Housing and Interior Design Final

Household

1 or more people who occupy a dwelling, both family and non-family members

French Normandy

1 story w/ narrow door and windows openings, steep pitched roofs, walls covered with stucco over a half timbered frame

Ranch

1 story, asymmetrical, low-pitched roof, rectangular floor plan

Spanish style

1 story, flat, low-pitched red tile roof, stucco, whitewashed plaster walls, asymmetrical, iron exterior decor

How much of a families income is spent on housing?

1/3 of income spent

What is the typical scale used in drawings for homes?

1/4=1'

Family

2 or more people living together who are related by birth, marriage, or adoption

How wide is the average hallway?

36-48"

What are the safety guidelines for traffic patterns?

40 inches wide, move in and out without disturbances, should be direct, no cross traffic

What are three types of innovative housing solutions?

Housing on Mars, Underground and underwater housing

What do zoning regulations control?

How land will be used (residential, commercial, industrial, or a combo)

What is the difference between passive and active solar heating?

Active - special equipment on roof to capture sun's energy Passive - no working parts, design features or construction material makes max use of sun for heating

How does space affect people's perception of a room?

Affects how will use it, how they will use it, communication of positive or negative feelings, overwhelmed with big or claustrophobic with small

What does CADD stand for? What does it do?

Computer Aided Drafting and Design, software/hardware that creates designs with a computer

CPSC

Consumer Product Safety Commission

What factors do Interior designers consider when planning space for doors?

Door can swing open, big enough for hallway

What are the types of circulation?

Family, Guest, Work, Service

Government affects housing at what level?

Federal, state, and local levels

What is the name of the architect that designed the Prairie style house?

Frank Lloyd Wright

Which rooms should be close to one another in a house?

Garage to kitchen, bedroom to bathroom, kitchen to dining

How does Geothermal heat work? What are some advantages to geothermal energy?

Heat pump transfers heat from the ground or water into buildings in winter and reverse the process in the summer. Advantages - low cost in comparison, no emission of pollutants into the environment, renewable resource

What emotions are given through the following lines: Horizontal Vertical Curved Diagonal

Horizontal - peace, relaxation, calmness, restfulness Vertical - height, strength, dignity, permanence, stability, formality Curved - organization, uniformity Diagonal - communicate low to high level of activity

What are the advantages of Zero Energy Homes?

Improved comfort, reliability, energy security, environmental sustainability

What are the types of factory built houses?

Kit housing, precut housing, modular housing, manufactured housing

List the resources of the natural environment

Land, water, trees, solar energy, climate

What is the Fair Housing Act? What does it prohibit/require?

Legislation that gives people with disabilities greater freedom to choose a place to live that meets their needs. Forbids discrimination in housing and requires multi units to be accessible to people with disabilities

How do people's changing lifestyle affect their housing?

People have different needs that change over time

What lines are included in the alphabet of lines?

Phantom, Visible, Hidden, Center, Dimension/Extension, Break, Sections lines

What are the sections of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

Physical needs - shelter, food water Security - protection, safety in surroundings Love & acceptance - praise, support, assurance Esteem - person's need for respect Self-actualization - fulfillment, satisfaction

What are the three zones of a home?

Private, public, service

Adobe

Pueblo in New Mexico lived in

What are the principles of sustainable design?

Select renewable materials, use recycled/recyclable materials, produce less waste, use renewable energy sources, protect occupant health & safety, use less energy, conserve water use

Cape Cod

Small, symmetrical, 1 or 1 1/2 stories, steep gable roof and side gables

Who built the first log cabins?

Swedish and Finnish colonists

What were the early versions of apartments called?

Tenement houses

Creativity

ability to use imaginative skills to make something new

Photovoltaic System

active solar system that converts sunlight into electricity

How has households headed by married couples changed from 1940-2013?

They have decreased

How do you know if you have a well-designed room?

