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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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.

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

14. Architecture: Symbols
DOORS

15. Architecture: Symbols
WINDOWS

16. 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.

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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