More complex floor plans may include additional buildings and levels in their layout. This article outlines what the ExpoFP team considers a separate building or level, as these elements impact the overall project scope and pricing.
Extra buildings
An additional building is defined as any of the following:
Completely separate structures - Fully detached buildings requiring separate drawing, placement, and scaling.
Sections with different orientation - Connected areas that must be arranged in a layout orientation different from the main structure and cannot be represented as a single, unified layout.
Connected buildings - Structures linked by tunnels, bridges, or hallways that introduce additional design complexity.
Buildings are not counted more than once, even if they appear across multiple levels.
Extra levels
An additional level is defined when an extra layer must be represented in the floor plan’s front view, including separate scaling, placement, or labeling to reflect the structure’s multi-level layout.
Note that even if multilevel buttons are not used but multiple floors are shown on a single layer, it will still count as an additional level based on the building’s structure.
See also Enhanced Design options.