Competency: 203.00 Draw Floor Plans

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Competency 203.00Draw Floor Plans

• Objective 203.02
• Analyze accepted principles of single-view
  residential space planning.

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Determine owners needs

• Successful design
• Represents owners lifestyle
• Meets owners needs

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Client needs

• Considerations and requirements
• Family structure and number
• Family or individuals interests and activities
• Financial considerations
• Location of lot
• Number of levels
• Architectural style
• Zoning ordinances and covenants

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Levels

• One-story homes
• No stairs
• More costly to build
• Require large lot
• One a half story homes
• Steep roof allows attic living space
• Dormers let in air and light

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Levels

• Two-story homes
• Economical to build
• Smaller roof and foundation area
• Split-level homes
• Ideal for sloping lot
• Separate sleeping, living, recreation areas

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Traffic Patterns

• Analyze traffic flow
• Main traffic areas
• Halls
• Stairs
• Foyers
• Entrances to rooms
• Exterior entrances

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Traffic Patterns

• Halls
• Minimum width of 3-0
• Allow for furniture movement
• Overly long halls waste space
• Door locations
• Guide traffic
• Locations
• Doors openings near corners

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Entrances

• Minimum of 2
• Outside inside waiting area
• Porch Foyer
• Flooring materials
• Sturdy cleanable
• First impression

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Entrances

• Main
• 3-0 minimum door width
• Easily identifiable
• Coat closet
• Foyer
• View to outside

• Service
• Leads to laundry, kitchen, utility areas, etc.
• 2-8 minimum width

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Room Planning

• Living area
• Living room
• Dining room
• Foyer
• Recreation or family room
• Great room
• Sunroom
• Home office
• Den
• Gathering spaces

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Room Planning

• Types of Floor Plans
• Closed/Formal
• Contain access through doors or openings
• Traditional style homes
• Open/Informal Plans
• Partial separations
• Combine several spaces/rooms
• Area rugs or furniture provide visual separation
• Floor height elevations may differentiate rooms

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Living Room

• Purpose determines size and layout
• Limit traffic through room
• Centrally located near entrance
• Views to outside
• Close to dining and entertaining area

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Dining Room

• Purpose determines size and layout
• Adjacent to kitchen and living area
• Accessible to outside dining
• Space for serving and movement

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Sleeping Area

• Bedrooms
• Baths
• Dressing Rooms
• Closets
• Homes categorized by number of bedrooms baths
• Three bedroom homes most common

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Bedrooms

• Grouped in quiet separate area
• Master bedroom separated from others
• Size layout related to furniture function
• 70 sq ft minimum
• 9-0 in any direction
• Movement around furniture
• Planned activities
• Reading
• Writing
• Watching TV
• Hobbies

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Bedrooms

• Doors
• Accessible to a hall
• Swing into room
• 2-6 minimum width
• Size allows for furniture movement

• Windows
• Ventilation light
• Means of egress
• Use wall space

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Dressing Areas

• Separate room or alcove
• Sinks, make-up counters,
• Mirrors, chairs
• Closets
• Adjacent to Master bath

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Bathrooms

• Plumbing fixtures
• Water closet
• Shower
• Tub
• Lavatory
• Bidet

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Bathrooms

• Lavatories
• Wall-hung
• Pedestal
• Countertop
• Various sizes styles of fixtures
• Water closet
• 15 min. from CL to wall or adjacent fixture
• 2x 6 stud construction for plumbing
• Optionally compartmentalized

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Bathrooms

• Located near of adjacent to bedrooms
• Bath sizes
• 5-0 x 8-0 minimum full bath
• 3-0 x 7-0 minimum half bath
• Lavatory and water closet only
• Furnishings
• Hampers
• Linen shelves
• Counter space
• Medicine cabinet
• Mirrors

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Bathrooms

• Require natural ventilation or fan to remove
  moisture
• Grouping increases efficiency
• Centralized plumbing
• Modifications for medical/disabled clients
• Linen closets
• Nearby location
• Minimum 18 deep

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Service Areas

• Kitchen
• Laundry
• Garage or Carport

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Kitchen

• Food preparation
• May include
• Dining
• Laundry
• Storage

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Kitchen

• Three work centers
• Food storage and preparation
• Refrigerator, cabinets, pantry, countertop
• Cooking
• Range, oven, microwave, countertops
• Clean-up
• Sink, dishwasher, countertops

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Kitchen

• Work Triangle
• Line from center front of each work center
• Range
• Refrigerator
• Sink
• Sum of all sides should not exceed 22
• Traffic lanes should not impede work centers

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Kitchen

• Counters Cabinets
• Sufficient for operations and storage
• Base cabinets 24 deep
• Wall cabinets 12 deep
• Drawn as hidden lines

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Kitchen Styles

• Straight line
• Ideal for small spaces
• Apartments
• Cottages
• Limited amount of cabinets

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Kitchen Styles

• L-shaped
• In small/medium size kitchens
• Attractive

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Kitchen Styles

• Corridor
• Small/medium size kitchens
• Efficient for long narrow space
• Not for heavy traffic areas
• 4 minimum between cabinets

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Kitchen Styles

• U-shape
• High efficiency
• Medium size kitchens
• 6 between legs of U

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Kitchen Styles

• Island
• Stand-alone cabinets
• 42 clearance on all sides

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Kitchen Eating Areas

• Family kitchen
• Open/Informal plan
• Table chairs or eating counter

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Laundry

• Size/Location varies with function
• Washing
• Drying
• Ironing
• Close to kitchen and other work areas
• Arrange appliances/fixtures efficiently

• Preparation
• Hampers/bins
• Washing
• Sink
• Washer
• Detergents
• Drying
• Dryer
• Drying line
• Folding ironing

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Garage/Carport

• Size depends on number of cars and other purposes
• Single car space
• 11x 19 to 16x 25
• Double car space
• 20x 20 to 25x 25
• Increase space for storage and/or work area
• May be separate structure or attached to home
• Style matches home
• Breezeway

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Carport

• One or more walls removed
• No door provided
• Less expensive than garage
• Less protection than garage
• Better suited to mild climates

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Garage

• Doors vary in style, construction, size
• Floors
• Slope toward doors or built-in drain
• 4 thick poured concrete with vapor barrier
• Apron connects floor to paved driveways

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Driveways

• Turnaround
• Widths
• 10 for a single-car garage
• 18 for a double-car garage
• Turning radii of 15 at street
• Layout varies

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Outside Living Areas

• Porches
• Built of various materials
• Structurally connected to the home
• Raised above grade
• Patios
• Located at ground level
• Constructed of concrete
• Decks
• Structurally connected to the home
• Constructed of wood