The art and science of designing and construction of buildings. ARCHITECTURE The art and science of designing and construction of buildings.

Architecture: Careers Architects: design and supervise the construction of the buildings, while contractors actually perform the activities of physical construction. Contractors Groups of people which are hired to do specific tasks toward the completion of the home, such as general construction, electrical, plumbing, roofing, and masonry.

Architectural Drawings Plans Used to communicate ideas & designs of architect to contractors. Because it is not possible to include all construction details on a single sheet, a typical set of house plans will include a plot plan, floor plan, elevations, wall sections, and foundation/basement plans. Scale These plans are generally drawn to a one-forth inch scale (1/4” = 1’). This means that 1/4 inch on the drawing equals (represents) 1 foot on the building being constructed.

Architectural Drawings Floor Plans: The size and shape of the building, as well as, location and size of interior rooms, partitions, doors, windows, stairs, & utilities.

Architectural Drawings Plot Plan: Shows the location of the structure on the building site (plot), as well as, driveways, walks, and patios. Map contour lines and dimensions are sometimes shown.

Architectural Drawings Elevations: Show the front, rear, & side of the house. They are made up of lines that are visible when the building is viewed from various positions.

Architecture: Living Places Considerations When Planning a Home 1. Money available for building purposes. 2. Geographic Location. 3. Building Codes 4. Basic activities (needs) associated with the home 5. Non-Basic actives (wants) associated with the home. 6. Traffic Flow. 7. Noise!!! 8. Topography in the surrounding area of the home. 9. Landscaping possibilities

Architecture: Steps in Designing a Home Generate a list of the types of activities that are going to occur in the home. Basic Non-Basic Misc. Sleeping Sewing Stairs Bathing Swimming Closets Relaxing Shop Hallways Eating Office Balconies Gun range Patios Home Theatre Generally the list of wants are larger than the list of needs. That’s when you will have decide which of the wants you can afford to keep and which one will rejected.

Architecture: Steps in Designing a Home Create several Bubble Flow diagrams to designate approximate size and location of rooms and hallways in relation to each other, as well as, showing traffic flow. The bigger the bubble in relation with other bubbles, bigger the room.

Architecture: Steps in Designing a Home Select the best possible room allocation scheme and begin Rough Drawings of the floor plan, modifying as necessary until final room placement is chosen.

Architecture: Steps in Designing a Home Draw interior and exterior walls, as well as, designating the location and type of all the doors and windows in the home

Architecture: Steps in Designing a Home STEP 5: Estimate construction price by calculating price per/foot of wall feet, foundation, roofing, as well as, prices on doors, windows, property, utilities, and permits.

Architecture: Steps in Designing a Home Begin a final floor plan , using all appropriate lines and symbols

Architecture: Symbols DOORS

Architecture: Symbols WINDOWS

Architecture: Assignment GOAL 1. You are to form an architectural firm who’s purpose is to design a home for a family including landscaping. 2. You are to build a model representation representing the home that you designed. 3. You will present your ideas to your clients via a presentation.

Architecture: Assignment LIMITATIONS 1. Scale of the bubble/flow diagrams (scale 1/4” = 2’). 2. Scale of the floor & plot plans (scale 1/4” = 1’) 3. No violent or non-tasteful activities 4. Must contain basic/non-basic/miscellaneous activities. 5. Must be under $130,000 + $5000

Architecture: Building Codes Doors Casement/ Swinging Min 3ft Max 6ft Sliding Min 6ft Max 8ft Windows Casement/ Swinging Min 2ft Max 5ft Sliding Min 4ft Max 6ft Stairways & Hallways Min 4ft wide Max 8ft wide Min.1ft wide steps Min. of 13 steps to ascend or descend to any floor

Architecture: Building Codes Basement There are no basements due to high water table. Exception: If there is a walk out basement that you will landscape around. Roof Must be pitched (not flat), Min 10 degrees Max 30 degrees Elevators Min 6ft x 6ft Must have staircase in addition to elevator (fire code) Garage Min. 15ft x 10ft

Architecture: Building Codes General Code Must have at least 1 storage closet and 1 coat closet. Must have at least 2-3 bedrooms Must have 1 window for every 150 sq../ft Bedrooms and bathrooms must have doors. Must have 1/2 bathrooms /per bedroom. Must have a front and rear exit (fire code). Bedrooms Must have a least 1 closet per bedroom Closets Min 4ft x3 ft