PLTWCIVILENGINEERINGANDARCHITECTURE
2BedroomHouse
2.3.1AffordableHousingDesign
DiegoQuezada
01/22/16
TABLEOFCONTENTS
ProjectDescription
ConstructionDrawingIndex
SupportDocuments
Appendix
PROJECTDESCRIPTION
ProposedProject
Thepurposeofthisprojectwastodesignahome
usingtheHabitatforHumanityconstruction
guidelines.HabitatforHumanityisanonprofit
organizationthatbuildswithpeopleinneed.This
projecthelpstoputintoaccounthowmanythingsgo
intobuildinganactualhomeforpeopletolivein.
ProjectCriteriaand
Constraints
Therewerealotofconstraintsandcriteriatotakeinto
accountofwhileplanningoutthehouse.Habitatfor
Humanitycameoutwiththeirownguidelinesinwhich
wehadtofollow,myhomehas2bedroomswhichhad
tobeatotalof900sqfeet.Climatezonesaresetup
basedonlocationwiththeaccordingRvaluessetup
withthezones.Myclientwantedanopenhomethat
flowednicelysoIconnectedthelivingroomand
kitchenwithoutawall.
UniversalDesign
FeaturesIncluded
Alotofuniversaldesignfeatureswereincorporated
intomyhome,fromtheexactnumberofoutlets
requiredandtoleavingenoughspaceintherestroom
foracomfortableradiussize.
Greenand
SustainableFeatures
Included
Myplumbingplanhasanefficientwayofgettingridof
thewasteandIthereisonlyonerestroom
convenientlylocatedinbetweenbothroomssoit
easilyaccessible.
CONSTRUCTIONDRAWINGINDEX
SUPPORTDOCUMENTS
Appendix