SpacePlanner
Occupancy and circulation

Space Planning Software

Work out how many people, desks or tables a space actually holds, and whether anyone can move around once it is full. Draw to real dimensions and test the layout before committing to it.

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Space Planning Software example drawn to scale in SpacePlanner to scale
How it works

How the Space Planning Software works

What space planning actually decides

Capacity is a circulation problem, not an area problem

Dividing floor area by a per-person figure gives a number that looks fine on a spreadsheet and fails in the room. The constraint is almost never the total area, it is the space between things: whether someone can leave a desk while a colleague passes behind, whether a door swing clears a chair, whether the route to the exit stays clear when every seat is taken. Space planning is the work of laying those routes out first and fitting furniture around them, rather than filling the space and hoping the gaps add up.

  • Draw the circulation routes before placing any furniture.
  • Check clearances with the space fully occupied, not empty.
  • Door swings and their landing space are part of the layout.
  • Leave the primary route to the exit unobstructed throughout.
Adjacency

Put the things that interrupt each other far apart

Most layout complaints are adjacency problems wearing a different hat. Focused work next to a coffee point, a printer beside the quietest desk, a meeting table against a corridor. Group spaces by how much noise and movement they generate, then separate the noisy group from the quiet one with something that absorbs the difference: storage, circulation, or a room nobody sits in for long. It costs nothing at the planning stage and is expensive to fix afterwards.

  • Group by noise and footfall, not by team or department.
  • Use storage and circulation as buffers between the groups.
  • Keep shared equipment off the routes past focused seating.
  • Place meeting spaces where their traffic does not cross quiet zones.
Testing the plan

Two layouts, same room, measured

The value of drawing to scale is that competing options stop being a matter of opinion. Duplicate the plan, rearrange the second version, and compare them on the things that matter: seats gained, narrowest clearance, distance to the exit, how many desks lose daylight. A layout that adds four seats but drops the main route below a usable width is not an improvement, and drawing it to scale is what makes that obvious before anyone moves furniture.

  • Keep the original and edit a copy so options stay comparable.
  • Record the narrowest clearance in each option, not the average.
  • Count seats that keep daylight, not just seats that fit.
  • Check the exit route length in both versions.
In the editor

What the tool gives you

Draw walls in seconds

Click to place walls with live dimensions and smart snapping. Everything stays to scale.

Drag-and-drop furniture

A library of standardized furniture and fixtures at real-world sizes: beds, sofas, kitchens, baths and more.

Metric & imperial

Switch between cm, meters and feet/inches any time. Areas update automatically.

Export your plan

Export to image or structured data when you are ready, perfect for sharing or rendering.

No signup to start

Open the editor and start drawing immediately. Create an account only when you want to save.

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FAQ

Space Planning Software FAQ

Is the space planning software free?

Yes. The SpacePlanner space planning software is completely free to use online. You can start drawing instantly without signing up.

Do I need to install anything?

No. It runs entirely in your browser on desktop, tablet or mobile. There is nothing to download or install.

Do I need an account to draw?

No. You can draw a full plan without an account. We only ask you to sign up when you want to save, export or share your work.

Can I plan outdoor spaces too?

Yes. You can plan gardens, patios, backyards, pools and outdoor kitchens alongside indoor rooms on the same canvas.

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