Homeowners are opting for spaces that feel connected, but functional.

Experts explain what a broken floor plan is, how to achieve it, and its pros and cons.

Floor plans are useful for visualizing spaces, planning routes, and communicating architectural designs. A robot entering a new building, for instance, can use a floor plan to quickly sense the ...

Poring over floor plans can easily become an old house lover’s obsession. Where was the kitchen when the house was built? Was there originally a fireplace in the front parlor? If row houses are your ...

A flexible layout is a floor plan that provides several options in how space is used. Sometimes referred to as a convertible layout, flexible layouts are most common in apartments. Tenants or owners ...

Open floor plans had a decades-long reign. We spent years knocking down drywall with sledgehammers, convinced that seeing the dirty dishes from the sofa was the pinnacle of modern living. But the ...

If you are thinking of opening a restaurant or renovating an eating establishment that you already own, it is important to design a functional restaurant floor plan so that you will operate ...