Open floor plans once promised effortless flow, but daily life has exposed their limits: noise, clutter, and a lack of privacy. In response, designers are embracing "broken" layouts that carve a home ...

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Not a fan of open-concept homes, but still not convinced that closed, individual rooms are the way to go? Good news. There’s another type of floor plan in between these two extremes. Enter broken ...