HOW WE SCORE
How We Score
CondoGuru Floorplan Rating — 100 Points
The CondoGuru Score evaluates the architectural quality of an individual condominium floorplan.
Every floorplan is reviewed using the same four criteria: Layout & Flow, Room Quality, Space Efficiency and Character.
We rate the space — not location, price or marketing.
| Category | Weight | What we evaluate |
|---|---|---|
| LAYOUT & FLOW | 25% | Overall organization, circulation, zoning and relationships between spaces. |
| ROOM QUALITY | 35% | Functionality, proportions and usability of the individual rooms. |
| Bedrooms — 10% | ||
| Living & Dining — 10% | ||
| Kitchen — 10% | ||
| Balcony / Outdoor Space — 5% | ||
| SPACE EFFICIENCY | 20% | How effectively the available floor area is used. |
| CHARACTER | 20% | Distinctive spatial qualities, individuality and architectural interest. |
| TOTAL | 100% | |
Layout & Flow
25 pointsKey question: Does the floorplan feel logical and effortless to move through?
Evaluates how well the apartment works as a whole: circulation, entrance sequence, public/private zoning, privacy, connections between rooms and the relationship between living, dining, kitchen and bedrooms.
Room Quality
35 pointsKey question: Are the individual spaces well proportioned and genuinely usable?
Evaluates room proportions, useful dimensions, furniture placement, accessibility and functionality.
Bedrooms — 10 points
Proportions, useful dimensions, furniture placement, wardrobe space, privacy and usability.
Living & Dining — 10 points
Proportions, furniture placement, usable wall space, accessibility and the relationship between living and dining.
Kitchen — 10 points
Size, workflow, counter and storage space, accessibility and relationship with dining.
Balcony / Outdoor Space — 5 points
Usability rather than simply presence: depth, proportions, accessibility, privacy and connection to the interior.
Space Efficiency
20 pointsKey question: How much useful home do you actually get from the available square meters?
Evaluates how effectively the total floor area is converted into useful living space, considering circulation, leftover spaces, awkward geometry, oversized transitional areas and other inefficient use of square meters. These are considered together in one rating.
Character
20 pointsKey question: Does this floorplan have a distinctive spatial quality or is it simply generic?
Evaluates whether the floorplan offers something beyond a conventional standard layout: interesting spatial relationships, unusual room configurations, flexibility, openness, double-height spaces, split levels, distinctive transitions or other qualities that give the apartment its own identity. Character does not mean interior style, decoration or materials.
The Architect’s Verdict
The CondoGuru Score measures the floorplan against a consistent set of criteria. The Architect’s Verdict adds professional judgment.
It is an editorial assessment of the floorplan’s overall strengths, weaknesses and potential and is selected by the reviewing architect rather than generated automatically from the numerical score.
GREAT FLOORPLAN- A particularly well-resolved and enjoyable layout.
GOOD BONES, GREAT POTENTIAL- The existing plan has weaknesses, but the underlying space offers strong potential.
SOLID & FUNCTIONAL- A practical, well-functioning floorplan without exceptional qualities.
STANDARD & UNINSPIRED- Functional enough, but conventional or lacking spatial quality.
POOR SPACE EFFICIENCY- Too much of the available floor area is poorly used or allocated.
What the score doesn’t measure
The CondoGuru Score evaluates the floorplan, not the property investment.
We do not evaluate interior design and style, materials and finishes, façade design, façade orientation, views, location, amenities, building age or property price.
It does not rate the condominium development as a whole, its developer, construction quality, legal status, management, location, investment potential or market value.
Scores represent our professional architectural opinion based on the floorplan and project information available at the time of review.
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