{"id":5808,"date":"2016-06-17T06:15:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T06:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/?p=5808"},"modified":"2016-06-17T06:15:04","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T06:15:04","slug":"thinking-creating-open-plan-space-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/thinking-creating-open-plan-space-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you are thinking of creating an open plan space in your home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The newly launched\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/openplanned.org\/\">OpenPlanned.org<\/a>\u00a0website is a free source of inspiration, information, and expertise for everyone from homeowners to property developers who want to build open-plan homes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free website packed with relevant information about achieving open-plan layouts<\/li>\n<li>Aimed at homeowners and landlords<\/li>\n<li>Demystifies the regulations and what is allowable<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrates great solutions with loads of illustrated case studies<\/li>\n<li>Has a growing directory of suppliers<\/li>\n<li>Includes handy filters to improve relevance<\/li>\n<li>Registration is free for suppliers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Airy, spacious, free-flowing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/openplanned.org\/project-stories\/\">open-plan layouts<\/a>\u00a0are highly prized, lifting the spirit and adding thousands to the value of a home.<\/p>\n<p>All too often, though, plans are thwarted by fire risk regulations or energy conservation requirements and their expensive, disruptive workarounds.<\/p>\n<p>This is misguided. Most problems of open-plan layouts can be overcome with creativity and technical know-how.<\/p>\n<p>Whether planning a loft conversion, a kitchen-diner, or a split-level knock-through ground floor, OpenPlanned.org demonstrates how.<\/p>\n<p>Its illustrated case studies are packed with high-quality photographs of completed projects, helpful floor plans, and straightforward descriptions that follow the same easy-to-navigate template.<\/p>\n<p>Even better, you can filter by property type, location, room type, size and budget, allowing you to see only those that match your needs.<\/p>\n<p>No-nonsense articles and plain English guides explain the technical factors underpinning open-plan layouts and point you to useful third-party resources.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, homeowners can search a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/openplanned.org\/find-professionals\/\">database of suppliers<\/a>\u00a0that includes architects, builders, installers, surveyors, loft conversion specialists, approved building inspectors and many more by type and location.<\/p>\n<p>OpenPlanned.org was conceived by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumis.co.uk\/\">Plumis<\/a>. Passionate about confronting technical problems in the home with elegant solutions, and struck by the paucity of accessible information about open-plan layouts for homeowners and the way regulations were frustrating design ambition. 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