ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTINGMR. HIGGINS

Chapter 3Primary Considerations

INTRODUCTION

After this chapter you will be to

Evaluate a lot, or site for a future house Be able to discuss Key site considerations List family needs for a house location Be able to describe the basic construction

drawings used to build a structure.

SITE CONSIDERATIONS

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION School, Shopping,

The layout of the Land House Considerations View Size of Lot

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COMMUNITY

Price range of the Houses Is the community alive or dying Room for growth Public Transportation High Rate of Turnover

ZONING AND CODES

Is the area Zoned for Commercial or Residential

Multi family Dwelling or Single

Local Building Codes!!! Electrical Plumbing Building Inspector

TOPO

Size of Lot Enough room for the kids to play, etc…

Terrain Fit the Type of House you are wanting

Utilities

FAMILY NEEDS

Kitchen Dining Entertaining Hobbies Sleeping Working Bathing PLANNING

MODULAR

Houses built from Multiple pieces and delivered to the site.

Double Wide, Single Wide, Prefab, etc…

SET OF PLANS TO BUILD FROM

Plot Plan:

Foundation Plan:

Floor Plan:

PLOT PLAN

FOUNDATION PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

SET OF PLANS TO BUILD FROM

Electrical Plan:

Construction Details:

Elevations:

Pictorial:

ELECTRICAL PLAN

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

ELEVATIONS

ELEVATIONS

RIGHT ELEVATIONS

Roof Plan:

Floor Framing Plan:

Heating and Cooling:

Plumbing Plan:

Landscaping:

ROOF PLAN

3D ROOF PLAN

FRAMING PLAN

HEATING AND COOLING THE GREEN WAY

PLUMBING PLAN

PLUMBING PLAN

LANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPE PLAN

CLASS WORK/HOME WORK

Questions 1-13 pg 48 Answer the Vocab in the Handout Create a Plot Plan, Elevation Plan