Building Floor Plan Design: A Comprehensive Guide for Civil Engineering Students, Schemes and Mind Maps of Civil Engineering

Download Building Floor Plan Design: A Comprehensive Guide for Civil Engineering Students and more Schemes and Mind Maps Civil Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! Civil Engineering Department CE013 – Building Systems Design Laboratory Manual 1 Design Plate No. II FLOOR PLAN 1. Objective(s): The activity aims to introduce the basic concepts, significance and procedures for the drafting of a building floor plan which will serve as the basis for the development of their technical plans. 2. Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs): The students shall be able to: 2.1 Familiarize the basic operations and functions used in drafting a building floor plan. 2.2 Determine the technical descriptions involved in the development of a floor plan 2.3 Conduct the actual drafting of the floor plan. 3. Discussion: Floor Plan is a scaled-drawing that shows a detailed view from above which defines the relationships between rooms, spaces, traffic patterns, and other physical features at one level of a structure. Sometimes referred to as the master plan, it is further defined as a visual presentation of conceptual ideas supported by mathematical calculations aimed at giving convenience and comfort to the users or occupants. In developing floor plans, the designer must ensure that all the incorporated features inside the floor plan must be thoroughly analyzed and planned to produce quality plans for the client/s. There are a lot of aspects to consider when it comes to planning for a floor plan design. Sound planning involves the integration of the following: Distribution; Circulation; Light and Ventilation; Sizes, areas, and shape; Orientation; Zoning Laws; Height; Electrical and mechanical facilities; Location of doors and windows, and; Superstition. Distribution refers to the arrangement of each room unit in relation with its placement and position with each other as to functions and coordination. Circulation pertains to the movement of the occupants inside the building or structure. This should not be hindered by any obstruction or any foreseeable instance that would hamper the occupants inside a building or structure. Light and Ventilation tackles mainly the inclusion of natural or artificial lighting and natural or artificial ventilation inside a building or structure. Usually, artificial lighting or ventilation is more costly than utilizing the natural method of lighting or ventilation. Sizes, Areas, and Shape describes the adequacy of the floor plan to accommodate all intended sets of furniture and appliances inside the building or structure while considering the amount of space required for each person, and; the coordinated shape of the building or structure must always conform to strict functionality rather than just plain fancy aesthetics without adequate purpose. Orientation defines the consideration of environmental factors which may directly or indirectly affect certain building features especially in determining the position of definite aspects of a building or structure. Specifically, this refers to the position and direction of the sunrise and sunset, and; the prevailing wind directions in the area. Civil Engineering Department CE013 – Building Systems Design Laboratory Manual 2 Zoning Laws regulates the construction of various buildings or structures within a specific area of jurisdiction i.e. industrial parks, residential area, special economic zone. Zoning Laws also maintain proper urban planning by encapsulating all buildings with similar occupancy type within a particular area within a local municipality or city. Industrial parks predominantly built with manufacturing plants and factories must not be constructed with any residential building within its area. As such, Business districts is expected to have more commercial and business establishments than residential type; residential buildings are of mid-rise to high-rise type rather than a private single unit type. Height pinpoints the adequacy of the floor-to-ceiling distance to aid the interior design of the room in a building or structure. Usually, a moderately high ceiling allows adequate air circulation and a comfortable atmosphere while preserving the aesthetic value of the room. Rooms having low ceilings has a warmer inner atmosphere which requires artificial ventilation. Electrical Layout shows the proper arrangement of all the components of the installed electrical systems in a building or structure which includes but not limited to the positions and locations of switches, outlets, wiring conduits. Location of Doors and Windows provides the positions and locations of all doors and windows in the building or structure including its detailed specification of the units or materials used for each component. Superstitions are the beliefs of past, aged, up to the ancient people who tend to provide an empirical and satirical explanation towards the uncertainty of a particular action, event, or idea. Feng Shui has a strong foundation of beliefs that has transpired through all the ages and has been passed on from one generation to the other. 4. Resources: AutoCAD 2017 version or lower 5. Procedure: Initial Preparations 1. From the previous lot plan activity, plot the lot using the sample land title provided. 2. Enhance and improve your lot by providing the necessary details in the plan. 3. Carefully plan on how you would fully utilize the lot considering that a two-storey residential house with roofdeck shall be constructed inside the lot. After plotting your lot 1. Create a floor plan of a two-storey residential house with roofdeck given that the following requirements shall be evident in your designs: a. One master's bedroom and two regular bedrooms b. The master’s bedroom shall have its own bathroom inside c. A balcony shall be constructed on the second floor d. Two regular bathrooms shall be constructed; one for each floor level 2. In relation to the aforementioned requirements, take note of the following considerations that shall be evident in your design: a. All adjacent lots have been occupied with a bungalow-type residential house b. All adjacent houses have been constructed with their firewalls extended along the extreme boundary of their respective property lines