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

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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
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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

Each room of the home

DETAILS

• Create a page/slides for each room of the home
• Add samples for each room of the home showing flooring, main furniture and accessories, paint/wallpaper
• You do not have to show samples of everything in the room, however include the main colours, textures and accents
• Each room can show photo examples and fabric samples that show texture and pattern
• Photos to be in colour only if it is the colour you are using in the design. If not, show in black and white photo only and show fabric sample of the item with the photo. (photos must be copyright compliant)
• Identify each photo as to what it is in the room. Example: add sample and label it as bedding
• Show what accessibility items are included in each room

Essay in five (5) sections

1. COVER PAGE

• Title
• Your name
• Class name
• Semester Date

2. INTRODUCTION PAGE

• Who client is, lifestyle, how the home is used by the client and what the decorator is trying to achieve in their design. (about 1page)

3. STYLE DEFINITION PAGE

• Description of style used in this. Give a history of the style and how to define it. (1-2 pages)

4. ESSAY

• The purpose of the essay is to get a clear mental picture of the space designed
• Explain how the room was designed to be suitable for the client and their disability concerns. In your own words, write an essay describing design plans for each room of the home. (2-4 pages). Essay will be checked for plagiarism
• Write in paragraph format with no topic titles
• Add word count at bottom of essay portion (minimum 1,000 words)
• Essay must be typed in 3rd person format in a manner that is easy to understand by the reader
• This is NOT to be a letter to the client but a business proposal
• Describe mood, how room is used, what furniture and materials look like and how used to achieve your design
• Describe how the room fits the needs of your client
• Include colours selected, textures, describing style etc. and any other description required for the reader to get a clear vision of your design