Floor plan

– Overview:
– Floor plans are technical drawings in architecture and building engineering.
– They show relationships between rooms, spaces, and physical features at one level of a structure.
– Dimensions are used to specify room sizes and wall lengths.
– Details of fixtures like sinks and water heaters are included in floor plans.
– Notes for construction methods or electrical symbols may also be added.

– Floor Plan Topics:
– Building blocks:
– Symbols indicate features like doors and their openings.
– A floor plan is a measured drawing to scale of a building’s layout.
– It shows interior walls, hallways, windows, appliances, and features like fireplaces.
– The use of all rooms is depicted in a floor plan.
– Plan view:
– A plan view is an orthographic projection from the top.
– It reveals what lies beyond by omitting the portion above the viewing plane.
– Roof plans are orthographic projections but not sections.
– Plans depict the internal arrangement of a 3D object in 2D.
– 3D floor plans:
– A virtual model of a building floor plan.
– Used to convey architectural plans in a more understandable manner.
– Technological advancements have made rendering 3D models cost-effective.
– 3D plans provide a better depth of image and scale appreciation.

– See Also:
– 3D printing
– 3D scanner
– Architects scale
– Architectural drawing
– List of floor plan software

– References:
– The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology (1996) defines ichnography.
– Encyclopædia Britannica (1911) discusses ichnography.
– A Community Guide San Jose provides information on site plans, elevations, and floor plans.

Floor plan (Wikipedia)

For integrated circuit diagrams, see Floorplan (microelectronics). For the financial term, see Retail floorplan.

In architecture and building engineering, a floor plan is a technical drawing to scale, showing a view from above, of the relationships between rooms, spaces, traffic patterns, and other physical features at one level of a structure.

Dimensions are usually drawn between the walls to specify room sizes and wall lengths. Floor plans may also include details of fixtures like sinks, water heaters, furnaces, etc. Floor plans may include notes for construction to specify finishes, construction methods, or symbols for electrical items.

It is also called a plan which is a measured plane typically projected at the floor height of 4 ft (1.2 m), as opposed to an elevation which is a measured plane projected from the side of a building, along its height, or a section or cross section where a building is cut along an axis to reveal the interior structure.