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House Design. Instructions and Specifications. Research. Our next unit will involve designing a house using our CAD software called Revit. Today, you will be generating some ideas and a rough sketch for your house design.
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House Design Instructions and Specifications
Research • Our next unit will involve designing a house using our CAD software called Revit. • Today, you will be generating some ideas and a rough sketch for your house design. • You will get ideas from either internet sources or from the textbook (in the closet by the door). • Take about 45 minutes to look at houses and take notes on what you have learned • Your notes should be at least 10 complete sentences, each sentence containing at least one idea you have found for your house. • Then, spend the remainder of the class period sketching out your house in your composition book (see next page).
Sketch a house • House specification • Sketch a house including at least: • 2 stories, 4 bedrooms, 3 living areas (LR, DR, FR), 4 bathrooms, 3 car garage, 6 outside walls, kitchen, utility room, pantry, clothes closet for each room, guest coat closet • Your sketch must include at least: • First floor plan, Second floor plan, Front Elevation (view) with roof • Provide rough dimensions for your house • House does not need to be to scale
House Plan References • Here are some sites that have house ideas. You can also find many others in the internet as well as in the textbook: • http://www.trendir.com/house-design/tag/interesting-homes • http://all-that-is-interesting.com/post/4956385434/the-first-zombie-proof-house • http://www.lchouseplans.com/houseplans • http://www.dongardner.com/angled_floor_plans.aspx
An Example of an Idea • Have a wall of windows for one wall of the family room. Try to make it two floors high. (www.trendir.com)
Grades for Project • Research & House Sketch– Daily • 10 ideas for a house in notebook with sources • Sketch that meets all requirements • First Floor Plan – Test • All required elements included • Neatness (especially annotations), completeness, and creative design • Completed House – Daily • Printing of all sheets (TBD)
Revit - First Floor Plan Must Include: • External walls done • Internal Walls done • Stairs in place • Doors, Windows • Proper flow of rooms and corridors • Closets • Bathroom cabinets, plumbing fixtures • Kitchen cabinets, appliances, and sink • Label rooms • Sufficient annotations to pour foundation and frame first floor