Turning a Written Design Brief into a Floor Plan Concept Without CAD

Early floor plan concepts often stall because written design briefs must first be translated into walls and dimensions. The article proposes structuring a brief into four blocks covering programme, constraints, room relationships, and tone. It presents text-to-plan generators as tools for rapidly producing sketch options to compare, rather than finished designs. The piece also stresses fixing drafting standards and scale before generating, so outputs look consistent and professional. Overall, it argues that a well-written brief remains valuable even without generating any plans.