Project Description
Habitat for Humanity is an organization whose goal is to eliminate homelessness and poverty housing from the world. The point of this project was to partner with Habitat for Humanity to build a house for a family. The house is to be placed in a lot in Indiana. There were many requirements that we had to follow, some that were given to us, and some from the different building codes. I used Mrs. Gallo as my client for this project and interviewed her. Mrs. Gallo's main needs were a storage space, a master bedroom with her own bathroom, a dining room/kitchen, and a mudroom. She has 2 children and a husband, so she needs at least 3 bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms.
Requirements
Universal Design Principles
- Low Physical Effort
- Size and Space for Approach and Use
- Equitable Use
- The clear opening in a kitchen must not be less than 5 feet
- Habitable rooms shall not be less than 7 feet in any direction
- Ceiling height no less than 7 feet
- The clear opening in the kitchen must not be less than 5 feet
- Habitable rooms shall have a floor area of not less than 70 feet
- Door entrances are 36 inches wide
- 1 1/2 Bathrooms (minimum)
- Maximum of 1070 square feet
- 4 foot crawl space
- Toilet must be centered 18 in from any sidewall, cabinet, or tub
Bubble/Quick Sketches
Construction Drawings
Summary
In conclusion, this project was challenging but fun to complete. There were many Residential Building Codes that we had to follow, along with regulations from Habitat for Humanity. This made building the house annoying because it seemed like there was a building code for everything, but it makes sense because houses have to be efficient, and they have to last a while in real life. The house was to be no more than 1070 sq ft, so I made my house 44 x 24 so I could get the most space possible. Starting off, I had problems creating an efficient floor plan. I had to redesign my house a couple of times because of the lack of living space. I even had to get rid of the mudroom which I had originally planned to have. My final house design included a living room, dining room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 ¾ bathrooms, 2 closets, a utility closet, and a master bedroom with its own closet and bathroom. Since I didn’t have a lot of Revit experience aside from the Revit Shed, it was hard for me to create my house, but with a little help from Mrs. Gallo and my classmates, it worked out. I struggled while trying to do things such as changing the wall types and creating different sheets. Some calculations we did that aren’t included in the Weebly are things such as calculating our water supply and storm water runoff. We also created electrical and plumbing plans for our house. The electrical plan showed where outlets were needed, and different light fixtures. The plumbing plan showed where drains, hot water pipes, and cold water pipes were needed, and where I would put my hot water heater. These plans were easy to create. We also had to calculate things such as the window glazing area of the house, and we had to make sure that the south side of the house had the most windows to maximize the amount of shade you get in the summer, and the amount of sunlight you get in the winter. Ways to increase the glazing area were to do things like adding long, skinny windows on the sides of the door. I thought it was pretty cool to use Revit to design a house for someone. This project also helped me recognize all the work that civil engineers and architects put in in real life to create a house. There are a lot of steps to it, from creating the original bubble diagrams, to creating the house on a design program, to getting a construction team to build the house in real life. If I were to have more time on the project, there are many things that I would’ve liked to add. Some of these include a back patio and different floorings for the bedrooms. Also, I wanted to go onto Revit City to download different furniture items. That would’ve made making the house more fun and creative. I wasn’t confident in my ability to make the house at first, but I think it turned out pretty good in the end, and this project was a good learning experience.
Revit Files
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