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: zombie-proof-house zombie-proof-house

An Example of an Idea Have a wall of windows for one wall of the family room. Try to make it two floors high. (

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