1. Dream House Project
Architecture Design

2. Description of Project
This project is designed to provide students with the opportunity to create a custom house with no price limit.

3. Objective of Project
As a result of this project, the student will be able to:
Properly label various rooms in the house
Identify necessary permanent fixtures
Draw a house plan to scale
Calculate surface area of rectangular, triangular and circular rooms using the appropriate formula
Estimate cost of dream house

4. Assignments for Project
1. List all rooms and permanent fixtures dream house will contain (fireplace, jaccuzzi tub, etc.)
2. Draw rough sketches of dream house
A. label all rooms
B. draw in all permanent fixtures
3. Draw final sketches of dream house
A. define the length and width of each room
B. create a scale that will make it possible to center the dream house and its landscaping on a 24”x36” piece of paper with some space left around edge of the paper
C. include all measurements and label each using drafting lettering

5. Assignments for Project
4. Complete worksheets on dream house
A. square footage
B. cost – basic and special feature (upgrades)
C. materials list
5. Chief Architect Floor Plan and Elevations
You must complete your floor plan in CA including elevations, furniture and décor, landscaping and all printed plans in template.
6. Models of Dream Home
You will create and build a model of your home using a CA print out and a wall framing section developed in CA.

6. Assignments for Project
7. Design Board for Presentation
You will create a professional design board showcasing your house, décor samples, water color renderings with color palettes
8. Presentation
A. written explanation of why you built your particular dream house and a favorite feature
Short oral presentation
Display in library for faculty/student viewing

7. Assignment Due Dates 1. Due date: 1/24/14 2. Due date: 1/28/14
6. Due date: TBA
7. Due date: TBA
8.Due date: TBA

8. Grading Sketches 40 points Worksheets/materials list 40 points
Productivity points
Presentation points
Written explanation
Oral presentation
Display