CHAPTER 2BASIC HOUSE DESIGNS

AT – 202Introduction to Architecture

Dan TrentJanuary 23, 2013

OBJECTIVES List four basic house designs Explain the chief advantage of each

house design List disadvantages of each house design Explain traffic circulation in a floor plan

KEY TERMS Intermediate Level Lining Level One-and-One-Half Story One-Story Ranch Sleeping Level Split-Level Traffic Circulation Two-Story

ONE STORY RANCH DESIGNS

CHARACTERISTICS All regular living space on one level Low pitched roof Usually over a crawl space or on a slabADVANTAGES

Indoor/outdoor livingPatios, porches, and terracesGlass brings outdoors in (looks bigger)Easy maintenance (painting, cleaning gutters)

Easy to add on rooms/wings

DISADVANTAGES Higher cost (roof area) Larger “footprint” requires larger lot Difficult to heat since it is so spread out Hallways Dormers

One-and-One-Half Story CHARACTERISTICS

Essentially a ranch house with a steeper roof that allows use of the attic for living space

ADVANTAGES Lower cost (roof) Expandable (if one wishes to finish attic

space) Versatile (finish “upstairs” later as family

grows) Lower heating/cooling cost

DISADVANTAGES Low head room along perimeter Steeper roof, stairs, and dormers add to

cost Wasted space at lower end of short walls

(see figure 2-12 on page 41)

TWO-STORY DESIGN Advantages

Smaller “footprint” so smaller lot Lower heating/cooling costs More economical to build (2 floors, one roof)Disadvantages

StairsOut of “style” in favor of contemporary lookNot easily modified or “dressed up”Difficult maintenance (gutters, painting)

TWO-STORY DESIGN Classic examples

SPLIT-LEVEL DESIGN As the name suggests, the house is

“split” into multiple levels Basement (heating/cooling equipment or

storage) Intermediate (garage or recreation room) Living level (kitchen, dining, living, and

bathroom) Sleeping level (bedrooms and baths) Side-by-side Front-to-Back Back-to-Front (see pages 46-47)

SPLIT LEVEL DESIGN

TRAFFIC CIRCULATION The movement of people from one area

or room to another Plan for maximum efficiency of

movement SHORT travel paths DO NOT go through rooms to get to other

rooms Classic Kitchen Triangle –

Stove-Refrigerator-Sink

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QUESTIONS (for YOU) List 4 basic residential house designs Identify 5 advantages of the ranch style

house List 5 disadvantages of the ranch style

house A one-and-one-half story house can be

recognized by its _________ ___________ , which often has ___________ to allow light into the attic

Traffic circulation must be planned for maximum efficiency of ______________

QUESTIONS?

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