floor plans
Architectural room diagrams
Floor plans are scale drawings showing the layout of a building from above, as if the roof were removed.
They map walls, rooms, doors, and windows, sometimes including furniture placement or electrical outlets.
Architects use them to design buildings; real estate listings use them to show prospective buyers what they're getting: The floor plan shows three bedrooms and an open kitchen.
Enclosed interior spaces
- circulationMovement through a system
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
open-concept · corridor · hallway · partitioning · egress · ingress · traffic pattern · adjacency
Recorded item in catalog
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
- bungalowOne-story house with porch
mansion · villa · penthouse · duplex · studio · loft · bedrooms · bathrooms
Simplified technical diagram
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- AutoCADComputer-aided design software
- scaleMeasure of relative size
elevation · section · rendering · sketch · technical drawing · axonometric · isometric · perspective
Planning indoor spaces
- furniture placementArranging household items spatially
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- ambianceMood of surroundings
color scheme · materials · ergonomics · accessibility · acoustics · focal point · symmetry · balance
Underlying support structure
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- load-bearing wallsWalls that transfer weight
- joistsHorizontal building beams
- trussesTriangulated load-bearing frames
footings · mechanical room · building code · permit · as-built · setback
rooms
Enclosed interior spaces
- circulationMovement through a system
- flowUnbroken forward movement
- orientationPosition relative to surroundings
arrangement · open-concept · corridor · hallway · partitioning · egress · ingress · traffic pattern · adjacency · zoning
listing
Recorded item in catalog
- apartmentRented unit in building
- condominiumOwned unit, shared grounds
- townhouseAttached multi-floor urban residence
bungalow · mansion · villa · penthouse · duplex · studio · loft · bedrooms · bathrooms · kitchen
schematic
Simplified technical diagram
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- AutoCADComputer-aided design software
scale · elevation · section · rendering · sketch · technical drawing · axonometric · isometric · perspective · specification
interior design
Planning indoor spaces
- furniture placementArranging household items spatially
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
ambiance · color scheme · materials · ergonomics · accessibility · acoustics · focal point · symmetry · balance · style
foundation
Underlying support structure
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- load-bearing wallsWalls that transfer weight
- joistsHorizontal building beams
trusses · footings · mechanical room · building code · permit · as-built · setback
- architecture exhibitsarchitectural models, scale models, architectural drawings, blueprints, renderings
- Factory Buildingstructural steel, reinforced concrete, load-bearing walls, foundations, steel framing
- museum publicationsmuseum guides, catalogs, catalogues, brochures, visitor guides
- real estate guidesbuyer guide, market report, first-time buyer, investment guide, negotiation tips
- restaurant designseating arrangements, booth seating, lighting design, open kitchen, kitchen layout
- technical drawingsblueprints, technical drawing, schematics, engineering drawing, diagrams
floor planselevations
Heights above reference point
cross-sections · building facades · cross sections · site plans · landscape plans
plan, floor, blueprint, flooring, floors, floored, floorboards, floorboard, floorwalker