Designing My Home

Task 3A: Scale Diagram

The home you will be designing must have an area ranging from 1300 ft2 to 2000 ft2 and
contain the following rooms. Each room size must fall within the areas specified.

• 1 living room 145 ft² – 600 ft²;
• 1 dining room 100 ft² – 225 ft²;
• 1 kitchen 100 ft2 – 400 ft2;
• 2 or 3 bedrooms 180 ft² – 510 ft² total for all bedrooms;
• 1 bathroom 50 ft² – 100 ft²;
• 1 laundry room 60 ft² – 100 ft².

1. Presentation Diagram
   Use 1/4" graph paper to plan a scale version of your design. Each square has a scale of 2 feet by 2 feet (i.e. the scale is 1 to 96). You need to manipulate room size areas to meet the room specifications listed above, and you must include the area of the hallways in the total area of the house. You will produce a drawing, which differs from the bubble diagram, and includes dimensions for each room (e.g. BEDROOM 20 ft x 10 ft).
2. Write a brief summary explaining how the area of each room and hallway(s) were determined. Include your calculations as part of your justification, showing that the total area falls within the specifications given.
   

Hand in (one for the pair):

• Presentation Diagram
• Summary of areas of each room with calculations