ground plan
Building's horizontal diagram
A ground plan is a diagram showing the layout of a building's floor, viewed from above—the arrangement of rooms, walls, and spaces.
The term extends to any fundamental scheme or outline: We need a ground plan before we start the project.
It emphasizes the basic framework on which details will be built.
Overhead architectural diagram
- elevationHeight above reference point
- sectionDistinct divided part
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
footprint · scale · dimensions · layout · CAD · axonometric · perspective · rendering
Planned approach to goals
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- roadmapDetailed plan forward
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- outlineSummary of key elements
approach · methodology · gameplan · agenda · coordination · implementation · phases · milestones
Supporting bottom structure
- footprintMark from stepping
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- pilingsEmbedded structural columns
- footingsStructural foundation supports
substructure · underpinning · support · anchor points · bedrock · excavation
Enclosed interior spaces
- circulationMovement through a system
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- partitioningDividing into sections
corridors · entrances · exits · stairs · walls · doors · windows · flow
floorplan
Overhead architectural diagram
- elevationHeight above reference point
- sectionDistinct divided part
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
schematic · footprint · scale · dimensions · layout · CAD · axonometric · perspective · rendering · technical drawing
strategy
Planned approach to goals
outline · approach · methodology · gameplan · agenda · coordination · implementation · phases · milestones · objectives
base
Supporting bottom structure
- footprintMark from stepping
- load-bearingSustaining structural mass
- pilingsEmbedded structural columns
footings · substructure · underpinning · support · anchor points · bedrock · excavation
rooms
Enclosed interior spaces
- circulationMovement through a system
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
partitioning · corridors · entrances · exits · stairs · walls · doors · windows · flow · accessibility
- stagecraftstage left, stage right, center stage, downstage, upstage
- construction documentsblueprint, working drawing, mechanical drawing, specification, specifications
ground planelevation
Height above reference point
cross-section · profile view · perspective drawing · cutaway view · isometric view
plan, ground, planned, planning, planner, grounded, groundwork, grounding, groundswell