MODULE 4 – Planning your House Module Contents: MODULE 4 – Planning your House •Thresholds •Which Rooms go Where? •Getting from One Floor to Another

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“Principle 1: If we are to devote our lives to making buildings, we have to believe that they are worth it, that they live and speak (of themselves, and the people who made them and thus inhabit them), and can receive investments of energy and care from their inhabitants, and can store those investments, and return them augmented, bread cast on water come back as club sandwiches.” Want more on Moore’s design philosophy? CLICK HERE!

Let’s make two lists: one for ‘public’ spaces Which Rooms go Where? Let’s make two lists: one for ‘public’ spaces and one for ‘private’ spaces THINK ABOUT: Public Space vs. Family Space Family Space vs. Individual (private) Space Dining Room vs. Kitchen Living Room vs. Dining Room Entrances vs. Living Room Bedroom vs. Washrooms Entertaining vs. Washrooms

Go on Pinterest and type in: Small House Plans   Room Minimum Size Living Room 14'x20' (4.27m x 6.1m) Dining Room 12'x13' (3.65m x 3.96m) Bedroom, Master 14'x14' (4.27m x 4.27m) Bedroom, Other 10'x12' (3.05m x 3.65m) Kitchen 8'x12' (2.43m x 3.65m) Bathroom 5.5'x8' (1.67m x 2.43m) Computer Nook 6'x6' (1.83m x 1.83m) Home Office 8'x10' (2.43m x 3.05m) Hall Width 3.5' (1.06m) Closet 2'x4' (0.61m x 1.22m) Walk-in Closet 4'x6' (1.22m x 1.83m) Porch Patio 16'x20' (4.88m x 6.1m) Garage, Single 12'x20' (3.65m x 6.1m) Garage, Double 20'x20' (6.1m x 6.1m) Garage Door, Single 9'x7' (2.74m x 2.13m) Garage Door, Double 16'x7' (4.88m x 2.13m) Which Rooms go Where? The following chart gives you approximate sizes for the rooms in your house. The can be a bit smaller or larger, but keep in mind that you want each room to be efficient and effective in its usage of space. For this project err on the side of smaller spaces for the rooms – our site is small and you’re designing a modest house. Go on Pinterest and type in: Small House Plans (Use them for inspiration! Don’t copy them!!)

What separates inside from outside is known as a threshold. Thresholds – Mediating Inside and Outside What separates inside from outside is known as a threshold. A threshold is that important space that is neither inside, nor outside, but it is in-between. For your house, one of the key thresholds is the porch. Each of you MUST have a porch as part of your design. Think about what activities happen on a porch? Why would it be a good idea to have a roof over your porch? Which materials are porches made of?

Look for different styles, sizes, materials, activities, etc. Thresholds – Mediating Inside and Outside Exercise: With a partner, find 5 images of houses with porches. Try to find the biggest variation possible. Look for different styles, sizes, materials, activities, etc. Upload them to our SLATE discussion page – let’s see if this works! Ahhhh…. If not, I’m not sure what NEXT: add a porch to your Bubble Diagram and beside it, sketch a quick axonometric drawing of your porch in your sketchbook. Show your professor for your in-class checkmark.

(i.e. halls, stairs, lanes of travel inside rooms). Hallways Circulation: relates to the patterns of traffic between rooms and spaces (i.e. halls, stairs, lanes of travel inside rooms). Let’s discuss strategies used to maximize the efficiency of circulation. Enclosure: refers to the physical separation, or lack of separation, of spaces between each other and between themselves and the outside world. Identify how enclosure effects adjacencies and circulation. Identify which spaces require enclosure. Identify which spaces may not benefit from enclosure. Describe several methods of enclosing a space.

Hallways Exercise:  Using trace paper over your site plan, draw your preliminary bubble diagram of the main floor of the home for your final project. Next, add another piece of trace paper on top and draw adjancencies, circulation spaces and any enclosures used – 5 minutes. Review the bubble diagram of your house with the person sitting next to you – 6 minutes Swap plans with that person and with another piece of trace paper on top of their work, recommend one or two changes that would improve their plan.

Getting from One Floor to Another In teams sketch a stair type on the board, as selected by your instructor, and using your copy of the OBC, annotate the following information: Width of stairs Minimum/Maximum Rise Minimum/Maximum Tread Handrail requirements Guard requirements Landing requirements Nosing? Finishes? Show your dimensions and imagine that you floor to floor height is 9’6”. What about a basement stair? Is there anything different about it?

A few reminders: Module 4 – Various articles from Fine Homebuilding Magazine… TIPS on how to design: Entrances Living Rooms Kitchens and Bathrooms Master Baths Decks Room Transitions Any questions for Assignment 1? It’s due Wednesday at 8:30am. ALSO!! DOWNLOAD SKETCH UP for Wednesday!!