1. Floor Plans, Basic Areas of Home, and Circulation Patterns
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2. FLOOR PLANS What do you think of when you heard the word floor plans?
Raise hands 
What’s included?
What are they used for?

3. Floor Plan What are they used for? What’s included?
What do the symbols mean?
How can they help us?

4. Why is the symbol key important?

5. • What are the basic areas in a home?
With your elbow partner, brainstorm what are some the basic areas of a home.
(hint: how are the rooms in a home used?)

6. • What are the basic areas in a home?
IDEAS LIST
(hint: don’t focus on specific rooms, but what are some general uses for the space?)

7. 4 Basic Areas Social Private Work Service
What might be some distinguishing features?
Private
Work
Service
Show how the spaces within a home are used.
What might be some distinguishing features? –e.g.doors = private, larger=social

8. For you, right now in your life, what areas in a home do you use most often?
1.____________________
2.____________________
3.____________________

9. Between Home #1 and #2 which floor plan might better suit your current needs?
WHY??

10. What about in 15 years?
Explain

11. Circulation Patterns

12. Circulation Patterns
If you are a visiting your Aunt, what type of circulation pattern might you follow while in her home?

13. Between Home #3 and Home #4, which would be a better floor plan for guests?
WHY??