Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Le plan compact monté sur piles
English translation:
compact plan (layout?) mounted on piles (pillars?)
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jethro
Aug 27, 2017 17:36
6 yrs ago
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French term
Le plan compact monté sur piles
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
construction of a new building at built-on site
Help please with "plan" in particular.
There is a picture showing a building sitting on piles, but what does 'plan" mean in this context? Plane?
The text also uses plan again here: mène à organiser le plan autour d’un patio que le soleil, le vent, la pluie ou la neige animent
There is a picture showing a building sitting on piles, but what does 'plan" mean in this context? Plane?
The text also uses plan again here: mène à organiser le plan autour d’un patio que le soleil, le vent, la pluie ou la neige animent
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| 3 +3 | compact plan (layout?) mounted on piles (pillars?) |
Tony M
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French term (edited):
plan compact monté sur piles
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compact plan (layout?) mounted on piles (pillars?)
I think the idea is indeed very much that of 'plan' — not in the sense of a physical drawing, but the layout, as in e.g. 'open-plan'
Not sure about those 'piles' (that sound rather technical) — I'm wondering it if simply means that the main floor of the building is raised up on 'pillars' above the surrounding ground level? Possibly your wider context will make it clearer?
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Depending on the context and the actual design, possibly 'raised up on pillars' might do the trick?
Not sure about those 'piles' (that sound rather technical) — I'm wondering it if simply means that the main floor of the building is raised up on 'pillars' above the surrounding ground level? Possibly your wider context will make it clearer?
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Note added at 59 minutes (2017-08-27 18:35:44 GMT)
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Depending on the context and the actual design, possibly 'raised up on pillars' might do the trick?
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| Thanks a lot for your help |
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philgoddard
: Or footprint.
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Thanks, Phil! Yes, that too (depending on exact context!)
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Herbmione Granger
: I get it now. 'Compact plan' refers to the build. (Erased the last comment so no one gets confused.) https://www.architecturaldesigns.com/house-plans/compact-pla...
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Thanks, Herbal Chemist! Yes, though i sort of feel it means 'layout in the sense of a 'plan view', whereas 'design' might be taken as broader than that?
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
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Thanks, Mary!
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