World of Architecture
Basic House Designs
Primary Considerations
Drafting Fundamentals
CADD Commands
100
This style of house resembled containers in village stores
What is the Salt Box
100
The disadvantage of this house is that is cost more to build than other designs of the same square footage.
What is One-Story Ranch
100
This document lists any legal claims against the property
What is Title
100
This plan is the most important plus it is actually a section view
What is Floor Plan
100
Control-Z
What is Undo
200
A low pitch roof with gables and overhanging eaves is characteristic of this one story home style.
What is the Ranch
200
Cape Cod, Cape Ann, and the New England Gambrel fall with in this catagory
What is One and One-Half Story Designs
200
This legal document transfer ownership of the property
What is Deed
200
These architectural drawings would be like the side views in mechanical drafting
What are Elevations
200
Increases or decreases the magnification factor
What is Zoom
300
Features of this house include a gable roof, dormers, narrow siding, and shutters on the windows.
What is Cape Cod
300
Heating and cooling maybe more economical but outside maintenance may be up in the air
What is Two-Story Design
300
This is the size exterior walls should divisible by when considering modular construction.
What is 4 feet
300
C.A.D.D.
What is Computer Aided Drafting and Design
300
Linear, Angular, Diameter, Radius, Leader
What are Dimensioning Commands
400
Seperate corner posts on each floor, economy in framing materials, and extra space is added to second level by the overhang are advantages of this house style.
What is the Garrison
400
This style of house could have 4 levels that include the bedroom level, living level, intermediate level, and the basement level
What is Split-Level Design
400
To verify there are no legal claims against a property
What is a Title Search
400
This is divided into (inch increments) = 1'0"
What is an Architects Scale
400
This type of drawing shows colors along with textures
What is a Rendering
500
This style uses new materials, varying designs that uses a mixture of past and present or could be completely innovative.
What is Contemporary
500
This is the primary consideration in designing a functional house plan when it comes to moving about.
What is Traffic Circulation
500
A rule of thumb to determine how much you can afford on the purchase of a home
What is no greater than 2.5 times your gross annual income.
500
A collection of drafting symbols saved to a file that can be inserted into a CADD drawing to save time
What is a Symbols Library
500
This moves the drawing from one location to another without changing the magnification factor
What is Pan