You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The plans below show how the ground floor of a particular building has changed over time. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The map illustrates the changes to the ground floor of a building from 1985 to the present.

Overall

, the most significant modification is that the

office

facilities were changed for domestic purposes as the building was transformed into an apartment and

then

repurposed a second time to serve as a flower shop. In terms of layout, only the kitchen remained unchanged over the years. On the left side, when the building functioned as an

office

, the meeting room and assistant’s

office

were located in the top-left corner. In the period from 1985 to 2000, the

office

was replaced by a living room and

then

subsequently

a gift card and flower

area

has been there from 2001 to the present.

Additionally

, the secretary’s

office

and toilet from the

office

were demolished to make way for a bathroom when the building was used as an apartment. Now, a small play

area

has been constructed in

this

place. On the right side, two bedrooms were added at the expense of the manager’s

office

and the reception

area

as the

office

building was converted into an apartment. They were

then

removed to allow for an

office

and

second

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flower

area

in the florist’s shop.

By contrast

, the kitchen is the only room that remained unchanged over all three iterations of the building’s ground floor.