Definition of open-plan in US English: open-plan
adjective (of a building or floor plan) having large open areas with few or no internal dividing walls.
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‘This is situated to the rear of the property, with an informal dining area being open-plan between the kitchen and the family room.’ ‘The large open-plan office certainly has an egalitarian feel.’ ‘It comprises a large open-plan room with a basement, kitchenette and storage facilities underneath.’ ‘Despite the increasing trend towards open-plan office environments, the owners and manager of small businesses want an office of their own.’ ‘The kitchen, breakfast room and family room are open-plan and have modern units with granite worktops and a breakfast counter.’ ‘As for what my colleagues in the open-plan office thought, I can only wonder.’ ‘Durable and seamlessly stylish, glossy resin looks beautiful in open-plan areas and warehouse conversions.’ ‘There is a utility room off the open-plan area, with a door to the rear garden.’ ‘A venture capitalist is funnelling cash into the operation, so Mike and Luce have rented a groovy open-plan office and filled it with techy types.’ ‘In the 1960s, open-plan offices were introduced, though not without some controversy.’ ‘Mother currently has 90 staff and everyone works in the same open-plan office, a former fire station in east London.’ ‘One of the beautiful things about this open-plan restaurant is that you can watch the cooks prepare your food as you enjoy the surroundings.’ ‘If everyone was like me, open-plan offices would be a really bad idea, eh?’ ‘But if you put that same floorspace in a modern, open-plan office with bar coding and so-on, you could get massive throughput.’ ‘A new report has called for traditional police stations to be bulldozed in favour of friendlier, open-plan offices.’ ‘I was struck by the atmosphere in our open-plan offices as the news began to break this afternoon.’ ‘Whenever obliged to walk around the large, open-plan office, I clasp my hands firmly behind my back, rather in the manner of the Duke of Edinburgh.’ ‘Sometimes, whoever you are, whatever you do, you end up with the same amount of space as everyone else - particularly in open-plan offices.’ ‘The five-storey building features open-plan office spaces, designed to promote teamwork and good communication.’ ‘The main living area is a double-height, open-plan room divided into four structural bays.’ Pronunciation open-plan /ˈoʊpən ˌplæn/ /ˈōpən ˌplan/