The Space Planning Guide

Rayon is all about making space design more accessible and fast, and to that effect, we are excited to introduce The Space Planning Guide! A free knowledge base including:
- A benchmark of minimal, average, and spacious dimensions of things
- Standard spacing and circulation rules of thumb
- Layout typologies with examples
- Including a 2000+ free downloadable 2D furniture blocks repository!

Every day, millions of individuals engage in the task of working with floor plan layouts. Among them are architects, interior designers, business developers, real estate agents, facility managers, property owners, and many more.

These people have one thing in common: they realize quick feasibility tests to assess the potential of a floor plan layout. They do so by redesigning an existing space according to their professional knowledge, prior experiences, intuitive assessments, and, of course, by searching for information online.

“How to Design a Floor Plan Layout?”

In this area of accessible data, finding simple information about designing floor plan layouts remains far from a straightforward experience.

Questions like “What should be the distance between a TV to a living room sofa?” or “What should be the spacing between workstations in an open space office?” commonly result in either what seems to be spaceship manuals or pure mambo jumbo. Even ChatGPT can be helpful only to an extent in these cases, as it does not include visuals of layouts, which are crucial to comprehending space design.

The Missing Piece: a Clear Floor Plan Layout Knowledge Base

Professionals working with floor plans utilize their in-house knowledge, rule indexes, basic manuals, intuition, and experience to guide their work. Commonly, they hold private 2D furniture blocks libraries for their drawings, which have accumulated over time.

But what if there was a centralized database of basic space design knowledge and downloadable assets available to everyone, for free?

Enter the Lazy Designer Guide. At Rayon, we believe space design should be accessible. That’s why we launch today a free knowledge base including:
- A benchmark of minimal, average, and spacious dimensions of things
- Standard spacing and circulation rules of thumb
- Layout typologies with examples
…including 2000+ free downloadable 2D furniture blocks!

A Space Design Community

In our vision, The Space Planning Guide represents the initial phase of a larger mission: nurturing a vibrant space design community. We believe that professionals from all sectors involved in space planning can come together to share knowledge and resources, fostering a collaborative environment that enhances the design process and results in a better-built environment for everyone.

To do so, we’d love your 2 cents! Let us know how the repository can be improved to match your needs and what design categories you would add, or share any other ideas to reinforce this comprehensive floor plan layout resource at [email protected].

Also, if you haven’t done it yet, you are more than welcome to try Rayon out! Quickly create a free account to discover a new, fast, and collaborative drawing experience.

Stay tuned for more updates and developments; the best is yet to come!