House Project

Your challenge:

• To create a 1200 sq. ft. house (or less) while meeting the following requirements: – It must have the following rooms: 3 bedrooms, 2 full

bathrooms (must have a toilet, sink, and tub /(or) shower), 1 kitchen with dinning area (can be either a dine in kitchen or dinning room), 1 living area, and 1 utility room.

– Your design must be 1 floor. – Must have all of the appropriate furniture for each room,

and have the appropriate amount of clearance (room) for it. – The house must have windows in appropriate locations.– The house must have doors in appropriate locations.

Things to keep in mind for a good design!• Minimize the amount of hallways! (it is wasted

space)• Have your public rooms (Kitchen, dinning room, &

living room) toward the center of your house and private rooms (bathrooms & bedrooms)branch off of them.

Room requirements

BedroomsUtility roomKitchenDinning areaBathroomsLiving Room

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Bedroom requirements:

• 1 bed • 1 storage area (dresser or closet) for the

clothes for the person(s) in the room• 1 End table

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Kitchen requirements:

• 1 of each of the following appliances– Stove (called a range in chief architect)– Refrigerator– Dishwasher– 1 sink (this is in plumbing fixtures)

• Counters and cabinets• Needs to use the Work Triangle

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Work TriangleKitchen hints Reference Examples of good Kitchen Designs

• A work triangle is used in the design of the kitchen.

• What is it?– It states that when you design an

effective kitchen the sink, refrigerator, & stove should be between 4’ to 9’ from one another.

– If it doesn’t follow these rules there is a lot of unnecessary walking that will take place.

Make sure your stove and refrigerator are not placed next to one another!

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Dinning Room/Area requirements:

• Needs to have seating for a minimum of 6 people

• 1 table

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Bathroom requirements:

• 1 toilet• 1 bathtub/ shower• 1 sink

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Living Room requirements:

• 1 couch (minimum)• A variety of items to entertain the people who

live in the house

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Utility Room requirements:

• 1 Washer• 1 Dryer

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