Traffic flows correctly, clearance for 1 or more people

EPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

What influences our housing decisions?

Value, family relationships, space needs, cost, roles, lifestyle

Do Armories and tall mirrors have horizontal lines or vertical lines?

Vertical lines

Does everyone have basic needs?

Yes

Before you arrange a space do you NEED to develop a template of the space?

Yes, it's necessary

Single-family home

a dwelling that houses one family

Duplexes/Triplexes/Quadplexes

a house divided into two/three/four apartments/self-contained residences/households

Lifestyle

a living pattern or way of life

Lifecycle

a series of stages through which an individual or family passes during its lifetime

House

any building that serves as living quarters for 1 or more families

Housing

any dwelling that provides shelter

Home

any place a person lives

Planned Neighborhood

area with zoning restrictions, developers organize the subdivision and make decisions about lot size and layout of individual lots before constructing dwellings

Topography

arrangement of physical features of the land, and its climate that influence the location and design of dwellings

Sustainable materials?

bamboo, wood, cork flooring, linoleum

Needs

basic requirements that people must fill to live

Which rooms are part of the private area of the home?

bedroom, bathroom

Federal

box shape, symmetrical, 2 stories, flat roof, portico, pediments

Hillside Ranch

built on a hill, Partially exposed basement, Allows use of natural light and possibility of exterior entry

What factors should be considered when arranging furniture?

circulation, traffic patterns, look, feeling

What are the elements of design?

communication, visual imagery, design

Row Houses

continuous groups of dwellings linked by common sidewalls

Contemporary Style

current houses constructed today, reflect designs from traditional styles

Pilaster

decorative crown over the top of a front door with flattened columns along each side

Isometric Drawing

drawing that illustrates a space or product in 3 dimensions at same time, resulting in overhead view showing depth perception at a 30-degree angle

Portico

open space covered with a roof supported by columns

Schematic Drawings

freehand sketches of a proposed plan the designer uses in refining the design

Give examples of renewable energy sources

geothermal energy, sun, wind, water

How is the size of a space often defined?

height, length, width

Earthship Housing

houses made of old materials, tires, cans, mud, expensive

Substandard housing

housing is not up to the quality living standards prescribed by law that are best for people

Square Footage

measurement of house size that refers to the amount of living space in the home

Cornice

molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns architectural elements such as columns

What happens to housing when the economy is healthy?

more houses are built

What does a Building Information Model do for Architects?

newer design software for entire building life cycle, shows building through all stages of its life

Roles

patterns of behavior that people display at home, in the workplace, or in the community

Site

piece of land on which a dwelling or structure is built

Yurt

portable hut made of several layers of felt covered with canvas

What does the function of design refer to?

refers to its convenience, usefulness, and organization

Adaptive reuse

renovation which involves updating an existing building for new and creative use

Gambrel roof

roof with lower, steeper slope and an upper less-steep slope on both of its sides

Hip roof

roof with sloping ends and sides

Why were early settlements built close together?

security concerns

Floor Plan

simplified drawing that shows the size and arrangement of rooms, hallways, doors, windows, storage areas on 1 floor of a home

Attached House

single-family units that hold one household but share common walls with houses on each side

Belvedere

small room on the roof of a house used as a lookout

Near environment

small, distinct part of the total environment in which people live

Dormer

structure with windows that projects through a sloping roof in the second story

Visual texture

texture you see, but cannot feel

Physical Neighborhood

the land and buildings that make up a neighborhood

Cooperative

type of ownership in which people buy shares of stock in a non profit housing corporation

Infrastructure

underlying foundation or basic framework

Early Classical Revival

used classical detail of Greek and Italian design, not English style

Mansard roof

variation of gambrel roof, low slopes of roof encircled the house, and dormers often project from steeply pitched part of the roof

Tactile texture

way a surface feels to the touch

Symmetrical

when objects on both sides of a center point of line are identical

Palladian

window with large center section and 2 side sections, arched