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CHAPTER 2 Basic House Designs

Explore four house designs and learn their advantages and disadvantages. Understand traffic circulation in floor plans and factors influencing design choices. Discover one-story ranch, one-and-one-half story, two-story, and split-level designs.

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CHAPTER 2 Basic House Designs

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  1. CHAPTER 2Basic House Designs AT – 201 Introduction to Architecture Dan Trent August 27, 2012

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

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

  4. FOUR Basic Designs • One-Story Ranch • One-and-One-Half Story • Two-Story • Split-Level • Side-by-Side • Front-to-Back • Back-to-Front

  5. FACTORS to Consider • Available Space (Footprint) • Site Contour • Climate • Convenience • Cost • Surroundings • Personal Preference • Personal Needs

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

  7. ONE STORY RANCH DESIGNS • DISADVANTAGES • More costly to build due to larger roof area and longer foundation • Requires a larger lot since it spreads OUT and not UP • May cost more to heat because it is so spread out • Maintenance issues due to all the roof area and exterior wall area • Considerable hall space required to access all rooms

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

  9. One-and-One-Half Story • CHARACTERISTICS • Essentially a ranch house with a steeper roof that allows use of the attic for living space • Dormers usually added to provide light and ventilation

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

  11. 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)

  12. TWO-STORY DESIGN • Advantages • Smaller “footprint” so can be built on a 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)

  13. TWO-STORY DESIGN • Classic examples

  14. 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) • See page 46

  15. SPLIT-LEVEL DESIGN • Conceived to solve problems presented by a sloping or “hilly” lot • Three basic variations • Front-to-Back (for lots that are “high” in the front, low in the back – looks like a RANCH from front) • Back-to-Front (for lots that are low in front, high in the back) • Side-to-Side (for lots that slope from one side to the other • (see page 46 – next slide)

  16. SPLIT LEVEL DESIGN

  17. Split Level Cross Section

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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 ______________

  21. QUESTIONS? Thank you for your attention!

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