Daniel Stanelle November 2012

Habitat for Humanity Project

House Info: The house is placed on a nice plot of land in Indiana on the corner of 10th and maple street. It is oriented so the driveway faces Maple street, which is much smaller and less busy than 10th street. This allows the client easy entrance and exit from his house in an automobile. The majority of the windows on the house are placed on the south side of the house. Although it is proper to place less windows on the south side of the house due to them facing the equator, the climate of Indiana is very cold most of the year, with the exception of summer. By placing the windows on the south side of the house, it allows the client to spend less on heating costs during the year. The windows are also placed to ensure the client will get maximum privacy and less distractions when watching TV, as the windows face away from the nearest street and the view of the other street is blocked by some trees. The house is surrounded by multiple American Beeche trees on three sides which makes the house feel larger, and blocks the view of the streets. Client Input: The client: A thirty-five year old man named Jesus Vargas made some requests on certain aspects of the house. He requested there be a sizable room for watching TV that had good lighting. He also requested a semi-large backyard for his children and dog to play, as well as a kitchen which was smaller than the living room. All of these requests I considered and inputted into the houses design.

Process: I first met with the client and 'surveyed' him, asking him if there were any aspects of the house he wanted to be made. Using the information I received from the client, I was able to get a basic idea of what he needed and how the house was going to look. I then asked him many questions concerning the adjacency of rooms in his house. I graphed these out into an adjacency chart and analyzed them to determine the placement of the rooms. Next I drew a quick bubble map of the placement of the rooms and their sizes. I was constrained to a maximum amount of 1070 ft. squared based on Habitat guidelines, which meant I had to maximize usable space and limit unnecessary free space. Based on the bubble map, I was able to draw out some rough drafts of the floor plan. My rough drafts, although consistent in room placement, changed in total area each time. My final floor plan's gross area ended up being 1189 ft. squared. However, the sq. ft. of garages are not accounted for in total area, so my total area ended up being just under 1070 ft. squared. I then took my floor plan and made it into a 3D building in Revit, following most of the universal standards such as hallways at least 42" wide and door 36" inches wide. After the floor and walls were placed, I placed in the furniture. I then placed the ceiling and finally the roof. Schedules and sheets were made out of the data from my house, and I ended up with six sheets that included schedules, floor plan, elevation views, renderings, site plan, and site plan renderings(The site plane sheet was received from the PLTW student curriculum). Finally, I took all my sheets, converted them to PDF's, and printed them in my journal.