Problem

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: The given floor plan problems vary in complexity from basic to advance...

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: The given floor plan problems vary in complexity from basic to advanced.

1. Select (or your instructor will assign) one or more of the following residential projects. The basic floor plan designs are given, along with representative exterior elevations, exterior architectural renderings, or exterior photographs for reference. You need to complete the floor plan drawing(s) by adding the missing and unidentified features as described and illustrated in Chapter 16 through Chapter 18. Try to keep exterior dimensions in 1'–0" or 2'–0" (300 or 600 mm) increments as much as possible for economic construction.
2. Follow the steps outlined in this chapter to completely draw the floor plan or floor plans for the selected problem or problems.
3. Use one of the following layout methods for your selected or assigned floor plan problem or problems:
• Use manual drafting to draw the selected floor plan or plans by following the steps outlined in this chapter. Do not include the electrical layout. Drawing electrical plans is covered in Chapter 19.
• Use CADD to draw the selected floor plan or plans. Include all floor plan symbols, room labels, notes, and dimensions. Do not include the electrical layout. Drawing electrical plans is covered in Chapter 19. Establish layers as identified in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) CAD Layer Guidelines, discussed in Chapter 7, and identified in chapters throughout this textbook.

ADDITIONAL DIRECTIONS: Draw all floor plans using a scale of 1/4" = 1'–0". Use symbols, dimensions, and layout methods described in Chapter 16 through Chapter 18 of this textbook.

•         Include all floor plan symbols, room labels, notes, and dimensions.
•         Use door and window sizes and specifications when given.
•         Establish your own door and window sizes and specifications when not given. Create door and window schedules with your floor plan drawings.
•         Calculate the final square footage of each floor and the garage and place these calculations with the floor plans as square footage for each floor, with the garage separately, and with the total living area square footage entered last. Refer to the description provided in this chapter.
•         Calculate the square footage of all exterior openings, the square footage of all exterior walls, which includes the walls between the garage and living area. Calculate the ratio of exterior openings to exterior walls. Place this information as a note as described in this chapter.

Single-Level Plans

The following problems are based on single-level houses that vary in complexity from basic through advanced.