Week 6
Monday, 2/23
Space Planning
Space planning is the process of designing the layout of a space. Consideration is given to the parts of the space and how they interconnect, how they are used, and by whom. Space planning is done on many scales - the city, the neighborhood, the building, the room, or even the closet.
Begin by listing the parts of a space, and defining them by use -
- Are they public or private spaces, or a mix of both?
- Public spaces are used by visitors and are usually louder.
- Private spaces are used by occupants, and usually need to be quieter.
Start with a bubble diagram
- Bubble diagrams simply shows the relationships, connections, and relative sizes
- Bubble diagram example for a visitor's center by Brandon Blount, Texas Tech;
http://www2.arch.ttu.edu/perl00f/blount/proj2/rev1/bubblediagrams.htm - Bubble diagram for a landscape plan at SULIS, U. of Minnesota,
http://www.sustland.umn.edu/design/bubble.htm
Once the bubble diagram works, refine it into a blocking diagram
- Blocking diagrams take the bubbles and give them geometry
- Show how the bubble spaces will fit together
- Intermediate step between the bubble diagram and a floor plan
- Example of diagrams for training center, NC State University,
http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/project/btec/proj-btec.htm
If a space has more than one floor, a stacking diagram can be drawn
- Similar to the blocking diagram, but shows how spaces will be stacked (sort of an elevation sketch)
NetLibrary - click here or access through CougarWeb
- Space Planning for Commercial and Residential Interiors
Sam Kunna
McGraw-Hill Professional, 2003
Assignment:
The CAD lab (H139) is in a downtown building that is being converted into loft apartments. The lab will become an apartment. It needs to have a kitchen area, a bathroom, living area, and sleeping area. Assume that the door to the printer room does not exist. Windows will remain.
- Create a bubble diagram for the new apartment
- Refine the bubble diagram into a blocking diagram
- Create a scaled floor plan from the blocking diagram
- Turn in all three drawings on Monday, 3/2
Wednesday, 2/25
Universal Design
The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.
- The Center for
Universal Design (1997). The Principles of Universal Design, Version 2.0. Raleigh,
NC: North Carolina State University.
Copyright © 1997 NC
State University, The Center for Universal Design
The principles of Universal Design
- Equitable Use: The design is useful and marketable to people with diverse abilities.
- Flexibility in Use: The design accommodates a wide range of individual preferences and abilities.
- Simple and Intuitive Use: Use of the design is easy to understand, regardless of the user's experience, knowledge, language skills, or current concentration level.
- Perceptible Information: The design communicates necessary information effectively to the user, regardless of ambient conditions or the user's sensory abilities.
- Tolerance for Error: The design minimizes hazards and the adverse consequences of accidental or unintended actions.
- Low Physical Effort: The design can be used efficiently and comfortably and with a minimum of fatigue.
- Size and Space for Approach and Use: Appropriate size and space is provided for approach, reach, manipulation, and use regardless of user's body size, posture, or mobility.
Links:
The Center for Universal Design, NC State University
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/
Universal Design Principles
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/about_ud/udprincipleshtmlformat.html
The Universal Design File
Molly Follette Story, MS, IDSA;
James L. Mueller, MA, IDSA;
Ronald L. Mace, FAIA
© 1998, NC State University
Published by The Center for Universal Design
http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/pubs_p/pudfiletoc.htm
Home Technology
MSN Video - What will our homes look like in the future?
Home Automation, Smart Homes
- Smart Home video at You Tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skpYBxvUhyI
- NextGen Home video segment
- Digital Home DIY from CNet
- Home Smart Home at HGTV Pro
RFID Technology
Radio frequency identification - RFID tags can be applied to, implanted, or incorporated into products. The tag "reflects" signals sent by an RFID reader to identify an object.
- MediaCart smart shopping cart
- Disney Innoventions Dream Home - smart mirror and kitchen videos
- Disney Innoventions Dream Home website
- Little Tykes Cook 'n Learn Interactive Kitchen
Home Technology Integration Expert certificate program (MSAA) at Collin
- Three courses required for certificate: CPMT 2302, CPMT 2371, and an elective
- DHTI certification exam available from CompTIA; http://certification.comptia.org/dhti/
Are you ready for the new world order?
- S. Korea ready to hang up on cash - BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7882229.stm
Assignments:
- Use the principles of Universal Design to create a list of things that should be incorporated into the design of our apartment (from Monday's assignment) or the apartment building. Include at least one idea for each of the seven principles; there should be at least 10 total items in the list.
- Create a list of appropriate technologies that can be incorporated into our apartment or the apartment building that will make it a "smart" apartment. Include at least 5 ideas in your list.
- Both assignments are due Monday, 3/2