Architectural Drawing

Floor Planning
 Layout and Design

How do I develop appropriate floor

plans?
Homeowner Considerations: What Should It Include?

How many bedrooms?

Buyer’s interests/hobbies
Recreation/Living?
What styles do they like?
Kitchen/Dining?
Where are they building?
Baths?
What can they afford?
Closets/Utilities?

Floor Planning

The Home Don’t forget about

Economist’s Job: space for:
Plan for traffic and flow. Heating/Cooling Equip.
Easy access to high-use
Electrical/Plumbing
rooms and features.

Plan Flow Considerations: Mechanical Considerations:

 Vocabulary
Work Triangle- A kitchen triangle drawn from
stove-fridge-sink. Should be 12’-20’
Furniture plans- Plan that shows furniture for
flow and arrangement.
Structural Calculations- Calculations used to
determine size of structural members in
house construction.
Schedules- Lists of windows and doors used in
house and reference marks on plans.
Basic Room Sizes
Living…………………………………………………………. 14’ x 20’
Dining…………………………………………………………. 12’ x 14’
Kitchen………………………………………………………… 8’ x 16’
Bath……………………………………………………………. 5’ x 9’
Bedroom, master……………………………………………… 12’ x 15’
Bedroom……………………………………………………….. 11’ x 13’
Entrance hall…………………………………………………… 7’ x 8’
Powder room, half bath………………………………………. 4’ x 5’
Utility…………………………………………………………... 8’ x 12’
Hall width……………………………………………………… 3’6” to 4’
Stairs width……………………………………………………. 3’
Garage, single………………………………………………….. 12’ x 20’
Garage, double…………………………………………………. 20’ x 20’
Workshop………………………………………………………. 12’ x 14’
Closet depth…………………………………………………….. 2’

Basic Door Sizes

Front door………………………………………………………. 36” x 80”
Back/side door…………………………………………………. 32” x 80”
Interior room door……………………………………… 28”,30”,32” x 80”
Single garage door……………………………………... 8’, 9’ wide x 7’h
Double garage door…………………………………….. 16’ wide x 7’ h
Patio/French doors……………………………………………... 6’ x 80”
 Planning Your Ranch Home
The heated square footage (excluding garage) is between 1500- 3000 sq. ft.
Be a ranch style house (single story).
Fit on a “C” size sheet of paper (17” x 22”) using a ¼” = 1’-0” scale.
Maximum house length of 80’-0”.
Maximum house depth of 48’-0”.
Be a basic structure with no odd shapes, angles or roofs.
The house must include the following basic features:
A fireplace or wood burner (stove) location.
A porch, patio and/or deck.
Built on slab (no basement).
1 and ½ baths minimum.
Three bedrooms minimum.
At least 2 different window types (double-hung, casement, bay/bow, etc).
A garage is optional.
A Bubble Diagram
 Layout and Design Project

Page 27: Bubble Diagram

Page 28: Sketch on a grid

Pay close attention to sizes and layout!

 Home Cost Estimation

Complete the form on page 30 in check

sheets.

How much house can you afford?

 Door and Window Schedules

How Many Window Type,

In House Material, Etc.

Mark On Actual Size of

How Big To Make
Drawing the Unit
The Opening
Floor Plan Layout in SoftPlan

It’s now time to develop your plan in

SoftPlan. Follow the check sheet
guidelines found on page 32
 Labeling and Dimensioning

What is required to build the house?

 Labels and Furniture Dimensioning

Room Labels
Basic
Window & Door Structure: Inside/Outside
Schedule Marks Walls, Doors, Dimensions
Utility Labels Windows, Door and Window
Fireplaces, Locations
Mirror/Medicine Counters,
Cabinet Notes Plumbing Truss/Rafter Notes
Kitchen Work Fixtures
Triangle
Furniture
 Vocabulary
Group Dimensioning- Placing all dimensions
on a wall or feature in one step.
Design Notes- Special notes to call attention to
something in a drawing not easily
recognizable.
Symbols- Grouped elements to represent a
feature like furniture of fixtures.
Furniture Plans- Plans dedicated to showing a
possible furniture arrangement and flow.
Furniture Planning:

When developing furniture plans,

remember to consider room to
move around. You need at least 2’
to travel between furniture. Also,
remember to add items such as
lamps, end tables, dressers and
plants to your plan.
 Electrical Plans

How do I develop electrical plans to

codes and standards?
Rules and Regulations: What Do We Draw?

Rules for outlet spacing Outlets, switches, lighting,

phone, cable, fire
Rules for switch placement
Connectors from switches
Rules for lighting
to lights
Rules for symbols
Outside lighting/outlets

Electrical Plans

Electrical requirements
Connections to outlets
continue to change
What goes to which
Need service for future
breakers
needs
Actual style of lights
Keeping you safe

Why All The Rules? What Don’t We Draw?

 Vocabulary
National Electrical Code- Code developed by
the National Fire Protection Assoc.
Habitable Room- A room for living. Non-
habitable examples: bath, closet, hall.
Outlets- An access point to electricity.
Switching- Lighting controlled by a switch.
Typical switches can be single pole, 3-way
and 4-way, depending on number of switch
locations.
 National Electrical Code and Other Requirements

Receptacles (Duplex Outlets)

In every habitable room, (kitchen, living, dining, bedroom, rec.
room, etc.), receptacles will be placed so that no distance
exceeds 6’ between outlets.
Walls 2’ wide or more must have an outlet.
In kitchens and dining rooms with counters, outlets must run the
length of the counter at not more than 2’ between outlets. Any
counter over 2’ long must have an outlet.
Hallways must have at least 1 outlet
Unfinished basements should have at least 1 outlet.
GFCI Protected Outlets (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt) should
be used near water danger. Any outlets within 6’ of water
danger should be GFCI. This includes sinks, garages,
basements and outside outlets. Outside outlets should also
include waterproof covers.
 National Electrical Code and Other Requirements
Lighting
In every habitable room, hallway, stairway, garage and outside
entrance, switched lighting outlets must be installed. These can be
permanent fixtures or switched outlets. Kitchens and baths must
have permanent fixtures mounted.
Walk-in closets should have permanent lighting installed.
Outside lighting should be included that illuminates all sides of the
house.
Outside lighting should be controlled by a switch, even if it is controlled
by a timer or optical sensor.
Switches- In every habitable room, hallway, stairway, garage and
outside entrance, a switch must be used to control lighting. Also,
attics, utility rooms and basements for storage should have a switch
at the entrance controlling a light.
Interior stairways with 6 or more steps should have switches at each
level.
2’ or 3’ deep closets do not need switched lighting (or any lighting).
 National Electrical Code and Other Requirements

Additional Electrical Requirements

Plans should include phone and cable jacks. Stereo and

computer optional.
All doors into the house should include a button that will sound a
door bell.
Smoke detectors should be placed near all fire risk areas and
near sleeping areas.
 Electrical Page

Follow the check sheet found on page 40 to

develop your electrical plan