open layouts
Spaces without walls
Open layouts are architectural or design arrangements that minimize interior walls and barriers, creating large, flowing spaces rather than separate enclosed rooms.
The term appears most often in real estate and office design: The house features an open layout with the kitchen flowing into the living area.
In workplaces, open layouts replaced cubicles with shared spaces, though their popularity has waned as workers complained about noise and lack of privacy.
- floor planArchitectural room arrangement
- great roomOpen-plan central living space
- spaciousHaving ample room
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- loftSpace beneath the roof
room to breathe · studio · flowing · connected · minimalist · white walls · modern · warehouse · live-work space · natural light · high ceilings · exposed brick · partitions · cubicles · collaboration · visibility · communal · breathable