Managing your living space

1. Managing your living space TLW practice ways to organize and design living space.

2. Copy and date the EQ and the following definition. • Sustainability - Conserving an ecological balance by avoiding depletion of natural resources. EQ- How do you manage a living space? Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.

3. How houses fulfill human needs! Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.

4. A home meets your physical needs for shelter and safety • Roof protects you from bad weather • Locks on doors protect you from crime • Homes also meet emotional needs by giving you a sense of belonging • You can express yourself freely • Homes meet social needs • Invite friends over What is a home? Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.

5. Home: any place people live • Houses:a single family houses, town homes, apartments, mobile homes, duplexes, etc. • Private areas of the house: bedrooms and bathrooms • Public or shared areas: kitchens, living rooms, dens, dining rooms, etc. • Multi-use areas: like a kid’s bedroom for sleeping and entertaining Key Terms Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.

6. Scale Floor Plan Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.

7. Floor Plan: drawing of a room or house and how the furniture is arranged. It looks like you are looking down from the ceiling. • Scale floor plan: a drawing that shows the size and shape of a room • Traffic pattern: a path people follow as they move within a room, leave at least 2 feet of space between furniture for walking Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.

8. Using a scale floor plan helps you to arrange your furniture and storage place • A certain number of inches = a certain number of feet in the room • Special symbols are used to show doors, windows, and closets (blueprint symbols) • You can draw a scale floor plan of your room on graph paper • This saves you time and energy before moving furniture! Arranging your space Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.

9. Shared space: the area you share with members of your family and guests • To avoid problems sharing rooms, respect each other’s rights • Respect privacy when they want to be alone • If the door is closed, knock before entering • If you want to borrow something, ask first! Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.

10. The way you decorate says a lot about you • You can paint your room in your favorite colors • You can hang posters to show your interests • Your values and your resources of time, talent, and money will affect your decorating decisions • Get approval from your parents before starting any decorating decisions!!!!! • (We will learn more about design soon) Decorating your space Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.

11. What physical needs can a home meet? How can a home meet these needs? • What are some shared spaces in a home? • What can you do to help avoid problems when sharing a room? • Why are scaled floor plans a good idea to use when you begin a design project? • What are 3 factors that will impact how you design your room? Surprise! It’s a Quiz. Open notes, answer in complete sentences, silently. Obj. 2.01: Practice ways to organize and design living space.