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Title: Evaluating Floor Plans


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Evaluating Floor Plans
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Needs vs. Wants
  • Needs
  • Bedrooms
  • Baths
  • Storage Closet
  • Room for furniture and appliances
  • Wants
  • Fireplace
  • Patio
  • Place for Ping pong and Billiards

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3 main areas of a home
  • Living Area
  • Living Room
  • Dining Room
  • Family or Recreation Room
  • Study
  • Den
  • Library
  • Music Room
  • Hobby rooms
  • Entryways
  • Patios
  • Porches
  • Sleeping Area
  • Bedrooms
  • Bathrooms
  • Dressing Rooms
  • Service Area
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry Room
  • Utility Room
  • Basement
  • Garage

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Circulation
  • The route that people follow as they move from
    one place to another in the home.
  • Not limited to hall space
  • It may pass through a room
  • Generally 3-4 feet of space should be allowed for
    circulation paths.

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Types of Circulation
  • Family
  • Most complex and difficult to identify.
  • Each member have different living habits which
    create different circulation patterns.
  • Good plan follows these principles
  • A bath is located close to the bedrooms
  • The indoor living area is readily accessible to
    the outdoor living area such as patio or deck.
  • Related rooms are close together
  • High frequency circulation routes are short and
    simple
  • Excessive hall space is avoided
  • Rooms are not cut in half by circulation routes.

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Types of circulation
  • Work
  • The kitchen is generally the hub of the work
    circulation pattern
  • Circulation should move easily from the sink to
    the refrigerator to the cooking units to the
    eating areas.
  • The route between the sink, refrigerator and the
    range is called the work triangle and should not
    exceed 26 feet in total length.
  • Kitchen should be adjacent to the dining area
  • No cross traffic should be allowed to interfere
    with the circulation moving back and forth
    between the cooking and eating areas (prevents
    spills and broken dishes ?)
  • Kitchen near service entrance
  • Accessibility to bedrooms and bath are also
    desirable.
  • Work circulation also involves access to the
    basement, garage, and storage areas throughout
    the home.
  • The clothes care center needs a convenient
    location since many trips are made to this work
    area.

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Types of Circulation
  • Service
  • Relates to the movement of people in and out of
    the home as they make service calls, deliver
    goods, read meters, take garbage out, and so on.
  • Service routes are not exclusive to household
    members/
  • In a good floor plan, no one should cross the
    kitchen to get to the basement or cross the
    dining room with groceries.
  • Good service circulation may be provided by
    locating a service entrance near the kitchen and
    basement stairs.
  • A good floor plan provides easy access to and
    from the kitchen, basement garage, and other
    service areas.

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Types of Circulation
  • Guest Circulation
  • This is the easiest to define.
  • It simply involves the movement from the entry to
    the coat closet and to the living room with
    access to powder room facilities.
  • Guests should be able to move from the entry to
    the living area without passing through other
    rooms.
  • A small house or apartment may not have a
    separate foyer.
  • In this case guests may enter directly into the
    living room but should have access to closet and
    powder room without passing through other rooms.

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Circulation Frequency
  • Refers to the number of times a route is repeated
    in any given period of time
  • Routes that are high frequency are short and
    direct
  • The special needs, habits and special
    considerations also affect the quality of
    circulation
  • For example how often does a family member travel
    from the recreation room to the kitchen as
    compared to a guest coming to visit?
  • If the answer is 20 times for every guests visit,
    logic would indicate that the route from the
    recreation room to the kitchen should receive
    greater priority. (Shorter and more direct.)
  • Realistically though all floor plans are a
    compromise.
  • One plan may reflect perfect service circulation
    while another would have excellent family
    circulation
  • The main point is if the patterns are compatible
    with the life style of the household.

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Room Relationships
  • The size and shape of the rooms and relationship
    of each room to the others.
  • The size is not always an accurate indication of
    usable space.
  • Poorly located doors, windows, closets, or too
    many architectural features interrupt wall space
  • When evaluating floor plans, study potential for
    furniture arrangement and circulation within the
    room.
  • The relationship of one room to another dictates
    how functional the space will be.

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Room Relationships Dining
  • The dining area should be located adjacent to the
    living room for entertaining.
  • Dining should also be located next to the kitchen
    for ease of food serving.
  • If you like to eat al fresco, then the patio or
    porch should be near the kitchen.

