ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNING CONCEPT

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- A factor to determine the architectural
quality and style of a proposed building.
BASIC ROOM REQUIREMENTS

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DISTRIBUTION
– placement, location and
arrangement of each room.
BASIC ROOM REQUIREMENTS

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CIRCULATION
– a movement of the occupants
inside the house.
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BASIC ROOM REQUIREMENTS

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LIGHT AND
VENTILATION
– followed by the code where shall
be provided with a window or
windows with a total free area of
openings.
 BASIC ROOM REQUIREMENTS

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SIZES, AREAS
and SHAPE
a) ROOMS FOR HUMAN HABITATIONS – 6.0 sq.m.
b) KITCHENS – 3.0 sq.m.
c) BATH and TOILET – 1.2 sq.m.
BASIC ROOM REQUIREMENTS

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ZONING LAWS
– should be consulted first
before deciding on the final site
of the house.
BASIC ROOM REQUIREMENTS

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HEIGHT
– measured from the level of
the lowest, significant to
the architectural top of the
building.
 BASIC ROOM REQUIREMENTS

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 CEILING HEIGHT – not less than 2.40
meters measured form the floor to the ceiling.

 One-storey – shall be 2.70 meters

 Two-storey – shall have 2.40 meters
 MEZZANINE FLOORS – clear ceiling height
not less than 1.80 meters above and below.
BASIC ROOM REQUIREMENTS

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LOCATION OF
DOORS AND
WINDOWS
– one thing to be given attention of
planning to be aware of some
inconvenience to the occupants.
 BASIC ROOM REQUIREMENTS

SUPERSTITIONS
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- A beliefs where
their access
depend on the
client upon their
traditional and
unproven
practice.
 FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN HOUSE
PLANNING
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 INCOME AND SIZE OF THE FAMILY – the
capacity of the client to finance a construction.
 SIZE AND LOCATION OF LOT – must be
evaluated first.
 BUILDING CODE RESTRICTIONS – prior to
every design. Building code must be consulted.
 HOUSE STYLE DESIRED – must conform to
the area.
 COST OF MATERIALS AND LABOR –
material/labor are always increasing.
 DETERMINING ROOM SIZES

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 DETERMINE LIVING HABITS
 CHOOSE HOME STYLE
 MAKE LIST OF FURNITURE
 CHOOSE FURNITURE STYLE
 DETERMINE SIZES OF FURNITURE
 MAKE AND ARRANGE FURNITURE TEMPLATES
 DETERMINE ROOM DIMENSIONS
 POINTER AND GUIDELINES TO BE
OBSERVED

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 FRONT PORCH must be accessible to the living
room.
 Living room must close to the dining room.
 Toilet, bath and powder room must be near
the bedrooms, accessible from the living room
away from the dining room and kitchen.
 Bedrooms must be located far from noise,
dust and polluted air.
 Suggested steps of floor
plan design layout
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 Position major areas on the lot using bubble
diagram.
 Create a bubble diagram of rooms for each major
areas.
 Suggested steps of floor
plan design layout
 Create room template
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 Apply templates
according to the
positions on the
diagram
Suggested steps of floor
plan design layout
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 Refine the arrangements of  Finalize the floor plan
rooms
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Are you ready to
plan a house?
ASSIGNMENT:
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DRAW a Floor plan by using the method of
BUBBLE DIAGRAM and FINALIZE it.
BUBBLE DIAGRAM FINALIZE FLOOR
PLAN