Understanding House Plans

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Understanding House Plans
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Architectural Drawings

• 
  contain information about the size, shape, and
  location of all parts of the house
• one-half as large
  as the actual object
• smaller or
  larger than the actual object
• ¼ 1

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Architectural Drawings cont.

• tell the types
  of quality of materials to be used and give
  directions for their use

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Prints of Architectural drawings

• computer-aided drafting
  and design
• drawing of
  structure with white lines on blue paper
• Now is done on white paper with black lines
  much cheaper

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Alphabet of lines

• Alphabet of lines commonly used architectural
  drawings
• See handout
• Phantom line alternate positions, repeated
  details, and paths of motion
• Visible lines outline of buildings and walls
• Hidden lines edges of surface that are not
  visible

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Alphabet of lines cont.

• Center lines center of an arc or circle
• Dimension and extensions lines extent and
  direction for measurements
• Dimension size and location
• Extension termination point of dimension
• Break lines object continues on, but the
  complete view is not shown
• Section lines feature that has been sectioned,
  crosshatch lines

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Alphabet of lines cont.

• Symbols represent plumbing, electrical fixtures,
  doors, windows, and other objects in a house
• See handout

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Views of Architectural Drawings

• views taken from
  the top of the imaginary glass box
• Site plan, floor plan, foundation plan, and roof
  plan
• simplified
  drawing that shows size and arrangements of
  rooms, hallways, doors, windows, and storage
  areas

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Views of Architectural Drawings cont.

• shows
  finished exteriors appearance of a given side of
  the house
• 
  drawings that show outside views of the house

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Views of Architectural Drawings cont.

• view taken from an
  imaginary cut through a part of the house Picture

• enlargement of some
  construction features

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Views of Architectural Drawings cont.

• drawing with color
  to show a realistic view of completed house

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Views of Architectural Drawings cont.

• 
  three-dimensional miniature of a design
• Very realistic views of the house but expensive

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Space Within Grouping by function

• most house consists of
  bedrooms and bathrooms
• active period of the day as
  well as sleeping hours

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Space Within Grouping by function

• all parts of the
  house needed to maintain and service the other
  areas
• Kitchen, laundry, utility, garage, workshop, home
  office, sewing room

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• Work area cont.
• imaginary line
  that connects these three centers
• Sink, oven, refrigerator
• Do not want it to exceed feet

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Space Within Grouping by function cont.

• provides space
  for daily living entertaining, and recreation
• Entrance, dining, living, family

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Space Within Grouping by function cont.

• Separating areas and rooms
• Halls are great buffer zones inches
• small recessed areas of
  a room
• Can be done by walls, storage units, arrangements
  of furniture, screens

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Traffic Patterns

• path people
  follow
• Be convenient and direct
• Provide adequate space without wasting it 40
  inches
• Provide easy access from the entrance to other
• Separate traffic to the work area from

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Traffic Patterns cont.

• Avoid
  of rooms, kitchen, work area, or any other
  hazardous areas
• Avoid interfering with a
  arrangement or interrupting activities within
  room
• Avoid interfering with
  of the house where privacy is expected
• Give the kitchen to
  all areas of the home

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Traffic Patterns cont.

• Provide a direct access from the service entrance
  
• Provide access from a service entrance to the
  quiet areas without going through
• Provide direct access from utility areas to the
• Space for doors
• Need space for the
• Do not block the

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Survey the Storage Space

• cannot
  be sold, replaced, or moved like pieces of
  furniture
• 
  storage used by all who live in a house
  outerwear, food, tools, etc.
• Can add storage by purchasing furniture with
  storage space

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Evaluating the Floor Plan

• No floor plan is
  one that is right for this person is
  wrong of another