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Floor Plan Definition<\/h2>\n

A floor plan<\/strong> is a 2D top-down view of a 3D building or space that conveys overall layout<\/a> as well as important building elements such as exterior and interior walls, doors and windows, circulation paths, and often furniture, fixtures, and equipment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Explanation<\/h2>\n

A floor plan is generated by taking a cut-section of a 3D building at a specific height, typically 4 or 5 feet above a specified level \u2014 i.e. first floor, second floor, etc. \u2014 and looking down in a straight-on two dimensional fashion. Any building element that is visible when looking down after taking this cut, is what shows up in a Floor Plan. See the images below for further illustration of this.<\/p>\n

\"Floor<\/p>\n

\"Floor<\/p>\n

Just like a building section is a 2D representation of what\u2019s inside a building that has been hypothetically cut at some point, a floor plan is the same concept but from a bird\u2019s eye, top-down view instead of a side view.
\n\"Floor<\/p>\n

Floor plans are most helpful in showing what is inside a building at a particular level. They illustrate the overall layout, hierarchy as well as adjacency of spaces, the circulation paths through the building including stairs and elevators, as well as all other important building elements that describe the architecture of a structure.<\/p>\n

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