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House requirements

• 1 living room 145 ft2 – 600 ft
• 1 dining room 100 ft2 – 225 ft2
• 1 kitchen 100 ft2 – 400 ft2
• 2 or 3 bedrooms 180 ft2 – 510 ft2 total for all bedrooms
• 1 bathroom 50 ft2 – 100 ft2
• 1 laundry room 60 ft2 – 100 ft2

Career and architecture

Architectural Careers

-Beginner Drafter - Entry level postion to gain experience and skill
-Experienced Drafter - Expected to make construction decisions based on initial design
-Positions are available with architects, engineers, and designers

Designer- may work under an architect and as a coordinator of many drafters
Architect- must be licensed to practice
Engineer- work is more technical and requires high level of math and science
Illustrator- combines artistic and architectural skills to produce drawings
Building inspector- checks plans to ensure codes and laws have been followed

The Engineering Design Process

Elements of the design process:

-Problem identification
-Research phase
-Requirements specification
-Concept generation
-Design phase
-Prototyping phase
-System integration
-Maintenance phase


What is the problem?

1. Collect information
2. Interpret information
3. Organize needs hierarchy
4. Determine relative importance of needs
5. Review outcomes and process


Requirements specifications:

-Identifies requirements design must satisfy for success.

1.Marketing requirements
- custom needs

2.Engineering requirements
- applies to technical aspects
- performance requirements


Example engineering requirements:

- Performance and functionality
- Reliability
- Energy

Home design, homebuilding and home plans

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Safety

- Audio devices
- Cable use
- Computer and electric devices
- Ergonomics and hardware
- Fire extinguishers