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Start with a written brief

Turn a room schedule into a layout draft

Use this guide to discuss named rooms, a chosen outline and priorities before committing to a layout. Start with a written spatial brief and compare the resulting arrangements. The result is a concept image for review, not a measured deliverable.

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What to explore

  • Turn a rough accommodation list into a first sketch for a design meeting.
  • Compare an initial proposal with a second version that changes only one priority in named rooms, a chosen outline and priorities.
  • Annotate uncertainties and use the selected concept to prepare a focused discussion with a qualified designer.

From a brief to a concept

  1. Prepare the spatial brief

    Separate required rooms from optional spaces and rank the three adjacencies you care about most.

  2. Choose a constrained direction

    Adapt the example below to your actual project. Specify named rooms, a chosen outline and priorities and avoid asking for unverified measurements or approved technical output.

  3. Compare against the source

    Compare named rooms, a chosen outline and priorities before judging the visual style. Trace the entrance and each main route; flag missing openings, overlapping furniture or unexplained extra area.

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Suggested brief

Make a compact single-storey plan concept from this schedule: two bedrooms, one bathroom, shared living and dining, kitchen and utility storage. Keep private rooms away from the entrance.

How to review the result

  • Tick off every required room and flag duplicate rooms before discussing visual polish.
  • Check labels, door symbols, boundaries and furniture scale manually. A convincing line style is not proof of feasibility.

What the image cannot establish

  • Generated geometry, text and proportions can be inconsistent. The output is not a CAD/BIM file, a verified dimensional drawing or an engineering calculation.
  • No. This entry creates an image from a brief and layout settings. It does not provide editable walls, snapping, measured components or a CAD export. Do not use the concept to authorize construction, demolition or regulatory compliance.

Questions about this workflow

Is this a drag-and-drop CAD planner?

No. This entry creates an image from a brief and layout settings. It does not provide editable walls, snapping, measured components or a CAD export.

What input should I prepare?

Separate required rooms from optional spaces and rank the three adjacencies you care about most.

How should I review named rooms, a chosen outline and priorities?

Tick off every required room and flag duplicate rooms before discussing visual polish.

What should happen before implementation?

Provide measured site information to a qualified designer, resolve the assumptions in the concept and prepare the appropriate coordinated drawings and approvals.

Which guide fits a more specific building brief?

Use the 2D guide for a flat plan presentation, the architecture or building guides for entrance and circulation studies, or the general generator for an initial mixed room program. These are focused briefs within the existing concept-image workflow, not separate CAD engines.

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Bring your own brief

Take a direction into the workspace, adapt it to your project and compare the result against your real constraints.

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