How to Use open-plan in a Sentence

open-plan

adjective
  • The chef’s kitchen anchors the open-plan living area.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Upstairs, the open-plan rooftop is the hotel’s trump card.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The living room flows into an open-plan kitchen and dining area.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 15 June 2023
  • Her open-plan layout was, again, quite radical for the time.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The kitchen, a focal point of the open-plan layout, was huge but generic.
    — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The open-plan great room houses the living area, kitchen, and dining area.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
  • Each villa will include its own pool and an open-plan layout with a chef’s kitchen.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Calm, neutral tones and natural woods and stone abound in the large, open-plan rooms.
    — Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The heart of the yacht isn’t a main deck salon, but rather a plush open-plan lounge on the upper deck.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2025
  • The open-plan living room and kitchen area have a French balcony with great city views.
    — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • There’s this 12-seat table, that has just the best view in the world, and an open-plan kitchen.
    — Alex French, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The open-plan layout sees a large living room lead into a dining area and kitchen.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 May 2023
  • The open-plan design creates flow inside and out, above and below.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
  • There are a total of 13 open-plan suites and one private-use villa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • Now the hits mostly sound like background noise for shopping malls and open-plan offices.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
  • The open-plan main salon is also a fashion statement.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area on the top floor leads to a rooftop deck that overlooks the ocean.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Beyond the dining area, the open-plan kitchen has a marble island and a brass hood over the range.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Alongside its 24 rooms, a vast open-plan atrium serves as the bar and restaurant.
    — Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Spanning over two and a half meters, the pieces bring softness and warmth to an open-plan living area.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The open-plan main level has a sitting area to the left of the front door and a dining area and kitchen to the right.
    — Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The main living space is open-plan and seamless, with pale stone floors and walls of windows that flood the room with light.
    — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2025
  • An open-plan living and dining area is focused around a central fireplace.
    — Everett Potter, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • But hiding them can be hard — especially in open-plan work sites and meetings.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
  • The entrance is located on the main floor and opens to the open-plan kitchen and living and dining area.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 July 2023
  • Outside is a deck with a pool and day beds, connected by sliding doors to an open-plan living space.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Sunlight streamed through the glass walls into the airy open-plan interiors.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
  • The open-plan living area boasts Philippine mahogany panel walls.
    — Sandra Barrera, Orange County Register, 28 May 2024
  • All the bedrooms were upstairs, and the open-plan first floor had a den that could be converted to a fourth bedroom.
    — Mark Kreidler, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • An entryway lined with walls of bookcases gives way to an open-plan dining and living area.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 9 Aug. 2023

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