INTD 50A
floor plan considerations
floor plans
two-dimensional layout of rooms
scaled (1/4 inch = 1 foot) drawing showing:
•less detail than the blueprints
•used by all trades
people
•drawn for each floor
level of a structure
shows:
•exterior and interior walls
•size and location of windows and doors
shows:
•size and location of windows and doors
•built-in cabinets and appliances
shows:
•built-in cabinets and appliances
•permanent fixtures
•stairs and fireplaces
shows:
•porches, patios, and decks
•room names and approximate sizes
used to:
•judge space dimensions in a room
•determine architectural detail placement
in a room
•study suitability to lifestyles
•create a decorating plan
three main areas of the home
•living/social—includes the living room, dining
room, family or recreation room, hobby
rooms, study, library, etc…
•sleeping/quiet—includes bedrooms,
bathrooms and dressing areas
•service/work—includes kitchen, clothes care
center, utility room, basement, and garage
storage considerations
•storage space needs to be adequate—1015% of the home
•should be convenient and easily accessible
•should be incorporated throughout the entire
home
storage types
built-in—cannot be moved around the room,
an architectural detail of the room
•cupboards, closets, pantries, etc….
storage types
furniture—moveable from one room to another
•desks, chests, dressers, trunks, armoires, etc…
participation activity:
storage types
…using interior design magazines, find two examples
of built-in storage and two examples of furniture
storage—each example must represent a different
option (i.e…you cannot have two images of kitchen cabinets for your built-in examples)
…tear out each of the four examples and write
notations on the page that state:
•the category (built-in or furniture)
•the type (cupboards, pantry, desk)
•where it could be used
…staple your four pages with notations together &
hand them in
traffic & circulation patterns
circulation is the route that people follow as
they move from one place to another in the
home
generally 3-4 feet of space should be
allowed for circulation paths
traffic & circulation patterns
circulation frequency refers to the number of
times a route is repeated in any given period
of time
generally routes with high circulation
frequency are short and direct in a good
floor plan
types of circulation
family—follows each member of the
household throughout home; most complex
types of circulation
work—kitchen is generally the hub of work
circulation
work triangle:
•route between the sink,
refrigerator, and range
•should not exceed
22 feet in length
what other rooms do we work in?
types of circulation
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…
types of circulation
guest—involves movement from the entry to
the coat closet and to the living room with
access to a powder room
room relationships
dictate how functional a space will be
examples:
dining area adjacent to the living room for
convenience in
entertaining
room relationships
dictate how functional a space will be
examples:
kitchen should be adjacent to the dining room
for ease in serving
food
room relationships
dictate how functional a space will be
examples:
bathrooms should be located close to
bedrooms for
convenience and
privacy
effective circulation guidelines
rooms should not be cut in half due to
circulation paths
related rooms are close together
effective circulation guidelines
bathrooms should be located next to bedrooms
locate the kitchen near the garage and service
entrance
effective circulation guidelines
high frequency routes are short and simple
excessive hall space is avoided
types of floor plans to consider
closed floor plan—separate rooms enclosed
by walls with an entry door
•benefits: noise reduction, privacy
•drawbacks: costly, breaks up space to
make it appear smaller
types of floor plans to consider
open floor plan—few
separating walls
•benefits—saves
cost of building
material, home
tends to appear
more spacious
•drawbacks—no
privacy, noise
levels
floor plan evaluation should include:
•areas/zones
•traffic and circulation patterns
•sizes and shapes of rooms
•use and function of rooms
•useable wall space (not broken up with
windows and doors)
•storage consideration
floor plan evaluation