In construction, a floor void is typically a vertical opening or hole that is left in the floor construction either to accommodate services, or allow the installation of a staircase or, as an aesthetic feature.

What does void mean in floor plan?

Voids are described as a completely empty space. But this is not the case when designing a home. Hallbury Homes incorporates voids into their designs, not to waste space but to generate it. A void is typically utilised in double storey homes, whereby the flooring between the lower and upper floor is removed.

What is a void in design?

In Japanese philosophy, void is pure energy; spirit. It represents creativity, inventiveness, and even life force (it is often associated with the sky or the heavens). In design, this translates to a focus on the spaces in between the physical, or the implied.

Void’ means air well or atria, which is normally in the center of a building and it is a passive architectural feature which is adopted for natural lighting and ventilation [19,22,23].