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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And as open-plan kitchens have gained popularity over the past several decades, so too has the demand for stylish counter stools and barstools.
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Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
At the heart of the penthouse is an open-plan living and dining space, anchored by an architectural bioethanol fireplace.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Ginsburg Hall boasts some of the campus’ most advanced technology, housing a two-story lab dedicated to the research and testing of autonomous aerial vehicles and open-plan robotics labs.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
At last, a glass-walled elevator to the restaurant will shoot you upward at thrill-ride speed, hurtling through the hotel’s vertiginous atrium, past the open-plan gym and seemingly endless hotel-room floors, before opening onto the smiling faces of hosts behind a reception desk.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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Kelly Dawson, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2025
At the heart of the penthouse is an open-plan living and dining space, anchored by an architectural bioethanol fireplace.
—Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Ginsburg Hall boasts some of the campus’ most advanced technology, housing a two-story lab dedicated to the research and testing of autonomous aerial vehicles and open-plan robotics labs.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
At last, a glass-walled elevator to the restaurant will shoot you upward at thrill-ride speed, hurtling through the hotel’s vertiginous atrium, past the open-plan gym and seemingly endless hotel-room floors, before opening onto the smiling faces of hosts behind a reception desk.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
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“Open-plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open-plan. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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