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CHAPTER 2 Basic House Designs

CHAPTER 2 Basic House Designs. AT – 202 Introduction to Architecture Dan Trent January 23, 2013. OBJECTIVES. List four basic house designs Explain the chief advantage of each house design List disadvantages of each house design Explain traffic circulation in a floor plan. KEY TERMS.

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CHAPTER 2 Basic House Designs

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  1. CHAPTER 2Basic House Designs AT – 202 Introduction to Architecture Dan Trent January 23, 2013

  2. OBJECTIVES • List four basic house designs • Explain the chief advantage of each house design • List disadvantages of each house design • Explain traffic circulation in a floor plan

  3. KEY TERMS • Intermediate Level • Lining Level • One-and-One-Half Story • One-Story Ranch • Sleeping Level • Split-Level • Traffic Circulation • Two-Story

  4. ONE STORY RANCH DESIGNS • CHARACTERISTICS • All regular living space on one level • Low pitched roof • Usually over a crawl space or on a slab • ADVANTAGES • Indoor/outdoor living • Patios, porches, and terraces • Glass brings outdoors in (looks bigger) • Easy maintenance (painting, cleaning gutters) • Easy to add on rooms/wings

  5. DISADVANTAGES • Higher cost (roof area) • Larger “footprint” requires larger lot • Difficult to heat since it is so spread out • Hallways • Dormers

  6. One-and-One-Half Story • CHARACTERISTICS • Essentially a ranch house with a steeper roof that allows use of the attic for living space

  7. ADVANTAGES • Lower cost (roof) • Expandable (if one wishes to finish attic space) • Versatile (finish “upstairs” later as family grows) • Lower heating/cooling cost

  8. DISADVANTAGES • Low head room along perimeter • Steeper roof, stairs, and dormers add to cost • Wasted space at lower end of short walls (see figure 2-12 on page 41)

  9. TWO-STORY DESIGN • Advantages • Smaller “footprint” so smaller lot • Lower heating/cooling costs • More economical to build (2 floors, one roof) • Disadvantages • Stairs • Out of “style” in favor of contemporary look • Not easily modified or “dressed up” • Difficult maintenance (gutters, painting)

  10. TWO-STORY DESIGN • Classic examples

  11. SPLIT-LEVEL DESIGN • As the name suggests, the house is “split” into multiple levels • Basement (heating/cooling equipment or storage) • Intermediate (garage or recreation room) • Living level (kitchen, dining, living, and bathroom) • Sleeping level (bedrooms and baths) • Side-by-side • Front-to-Back • Back-to-Front • (see pages 46-47)

  12. SPLIT LEVEL DESIGN

  13. TRAFFIC CIRCULATION • The movement of people from one area or room to another • Plan for maximum efficiency of movement • SHORT travel paths • DO NOT go through rooms to get to other rooms • Classic Kitchen Triangle – • Stove-Refrigerator-Sink

  14. INTERNET RESOURCES • www.OwensCorning.com • Building materials, composite, sustainability, d • www.gp.com/build/index.html • Products, sustainability, products, safety, where to buy, resources (products = PLYTANIUM, resources = DOGHOUSE) • www.reynoldsbp.com • Roof shingles, bay windows, patios/decks

  15. QUESTIONS (for YOU) • List 4 basic residential house designs • Identify 5 advantages of the ranch style house • List 5 disadvantages of the ranch style house • A one-and-one-half story house can be recognized by its _________ ___________ , which often has ___________ to allow light into the attic • Traffic circulation must be planned for maximum efficiency of ______________

  16. QUESTIONS? Thank you for your attention!

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