The Desert Home

By Jon Cody

Stats

Title: The Desert Home Project Type: Single Family Home

Program Used: Pen/ Paper & Revit 2012

Year Designed: 2003/ Redone 2012

Features: 3 Bedrooms3 Baths2 Car Garage

Size: 1st Floor: 3,459 Sq FtTotal = 3,459 sq ft

Work Left to Do: • Finish Kitchen• Redesign

windows and roof to the original design

• Render

Skills Learned: Roof layoutsArchitectural draftingRevit Architecture 2012

The following pictures show the original hand

drawn version of this house.

The name of the house more fits the design of this version than it does on the Revit version that will be shown later.

Hand Drawn Version

Front Elevation

The front elevation will likely be brick or stucco. It features a series of dormers to allow light into the rooms located in the center of the house

Floor Plan

I will explain the layout more on the Revit version

The skylights would bring light into the office which otherwise has no windows, as well as the kitchen and master bedroom.

Back Elevation

The master bedroom has its own walled off garden area for some outdoor relaxation.

Left Elevation

Although the window design is not final, I do plan on keeping the sloping windows to match the unique roof line.

Right Elevation

This view shows some of the dramatic angles of the roof I created for this house.

Roof Layout

Kitchen

This is my hand drawn kitchen design that follows the ceiling slope.

I personally prefer this design over the Revit version, though the island will likely be larger.

Electrical Plan

This is the only house that I have done an electrical, or HVAC plan for as part of my drafting class in high school.

HVAC Plan

The Revit Version of this house came out much

simpler in design. This is partly due to me not knowing how to

make my own window shapes or roof designs, but also to show the variations that could be made with the same layout.

REVIT Version

3D Front

3D Back

This simple plan tries to make the best use of space by grouping function areas together.

A laundry and spare bath are immediately adjacent to the kitchen

The dining and living rooms will open out unto a patio or deck.

The master bath is complete with a whirlpool tub and a personal sauna.

Interior Kitchen

Design not final as I am currently limited to preinstalled cabinetry in Revit. I haven’t figured out how to customize yet.

Bathrooms

Overview Interior