Factors to Account For When Designing a Floor Plan

By Adriana Noton

Any home building project will requires careful thought and planning, especially when designing a floor plan. The biggest task when designing a floor plan is the actual planning of the architectural drawings. It may seem challenging, however, designing a floor is not as difficult as it may seem. There are a number of factors that have to be taken into account when you design a floor plan.

The following are factors to consider when designing a floor plan:

1. One essential factor to take into account when planning your floor design plan is you have to consider your budget. Will you be getting a loan? If so, how much can you afford? If you are working on a tight budget, you may have to adjust your budget. As well, make sure you can afford the monthly payments and consider any other parts of the project that will require funding.

2. You also have to take the location of the house into consideration when designing a floor plan as it may affect the design that you choose. Consider the shape of the house, the size of the house (square footage), the number of rooms in the house, and whether an open floor plan or segmented plan would be the best choice. The type of floor plan will often depend on where the various rooms are located. For instance, are the dining room, kitchen, and living room one big area or are they separate rooms?

3. You must also consider environmental elements that can affect your floor design such as if you want the rooms facing the open sun or in front of a tree for shade. It is important to remember that the sun heats the room on cold days, and a big overhang above the windows will provide shade from the sun when it is at its highest point of the day. The directions, such as the south side and north side, where the sun will be better for a specific room, such as the living room, are an important consideration. It is also important to factor in the sound. For instance, bedrooms should be located where there is less traffic and noise so sleep will not be disrupted.

4. You also have to factor in such features as where to place certain rooms such as putting bathrooms close together to avoid expensive plumbing installation costs. As well, consider where closets will be located, and if you put in a den or office room, you may want a quiet location so that you can work uninterrupted.

When considering the factors that affect the design of a floor plan, it is important consider the function the room (entertaining, working, sleeping), cost, your needs and your family needs, traffic habits, comfort features, source of light, safety, wiring, plumbing, ventilation, dcor of the room, furnishings, and arrangement and size of the furniture. Once you have taken all of these factors into account, you will be able to create a great floor design that will meet your needs for many years. - 29928

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Learning How To Draw Using The Grid Method

By Charles Chapman

When you are learning how to draw or paint, the most common mistake is to jump right into free hand drawing like the professionals do. The problem with this technique is that you have no general skills that you may free hand from, so it is suggested to begin with the grid method to create your images, before progressing to the harder types of drawing or painting (such as free hand). The grid method will give you a step by step method to get accurate and proportional lines, shapes, and images that you will later use to develop your own personal style.

Another advantage of using the grid method is that you can easily take a small picture, and then turn it into a large painting or drawing. The grid method allows you to sector and divide the image, and then recreate each segment until you have a massive masterpiece that comes together like a jigsaw puzzle.

The grid method is done using a ruler and creating a grid of equal squares that is placed over a reference picture or photo. The squares in the grid can be any size such as one half inch or one inch. Now draw another grid on your painting surface. The grid on the painting surface can be the same size as on the reference photo or it can be larger or even smaller. It just depends on how large or small you want the painting to be.

Lets say that you are working with a photo or picture that you cant draw lines directly on. An excellent way to still be able to use a grid would be to draw the grid on a transparency or having a transparency or overlay made. You will be able to use it over and over again. Just make sure that you tape the photo on a piece of paper, then tape the transparent grid on top of the photo. This way, your lines won't move. Lightly draw with a pencil, a grid on your painting surface. Keep these lines light because you will be erasing them when your drawing is complete.

So there you have it, once your grid has been finished, it's time to draw or paint your final image. Work one square at a time and you'll do just fine, and work methodically from left to right, or right to left, that's up to you.

Drawing or painting doesn't have to be as complex as some people make it out to be. By taking the process, and breaking it down into an easy to follow methodology, anyone can master this art form! - 29928

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