AutoCAD
FINAL PROJECT: "The Dream House"
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PREMISE: An unknown aunt from a distant corner of your family, Aunt Babby, has recently passed away. A lawyer delivers you a court document, stating that Aunt Babby has left you the sum of 5.6 million dollars and a 16 acre parcel of land in the mountains outside of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The property is nicely wooded, with rock outcroppings and a small stream running through the grounds. There is a nice, level area of ground 150 feet by 200 feet that would be perfect for building a house. Because you love AutoCAD so much, you have decided that you will not only build your Dream House on this location, but also DESIGN the house, using your architectural drawing skills. THE PROJECT: As your final project in AutoCAD, you will be creating your Dream House. This project will be worth a total of 250 points. To begin this project, you must first complete the four problems in AutoCAD Assignment 11: Architectural Drawing, worth 50 points. SOME INSPIRATION: I have put together a page of house plans for you to check out. I know this doesn't sound very interesting, but these are very nice houses. Take a look at them. Before you think to yourself, "There is no way I can do something like that!", realize that those plans were created by professional architects and the designing of those homes likely costs thousands and thousands of dollars. A Page of Dream Homes for Inspiration RULES REGARDING THE ROOMS FOR YOUR PROJECT:
THE PROBLEM OF HALLWAYS: Over the years, I have seen tons of houses created from a single big block, with room after room lined up like bricks (see figure to the right). The problem with these houses is that there is no TRAFFIC FLOW! To get to the bedroom, you have to walk into and out of the living room, the kitchen and two bedrooms! This doesn't work! Make sure that your house has either hallways OR larger open areas with rooms accessible around the perimeter. WILDLY CREATIVE HOMES: You are encouraged to think big on your Dream House. In the past, I have had homes in the shape of football team logos, superhero logos, flamingos, initials, castles, pyramids and just about anything else you can think of. I even had a house that was built into the side of the mountain, with a different building for each room partway up the mountain, connected by dirtbike trails. Whatever you wish to design is completely up to you! Just remember, you have to PLOT YOUR HOUSE IN AUTOCAD when you are done. I tend to look much more favorably on a creative home than one that is just rows of boring rectangles... YOUR PENCIL SKETCH: Before you begin drawing your house in AutoCAD, you MUST complete a pencil drawing of the layout of your house. Remember, the plot of land that you have that is level enough for building is only 150 feet by 200 feet, take this into account when drawing your house. This rough draft will be worth 50 points towards your final project grade. Include all elements listed above in your rough draft, as well as basic dimensions. REFER to the sample homes for some ideas as to the proper size of the rooms in your layout. PLOTTING YOUR HOUSE IN AUTOCAD:
THE TITLE BLOCK: When you have completed your project, please draw a large RECTANGLE in BLACK around your house drawing. In the lower RIGHT corner, please place a TITLE BLOCK that looks like this:
PROJECT SUBMISSION: Turn in your pencil rough draft with your name on it when completed. Save your “lastname_final_project” file and the FOUR files from AutoCAD Assignment 11 into a folder called “lastname_final_project” and copy that folder into my DROPBOX when you are done. GRADING: This project will be graded on the quality and effort of the work put into each of the following categories:
SUBMITTING YOUR DREAM HOUSE: Save your final AutoCAD File(s) as lastname_dream_house.dwg into your "lastname_AutoCAD_11" folder then copy the "lastname_AutoCAD_11" folder into the DROPBOX for your class period. DUE DATE: This project MUST BE COMPLETED BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH, 5:00 P.M. FOR ALL CLASSES! If you
cannot finish using class time, you must come in during lunch,
after school, etc. to complete it. We move on to Fireworks Graphic
Design on October 20th! |