Project 2:

Design a house for a client you propose.  You will use “rules of thumb” to generate a response to design requirements for a house on a site near the campus. 

​

There are many different kinds of “rules of thumb” – social, traditional, technical, and financial, that have shaped the design and construction of residences in North America.  The house will be a maximum of 800 square feet, and provide a living room, a space for cooking and dining, two bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, and other spaces appropriate for a house.  

​

• Propose the client for designing the house, a person of interest and inspiration for the project. Briefly describe their needs and wants. 

• Peer Partners will visit the site, identify key attributes of the site, and discuss/record their findings to their Journal.

• Use the set of listed architectural patterns

• Use the technical rules of thumb provided in class

• An analysis of the room layouts will be developed to display the clearances at all room furnishings and household equipment.