Description
Instructions
- You are asked to design a
small home for a client of your choice who has accessibility issues or a
disability that requires special consideration.
- Design the spaces to suit
the client and accessible issues your client faces
- The style and colour scheme
for this project must be one that is NOT yet represented in your portfolio
- You have the option of
creating the project in a power point or posting digitally on your website
or WordPress etc.
- Project will be evaluated on
overall professional impression, neatness, accuracy of drawings, essay,
budget, spelling and professional presentation
- Due by the end of week 13 in
dropbox provided that week. 35% of final grade
What to include
Select each item for more information
about each part of the project.
Expand all / Collapse all
Floor plan of home in ¼ inch scale
DETAILS
- Create this home using
AutoCAD on white paper OR hand drawn in black permanent pigment liner

REQUIREMENTS
- Draw in ¼ inch scale
- Exterior walls ¼ inch,
Interior walls: ⅛ inch thick
- All ceiling heights: 9 feet
- Overall interior dimensions
approximately 30 feet wide and 38 feet long not including patio
- Add overall home dimensions
on drawing. No breakdowns required.
- May adapt slightly for door
styles, windows, cabinets, small size changes of rooms are allowed up to 1
foot each direction
- Overall home should still
look the same after minor changes
- Draw realistic sizes of
rooms, doors and hallways
- Home consists of 2 bedrooms,
living room, kitchen, laundry and 2 bathrooms (1 with tub and the other
with shower)
- Living room has fireplace
and built in cabinets on sides
- Porch is located at the
bottom right of drawing
- Patio is at top right of
drawing
- Add flooring, furniture and
counter textures to entire home
- Colour each room with Prisma
markers
- Add Scale, directional arrow
ROOM PLANS:
- Create a floor plan layout
for each room of the home on the drawing and label all furniture
- Print on each item to
identify or create a legend identifying furniture by number.
- Print on each item to
identify or create a legend identifying furniture by number
Electrical overlay and Legend
DETAILS
- Add electrical overlay for
entire home showing all lighting, plugs, switches, lamps
- Add light path from switches
to appropriate lighting
- Add electrical legend on
right side of the overlay
- Show a view of the overlay
on its own and one on the home drawing
- Electrical legend to be
typed in black uppercase lettering
- Symbols to match your
drawing and must be the size of the fixture. Example: show scale size of
ceiling fixtures, chandeliers, track lighting, pot lights the same size as
on the drawing
- Label symbols with size of
fixtures. Example: 4 inch pot light or 12 inch pendant light