1. Activity Zones

2. Activity Zones
Private (Sleeping) Zone – Provides quiet, comfortable areas for sleeping, relaxing and privacy; bedrooms, bathrooms
Service Zone – Where household work is done. Includes kitchens, laundry room, workshops and garages
Work Triangle- route between sink, refrigerator, and range. Not to exceed 22 feet in length.
Social (Living) Zone – Part of the house used for activities and entertainment. Living room, dining room, family rooms

3. What type of zone is shaded blue?

4. Traffic & Circulation

5. Traffic & Circulation Patterns
the paths people take as they walk from room to room during everyday activities
Well designed floor plans provide convenient pathways
Easy access should be provided between related areas
Generally 3-4 feet of space should be allowed

6. Circulation Frequency
Refers to the number of times a route is repeated in any given period of time.
Generally routes with high frequency are short and direct

8. Traffic Patterns
Economy of construction – Putting two areas that require plumbing close together. Ex: Kitchen and Laundry areas
Dry areas placed back to back
In two story homes – one bathroom above another.

9. Effective Circulation Guidelines
be convenient and direct
provide adequate space without wasting it
avoid cutting through the middle of rooms
avoid interfering with a good furniture arrangement or interrupting activities within a room
avoid cutting through a kitchen, work area, or any other hazardous area
allow room for doors to swing open, drawers to be opened and chairs to be pulled out

10. Symbols

11. Example of a room: