Affordable

Housing Design
Alyssa Harrison
November 2012

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Design Brief

Overview

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Sheets

A101: Elevations

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A102: Rendering Sheet

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A103: Floor Plan

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A104: Schedules

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A105: Site Plan

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Project 2.3.1 Affordable Housing Design (MOON MODIFIED)

Introduction
Across America, several organizations and communities provide
programs that design and build affordable homes so that people can realize the dream of
owning their own homes. Creating this opportunity often involves logistically ensuring that
the financial burden on the homeowner is reasonable. Affordable homes should also be
affordable to maintain and to support. The designer or architect must determine that balance
when designing layout, functions, and material choices. The designer should also strive to
create a product with universal design so that any occupant can utilize the home without
adaptation in the present or future.
Constraints

The design should follow Habitat for Humanity guidelines and adhere to residential
codes.
Universal design features must be incorporated into the design.
Green and sustainable features must be incorporated into the design.

Revit Deliverables (PHASE 1)

Title Page and Table of Contents (Include a rendering of your project.)

Project Overview
o Location
o Client Survey Highlights
o Site Description and Orientation
o Project constraints / codes (with notes
addressing approvals for any exceptions)
o Benefits of your design
o Architectural Style
o Landscaping Plan
Revit Sheets
o Site Plan Sheet
o Renderings Sheet
o Floor Plan Sheet (fully dimensioned with
labels and areas) must include traditional furniture / appliances to show flow (at least
a washer, dryer, dishwasher, fridge, stove, beds, dressers, couch, toilets, sinks)
o Elevation Sheet
o Schedule Sheet (windows, doors, area plan)
Support Documents
o Client Survey, Adjacency Matrix, Bubble Diagram, Rough Floor Plan (to scale), Final
Floor Plan with Dimensions (to scale) with client signature

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Overview
Location: Corner of 10th and Maple Street in Noblesville, Indiana
Client Survey highlights:
Ben -age 27
-works in video game animation
-fixes cars
-loves sunset
-no special needs
Mary -age 26
-unemployed
-sometimes home alone
-not entertainer
-gardener
-no special needs

Fred -age 7
-1st grade
-TV and videogames
-no special needs
Lucy- midsized adult dog
Must have:
-2 bedrooms
-office

-garage and front doors facing road

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Must not have:

-formal dining

-island

-big shrubbery or trees

Would prefer to have:

-clear view of yard and road

-natural light

-garage

-patio

Orientation & description:

-front faces 10th Street/surrounded by 4 roads
Codes and constraints:
-Habitat for Humanity codes
-Universal Design
(special permission given to use the following):
-double hung and fixed windows
-hipped roof
Landscaping:
-shrubbery is minimal, as client feels safer that way

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A101: Elevations

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A102: Renderings




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A103: Floor Plan





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A104: Schedules





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A105: Site Plan