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Room Relationships Bed/Bath
  • Bedroom and Bathroom should be close together.
  • Consideration here is privacy (Sight and Sound)
    and accessibility.
  • At least 1 bathroom should be located where
    people can reach without going through another
    room. (Master Bath)

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Reading House Plans
  • Plot plan
  • Foundation/basement plan
  • Floor Plan
  • Exterior elevation
  • Electrical Plan
  • Construction Details
  • Pictorial Presentations

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Plot Plan (1 in 20 or 30 feet)
  • Shows the location of the structure on the site.
  • Drawn using information provided by a surveyor
    and recorded on a site plan
  • Shows both the property and the proposed
    construction
  • Lending agencies, building inspectors, and
    excavators all need this drawing.
  • Location, outline and size of buildings on the
    site
  • Streets, driveways, sidewalks, and patios
  • Location of utilities
  • Easements for utilities and drainage
  • Fences and retaining walls
  • Length and bearing of each property line
  • Contour of land
  • Trees, shrubs, streams, and gardens.
  • Elevation of property corners
  • Meridian Arrow (North Symbol)
  • Well and septic tank and field (if any)
  • Lot number or address of the site
  • Scale of the drawing.

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Foundation/Basement Plan (1/4 in 1 foot)
  • Shows the location and size of footings, piers,
    columns, foundation walls, and supporting beams
    of the structure.
  • Prepared mainly for the excavator, masons, and
    cement workers who build the foundation.
  • Footings for foundation walls, piers, and columns
  • Foundation walls
  • Piers and columns
  • Dwarf walls
  • Partition walls, doors, and bath fixtures
  • Furnace, water storage tank, water softener, hot
    water heater
  • Openings in foundation walls such as windows,
    doors and vents
  • Beams and pilasters
  • Direction, size and spacing of floor joists
  • Drains and sump pump (in basement)
  • Details of foundation and footing construction
  • Grade elevation
  • Complete dimensions and notes
  • Scale of drawing

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Floor Plan (1/4 in 1 in)
  • The Heart of the construction drawings and is
    used by trades people.
  • Usually a section drawing taken about four feet
    above the ground
  • Drawn for each floor level of the structure
  • Exterior and interior walls
  • Size and location of windows and doors
  • Built-in cabinets and appliances
  • Permanent fixtures
  • Stairs and fireplaces.
  • Porches, patios, and decks
  • Room names and approximate sizes
  • Material symbols
  • Location and size dimensions
  • Scale of drawing

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Exterior Elevations (1/4 in 1 ft)
  • Shows the outside of the building.
  • Each side requires one elevation
  • Purpose is to show the finished appearance of a
    given side of the building and to show height.
  • Identification of the specific side which is
    represented.
  • Grade lines (level of soil against building)
  • Depth of foundation (hidden lines)
  • Finished floor and ceiling levels
  • Location of exterior wall corners
  • Windows and doors
  • Roof features and materials
  • Roof pitch
  • Chimneys
  • Deck Railings and outside steps
  • Patios, decks, and porches.
  • Exterior materials
  • Vertical dimensions of features
  • Scale of drawing

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Electrical Plan (1/4 in 1 ft)
  • Similar to floor plan in appearance, but its
    purpose is to show locations and types of
    electrical equipment to be used.
  • Meter and distribution panel
  • Electrical outlets
  • Light fixtures
  • Switches
  • Telephone
  • Door bell and chimes
  • Circuit data (optional)
  • Lighting fixture schedule (optional)
  • Appliances which use electricity
  • Home security system
  • Scale of drawing

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Construction Details (varies)
  • Drawn for those features which require more
    information to fully describe the construction.
  • The scale is almost always larger than ¼ in 1
    foot. Typically ½, ¾, 1 or 3 in equals 1 foot)
  • Foundation and footing details
  • Typical wall sections
  • Truss details
  • Fireplace and Chimney details
  • Stair details
  • Kitchen and bathroom details
  • Window and door details
  • Flower planters
  • Decorative screens
  • Soffit Details
  • Unique construction
  • Built in cabinets, bookcases and the like

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Other Drawings
  • In rare cases, plans may also include
  • Climate Control Plan
  • Shows the location of the heating, cooling,
    humidification, dehumidification, and air
    cleaning equipment.
  • Also the distribution routes and means of
    transmitting the conditioned air to the various
    rooms.
  • Plumbing Plan
  • Shows the fresh water supply lines to the water
    storage tank or house main as well as waste water
    lines and water conditioning equipment.
  • Plumbing fixtures such as sinks, water closets,
    showers, and tubs are also shown.

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Review Questions
  • How does circulation frequency affect the type of
    path allowed for circulation?
  • What are the four basic types of circulation?
  • What principles should a good family circulation
    pattern follow?
  • What is a work triangle? Why is it important
    that this triangle be small and that no cross
    traffic should interfere with it?
  • Where would you locate a service entrance for the
    most efficient service circulation pattern?
  • What parts of the house are involved in guest
    circulation?
  • What features may cause a large room to have a
    greatly reduced amount of usable space?
  • What rooms would you place adjacent to a kitchen?
    What rooms would you place away from a kitchen?
  • What specific drawings are included in a typical
    set of house plans?
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