open-plan
adjective
chiefly British
: having or consisting of a large room that is not divided into smaller rooms or areas
an open-plan office
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The communal spaces, an open-plan living room, a dining area, and a sleek kitchen, are placed on the uppermost level to capture the most available light and airflow.
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Here’s Why The GOP Is Divided LILY’s overlapping decks (made possible through advanced monocoque construction) create an open-plan, split-level layout that maximizes space and flow throughout the yacht.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
They’re confined to small rooms at present, the opposite of the open-plan ideas room to prompt collaboration that INEOS wants to implement when construction is completed.
—Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
One of these, in Hertfordshire, had at its core a long, open-plan, multilevel room that steps down a gentle slope.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Here’s Why The GOP Is Divided LILY’s overlapping decks (made possible through advanced monocoque construction) create an open-plan, split-level layout that maximizes space and flow throughout the yacht.
—Bill Springer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
They’re confined to small rooms at present, the opposite of the open-plan ideas room to prompt collaboration that INEOS wants to implement when construction is completed.
—Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
One of these, in Hertfordshire, had at its core a long, open-plan, multilevel room that steps down a gentle slope.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Open-plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-plan. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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