1. Floor Plan Considerations
FLOOR PLANS
Floor Plan Considerations

2. What are some common trends in housing design?
Please read pages
Define the following:
Private Zone
Service Zone
Social Zone
Closed Floor plan
Open Floor plan
Traffic Pattern
What are some common trends in housing design?

3. Floor Plans… Two-dimensional layout of rooms
A scaled drawing(1/4” = 1 ft.) showing less detail than blueprints
Used by ALL tradespeople

4. What do Floor Plans Show???
Exterior and interior walls
Size and location of windows and doors
Built-in cabinets and appliances
Permanent fixtures
Stairs and fireplaces
Porches, patios, and decks
Room names and approximate sizes

5. Floor Plans are used to…
Judge space in a room
Determine architectural detail placement in a room
Study suitability to lifestyles
Create a decorating plan

6. 2 Types of Floor Plans… Closed Open Rooms are separated
Walls!!!
Open
Few dividing walls

11. Closed Vs Open…
Closed
Pro’s???
Open

12. Closed Vs Open…
Closed
Con’s???
Open

13. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Public/Living – includes living room, dining room, family or rec room, hobby rooms, study, library

14. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Private/Sleeping – includes bathroom, bedroom, and dressing areas

15. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Work/Service – kitchen, clothes care center, utility room, basement, garage

16. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Private Area

17. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Service

18. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Public

19. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Private

20. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Service

21. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Public

22. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Service

23. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Public

24. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Service

25. Three Main Areas of the Home:
Service

26. Room Activity
With the worksheet provided, please shade in the following areas of the home with the following colors:
Service: Blue
Public/Living: Red
Private: Yellow
Go over as a group!

28. Storage Considerations
Storage space needs to be adequate
10-15% of the home
Should be convenient & easily accessible
Should be incorporated throughout the entire home.

29. Storage Types:
Built-in – Cannot be moved around the room, an architectural detail of the room
Cupboards, Closets, Pantries, etc.
Furniture – can be moved from one room to another
Desks, Chests, Dressers, Trunks, Armoires, etc.

30. Traffic Patterns (aka: Circulation)
Traffic Pattern = the route people follow as they move from one place to another in the home.
3-4 ft. of space should be allowed for traffic paths.
Traffic Frequency = the the number of times a route is repeated in any given period of time.
A good floor plan will have short and direct routes to accommodate high traffic.

31. Types of Traffic Patterns:
Family – Follows each member of the household throughout the home; most complex
Work – Kitchen is generally the hub
Work Triangle – route between the sink, refrigerator, and range
Should NOT exceed more than 22 ft. in length!!!

32. Types of Traffic Patterns:
Service – Relates to the movement of people in and out of the home as they make service calls, deliver goods, read meters, take garbage out, etc.

33. Types of Traffic Patterns:
Guest – Involves movement from the entry to coat closets and to the living room with access to a bathroom

34. Room Relationships Dictate how functional a space will be. Examples:
Dining rooms are adjacent to the living room for convenience in entertaining.
Kitchen should be adjacent to the dining room for ease in serving food.
Bathrooms should be located close to bedrooms for convenience and privacy.

35. Effective Traffic Pattern Guides
Rooms should NOT be cut in ½ due to traffic paths!!!
Related rooms are close together.
Bathrooms should be located next to bedrooms.
Locate the kitchen near the garage and service entrance.
High frequency routes should be short and simple.
Excessive hall space is avoided.

36. 40 minute floorplan:
Utilizing your 40-minute floorplan project sheet, please create a home utilizing the parameters.
Please DO NOT fold the graphing paper when creating this project!
Please use a ruler and draw to scale.
Utilize the symbol handout to draw the symbols needed.
DUE TOMORROW at BEGINNING of block.