This document provides instructions for manually drafting a basic residential floor plan in 9 steps:
1. Sketch exterior walls
2. Add reference lines
3. Add interior walls
4. Locate doors
5. Add windows
6. Place cabinets, appliances, and fixtures
7. Dimension the plan
8. Label rooms
9. Add a title block
The goal is to end with a fully dimensioned floor plan that clearly conveys the layout and design.
This document provides instructions for manually drafting a basic residential floor plan in 9 steps:
1. Sketch exterior walls
2. Add reference lines
3. Add interior walls
4. Locate doors
5. Add windows
6. Place cabinets, appliances, and fixtures
7. Dimension the plan
8. Label rooms
9. Add a title block
The goal is to end with a fully dimensioned floor plan that clearly conveys the layout and design.
This document provides instructions for manually drafting a basic residential floor plan in 9 steps:
1. Sketch exterior walls
2. Add reference lines
3. Add interior walls
4. Locate doors
5. Add windows
6. Place cabinets, appliances, and fixtures
7. Dimension the plan
8. Label rooms
9. Add a title block
The goal is to end with a fully dimensioned floor plan that clearly conveys the layout and design.
This document provides instructions for manually drafting a basic residential floor plan in 9 steps:
1. Sketch exterior walls
2. Add reference lines
3. Add interior walls
4. Locate doors
5. Add windows
6. Place cabinets, appliances, and fixtures
7. Dimension the plan
8. Label rooms
9. Add a title block
The goal is to end with a fully dimensioned floor plan that clearly conveys the layout and design.
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CE 2235 - BUILDING SYSTEMS AND DESIGN
A Strategy for Designing Residential Houses Layout Considerations • Distribution • Circulation • Light and Ventilation • Sizes, area and shape • Orientation • Zoning Laws • Height • Electrical and Mechanical Facilities • Location of Doors and Windows • Superstition Bedroom
Bathroom
Kitchen
Activity Planning DISTRIBUTION AND CIRCULATION LIGHT AND VENTILATION SIZES, AREAS, AND SHAPES ORIENTATION ZONING LAWS HEIGHT SKILL REQUIREMENTS • KNOWLEDGE IN 2D AUTOCAD, 3D OR SKETCH UP. ( USEFUL DURING MIDTERMS ONWARDS) GRADING SYSTEM • FINAL GRADE: = 25% PRELIM + 30% MIDTERM + 30% PREFINAL + 15% PROJECT
To begin manually drafting a basic floor plan, start by lightly laying
out your exterior walls with the shape and dimensions desired for the house. For the sake of simplicity, the example shown here is going to use a basic rectangular shape. It is also important to choose an appropriate scale for the drawing. The scale for this particular floor plan is 1 inch : 20 feet. 2) Draw Reference Lines
Once the exterior walls are up it is helpful to add reference lines to the drawing for scaling purposes. Generally these lines are put through the midpoints of the vertical and horizontal walls of the house. This is demonstrated in the example. 3) Interior Walls
Now it’s time to lay out the interior walls of the proposed house using light lines. It is important to predetermine the thickness of these walls. Six inches is a typical thickness for a house, the purpose being to leave room for plumbing and electrical tubing. It is at this stage that the number of rooms and closets needs to be determined. 4) Locate Doors
The next step is to determine the location of the doors to
both enter the house, the rooms within the house, and all of the closets using light lines. Standard door dimensions are 2 foot 8 inches, as used in the example. Placement on the wall will be dimensioned from the center of the door, so be sure to measure accordingly. 5) Add Windows
Windows are the next addition to the existing floor plan. Similar to the doorways, windows will be dimension from their center. It is important to keep in mind realistic spacing and size of the windows as well. All of the windows in this example are 3 feet wide for the sake of simplicity, but feel free to make them any size. 6) Place Cabinets, Kitchen Appliances and Bathroom Fixtures
Now it’s time to add cabinets, kitchen appliances and bathroom
fixtures to the plan. Lower kitchen cabinets are typically 2 feet deep and upper cabinets are generally 1 foot deep. Lower cabinets are given a solid line while upper cabinets are dashed. The refrigerator and stove are deeper than than cabins and also drawn with solid lines, however they will be labeled later on. Bathroom fixtures are drawn similarly, as is shown in the example. 7) Dimension the Plan
It’s finally time to add dimensions to the floor plan. Make sure to thoroughly label dimensions throughout the plan. All walls, doors, windows, cabinets and appliances need to be dimensioned to ensure that their proper location is known. Reference the example to see a basic demonstration of what dimensioning should look like. 8) Label Rooms
Once dimensioning is complete it is time to label the rooms and
add any specific notes thought to be appropriate. Bedrooms should be labeled by number with the master bedroom being number one. 9) Add Title Block
The final thing needed on the floor plan is a title block. The title block should be on the bottom right hand corner of your floor plan. It should include the name of your house, your name and the size of the scale you used to draw it for future reference. The floor plan is finally complete! It is now possible to look into further aspects of designing the house and bringing it to life. You're floor plan should be fully dimensioned and other viewers should be able to easily comprehend your ideas. ASSIGNMENT • Conceptualize the type of floor plan that you will be drafting on June 22,2017. • The 2nd letter of your first name will be used as its model for the type of layout you’ll be following. THINGS TO BRING ON JUNE 22,2017: Oslo paper Pencil # 2 Eraser
