A floor plan (floorplan) in architecture and building engineering is a diagram, usually to scale (generally 1:4 or 1:8), of the relationships between rooms, spaces and other physical features at one level of a structure. Rio de Janeiro birds-eye view. ... Rio de Janeiro birds-eye view. ... The Mercator projection shows courses of constant bearing as straight lines. ... Mercator world map Nova et Aucta Orbis Terrae Descriptio ad Usum Navigatium Emendate (1569) The Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection presented by the Flemish geographer and cartographer Gerardus Mercator, in 1569. ... A worms-eye view is a view of an object from below, as though the observer were a worm. ... Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, a master builder, from αρχι- chiefs, leader , builder, carpenter)[1] is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... // Building engineering: a discipline for the modern era Building engineering, commonly known in the US as architectural engineering, is an emerging engineering discipline that concerns with the planning, design, construction, operation, renovation, and maintenance of buildings, as well as with their impacts on the surrounding environment. ... Sample flowchart diagram A diagram is a simplified and structured visual representation of concepts, ideas, constructions, relations, statistical data, anatomy etc used in all aspects of human activities to visualize and clarify the topic. ... // Look up scale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Description

Similar to a map the orientation of the view is downward from above, but unlike a conventional map, a plan is understood to be drawn at a particular vertical position (commonly at about mid-level between floors). Objects below this level are seen, objects at this level are shown 'cut' in plan-section, and objects above this vertical position within the structure are omitted or shown dashed. Plan view or "planform" is defined as a vertical orthographic projection of an object on a horizontal plane, like a map. For the acronyms, see MAP and MAPS. A map is a symbolized depiction of a space which highlights relations between components (objects, regions, themes) of that space. ... For the acronyms, see MAP and MAPS. A map is a symbolized depiction of a space which highlights relations between components (objects, regions, themes) of that space. ... Archaeological plan In an archaeological excavation, a plan is a drawn record of features (and artefacts) in the horizontal plane. ... A planform or plan view is a vertical orthographic projection of an object on a horizontal plane, like a map. ... Example of orthographic drawing from a US Patent (1913), showing two views of the same object. ...

The term may be used in general to describe any drawing showing the physical layout of objects. For example, it may denote the arrangement of the displayed objects at an exhibition, or the arrangement of exhibitor booths at a convention. Now drawings are reproduced using plotters and large format xerographic copiers. Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects (in the most general sense) meet an audience, a temporary presentation of art. ... Booth can refer to: // Open Cabins Telephone booth Polling booth, see polling station Photo booth Ticket booth (see also box office) Toll booth, see toll road Booth in a restaurant Booth in a trade fair Spanking booth, kissing booth - attractions in a carnival, a fair, etc. ... Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Xerography (or Electrophotography) is a photocopying technique developed by Chester Carlson (Born Feb 8 1906 - Died Sep 19 1968) in 1938 and patented on October 6, 1942. ...

It is also called a "plan" in architectural terms, as opposed to "elevation" which means how the object will look when seen from a side, or a "cross section" where the building is shown cut along an axis to reveal the interior. Archaeological plan In an archaeological excavation, a plan is a drawn record of features (and artefacts) in the horizontal plane. ... Principal façade of the Panthéon, Paris, by Jacques-Germain Soufflot An elevation is an orthographic projection of a 3-dimensional object from the position of a horizontal plane beside an object. ... A 3-D view of a beverage-can stove with a cross section in yellow. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

A "reflected ceiling plan" shows a view of the room as if looking from above, through the ceiling, at a mirror installed one foot below the ceiling level, which shows the reflected image of the ceiling above. This convention maintains the same orientation of the floor and ceilings plans - looking down from above. Reflected Ceiling Plans or RCP's are used by designers and architects to demonstrate lighting, visible mechanical features, and ceiling forms as part of the documents provided for construction.

Visual examples

Floorplan of Kazan Cathedral, St.Petersburg

Typical basic U.S. house floor plan.

A sample floor plan for a single-family home

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Category:Architectural plans

• Architect's scale
• Blueprint
• Building
• Computer-aided design
• Floor
• Plans (drawings)
• Robotic mapping
• Technical drawing

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