Understanding Floor Plans

1. Understanding Floor Plans It costs no more to build a house with a good plan, than one with a poor plan…….in fact, it may cost less.

2. A Floor Plan is― Two-dimensional diagram of one or more rooms as if seen from above. Scale of ¼ inch =1 foot Used by all professions Drawn for each level of a structure

3. A Floor Plan Shows Exterior and interior walls Size and location of walls, windows, and doors Built-in cabinets and appliances Permanent fixtures Stairs and fireplaces – if included in the plan. Porches, patios, and decks Room names, closets, and approximate sizes

6. A Floor Plan is Used to: Judge space dimensions in a room Determine architectural detail placement in a room Study suitability to lifestyles of the family Shows basic living zones Putting together a decorating plan for the home

7. Elevation • Shows a vertical view of the room, wall, or house as if being seen by someone standing on the ground or floor and looking at it.

8. Closed floor plans Separate rooms enclosed by walls with an entry door. • Benefits: noise reduction, privacy • Drawbacks: costly, breaks up space to make it appear smaller

9. Open Floor Plan Fewer interior separating walls (bathroom is the exception) • Benefits: saves cost of building material, home tends to appear more spacious • Drawbacks: no privacy, high noise levels

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11. Drawing a Floor Plan 11’ x 10’ Room • 1/4” = 1’ is the most common scale used in architectural and interior design drawings • 1 square= ¼ inch= 1 foot • Templates are drawings, symbols, cutouts etc., used to easily duplicate “too scale” items.

12. Blue Print Symbols Windows= Doors= Closets=

13. Blue Print Symbols Windows= Doors= Closets=

14. Blue Print Symbols

15. EVALUATING FLOOR PLAN

16. Good Floor Plans will have • Well defined 3 basic Areas/zones • Efficient Traffic and circulation patterns • Use and function of rooms relationships • Plenty of Storage Space Consideration • Sizes and shapes of rooms • Useable wall space that is not broken up with windows and doors • Plumbing Lines located near one another

17. 4 Housing Needs: Enough bedrooms Enough bathrooms Storage and closets Room for furniture and appliances Evaluate for Needs vs. Wants Make a list of your NEEDS and your WANTS. • Needs MUST be filled • You may not have enough money to fulfill all your wants.

18. Also consider: • Indoor and outdoor space • Street noise and traffic • Privacy inside and outside the house • Housing Orientation = Placement of the house in respect to: • Compass Directions • (North, South, East, West) • View • Sun exposure • Wind • Other Surroundings

19. What shape of home is least expensive to build? • A Rectangle • Jogs or irregularities in shape increase the cost of the house and should be carefully judged for convenience and aesthetics.

20. Also consider the COST OF A HOME • A conservative estimate for the amount of money to be spent on a home is 2 ½ times the yearly income of the family. • Cost of the home is determined by: • Cubic foot (size) • Location of lot, size, and placement, compass direction • Type of construction • Exterior and Interior finishes and fixtures • Floor Plan

21. Blue Print AssignmentsKnow your bedroom measurements for next time (walls and furniture) • Using graph paper you will draw a 2 Basic Floor plans. • Each floor plan should be on a separate piece of graph paper, use a pencil and a ruler. •  Then trace everything with a fine tip black sharpie, and a ruler, using very straight lines. Write the dimensions of each wall and label the north wall. • You will get the dimensions from the rubric that is passed out.