House Design Assignment
House Design Assignment
House Design Assignment
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The Info: There are many different types of design that goes into
any house. In this project you will design a house. The
rooms that you need to include into your design
are the following: 2 Bedrooms, a Kitchen, a
Bathroom, and Living Room. When you design a
house there are two major parts to the design, the
structure itself, and also the interior design of the
structure. Where you create the “look” of a room by
picking the paint, furniture, lighting, flooring, etc.
The To design the structure of a 2000 sq. ft house, and
Challenge: designing the interior for one room of the house.
The Process: The steps for this project are the following:
o 1 Floor Plan (Top View) Sketch ~ This should
include furniture placement, basic electrical
system (switches, electrical sockets, and lighting
fixtures), appliance placement, wall placement,
door placement, landscaping (optional) etc. in
¼” = 1’ (or architectural scale)The overall
size (or square footage of the house must
equal 2000 Sq. Ft. otherwise your design
will not meet the requirements.
To figure out square footage the formula is:
Area = length X Width
Hints: Some hints that you may want to take into
consideration are the following:
o Make sure there is enough space between pieces
of furniture that you wish people to walk between
(gaps between furniture should be at least 1’6”)
o Make sure there is a door to get in and out of the
rooms
o Make sure that the doors are standard size (3’)
o All walls are assumed to be 6” (half a
graphing paper square or 1/8”)
House Design Assignment
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