale · footprint · elevation · section · CAD · drafting

residential

bedroom

Room for sleeping

dining-room · closet · garage · basement · attic · foyer · laundry · pantry · mudroom · en-suite

realestate

listing

Recorded item in catalog

amenities · zoning · renovation · remodel · appraisal · buyer · seller · property · MLS · brochure

commercial

office

Professional work location

restroom · elevator · warehouse · retail · showroom · workstation · bullpen · boardroom · mailroom · storage

Opposites
architectural drawing type

floor-planelevation

Height above reference point

section · cross-section · isometric view · perspective drawing · 3D rendering

level of detail/abstraction

floor-planphysical model

Constructed representation of something

abstraction level

floor-planphotograph

Image from a camera

architectural model · scale model · 3D model

Family

floor, plan, floors, floored, flooring, plans, planned, planning, planner

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G