FUNDAMENTALS OF CODE COMPLIANCE DESIGNING A UNIVERSAL HOME 200 points ASSIGNMENT: The purpose of this project is to apply the students’ knowledge of Universal design and code compliance to a residential floor plan. Students are required to devise and develop accessible strategies for various spaces within the home. Utilizing an array of drawing techniques, students will craft presentation-quality conceptual sketches to illustrate their chosen design solutions. Students will then direct their focus on the bathroom, for which they will create a floor and furniture layout and partial set of working drawings, showing the implementation of all applicable building codes, ADA codes, and federal regulations. Students are required to choose appropriate light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, finishes, and accessories for the bathroom space, devising a concept that is safe, accessible, and supports the daily needs of people with varying levels of ability. LEARNING OUTCOMES: After completion of this project, students will be able to: • Develop universal design strategies to facilitate accessibility in various rooms of a home • Apply appropriate building codes, ADA codes, and federal regulations to the design an accessible bathroom • Choose appropriate fixtures, furnishings, and accessories for an accessible bathroom • Use conceptual sketching techniques to visualize an array of universal design solutions • Craft a clean, accurate partial set of working drawings using appropriate hand drafting techniques • Continue to build on digital presentation skills through the creation of project pages using InDesign • Demonstrate and understanding of ADA requirements through the clear, accurate construction of plan and elevation drawings process: 1. Research: What does it mean for a home to be universal and/or accessible? Find some examples on the internet or in a publication. Note the various features that make for a successful design. Conversely, are there any design strategies that fall short in terms of providing a reasonable level of accessibility? Specifically, what are ADA requirements for bathrooms? 2. Study and Recreate: Look at your floor plan. How are the spaces organized? How many rooms does the plan show? What are their intended uses? Hand draft your own copy at a scale of 1/8”=1’-0”. What are the dimensions and square footage of the rooms? How might those measurements have an impact on your proposed design solutions? 3. Develop: Compile all of that research and preliminary work on the plan into a concept statement. BEFORE YOU START TO DRAW ANYTHING, organize your research and requirements into a concise and neatly composed statement that defines project goals and objectives. Simply put: what are you trying to do and how is your design going to help you do it? Also, consider aesthetics. Yes, function is extremely important. But how do you want this home to feel? 4. Observe and Identify: Study your floor plan to determine opportunities for accessible design solutions. Where might they occur? What components are necessary to satisfy your overall vision [refer back to your concept statement!]? Once you have thoroughly studied your plan, assign a key to each potential accessible solution and create a corresponding sketch, including the bathroom. 5. Create a bathroom layout: Leverage the information you gleaned through research, sketching, and your concept statement to design an accessible bathroom layout complying with all appropriate codes and regulations, and detailed with all relevant fixtures, finishes, and equipment. Utilize the floor plan to create two refined elevations to include in the partial set of working drawings. The floor plan and elevations must include dimensions. process continued: 6. Organize: Compile your results into a booklet containing your research, concept statement, floor plan with key notes and sketches, the partial working drawings, and FF&E selections. The booklet shall be bound on the left side and include a title page, stating the project title and all relevant class information. important information: Building information • This small home has been recently renovated to add structural support and include technological capabilities that support contemporary living. The structure serves as the model home in a surrounding community of smaller homes, featuring universal/accessible design. • Changes to the exterior of the structure are prohibited. • Window sill heights are 3’0” AFF [above finish floor] and head heights are 7’0” AFF in all areas except the bathroom and kitchen. • Ceiling heights are 8’0” AFF. • Walls and doors may be added as needed to the interior of the building. Any added walls shall be 5” thick. • • • Existing door head heights are 7’0”, and any added doors must meet this head height. Doors leading into closets can be as narrow as 2’6” wide. All other doors must meet ADA width requirements. Changes to the existing plan are prohibited with the exception of adding a kitchen or bathroom layout. Turning radii must be included in all spaces with the exception of the closets. Clear floor space must be included in the bathroom, living room, closet, bedroom, and dining table. Clear floor space in the living room must not be solely in a secluded area. Means of Egress • Spaces within each tenant space may only have one exit. • Doors within residence can open into the space. Applicable Codes • Grab bar requirements • Clear floor space requirements • Turning radius requirements [60” diameter] • ADA accessible door requirements and clearances • Number, placement, and location of plumbing fixtures • Path of travel widths • 30x48” clear floor space designation for wheelchair placement * These codes are all suggested. Please note some applicable codes may not be listed above. program requirements: Bathroom: 1 roll-in shower, 1 water closet, and 1 vanity that includes a sink. Other furniture pieces and accessories may be included as desired. You may include a kitchen layout if you wish, but it is not a required component of this project. DRAWING SPECS: Floor plan with key notes and sketches • The overall floor plan shall be drawn at a scale of 1/8”=1’-0” • All sketches for universal and accessible design solutions/strategies must be 3” square. A minimum of 10 are required. Bathroom space • The floor and furniture plan shall be drawn at a scale of 1/2”= 1’-0” • Two elevations are required: one of the vanity wall and one of the shower wall. Both shall be drawn at a scale of 3/4”=1’-0.” General notes • All working drawings [plans, sketches, and elevations] shall be organized on sheets no larger than 11x17.” Each sheet must include a 1/2” border and a 1” title block with all appropriate project information: title, student name, class name and number, date, and the University of Central Oklahoma. • All floor and furniture plans, and elevations are to be completed using graphite. • Sketches can be created using graphite, ink, colored pencil, or markers. • The legend for the overall floor plan can be created using InDesign. However, drawings must include detail bubbles that are hand drawn [refer to the standards from DF2]. • All floor and furniture plans must include a north arrow and scale notation. deliverables: 1. 11x17” booklet, with a title page, bound on the left side, which includes: _ a concept statement describing project goals and objectives [250-300 words} _ a floor plan of the home including key notes denoting the location of universal/accessible solutions _ a minimum of 10 sketches of each solution/requirement _ a floor and furniture plan of the proposed bathroom layout _ two elevations of the bathroom: the vanity wall and the shower wall _ a page that includes selections for any appropriate finishes, furniture, and equipment 2. All original drawing information, including sketches, plans, elevations, and concept statement, as well of as a folder with all of your research neatly assembled in a folder.
Purchase answer to see full attachment