Residential Design Method and Process
Also, You can find a well-explained Floor Plan (size 45'0" x 60'0") at the end of the post.
What do we understand by residential design?
Residential design is a process that results in a new home. Architectural clients might experience confusion about this term because it represents several phases of the home design process.
There are several phases in the process of residential design. Some of them are as follows:
1. Preliminary phase
The preliminary design phase is the first phase of actually designing any project. It is about knowing the client's needs.
This includes assisting the owner in obtaining a survey of the property, and If the project is a renovation the initial work also includes measuring the existing building.
Also, I'm mentioning here some quick questions to help us better understand the client's needs:
- What is the client's space requirement?
- What is the client's estimated budget for the construction?
- If the client is doing a remodel or addition, ask him for any existing plans of the house?
- Anything else if the client liked to share about his project?
2. Research and Investigation
Site Analysis
First analyzes the proposed site and/or existing building. If there are any existing structures, we thoroughly document the buildings. Time will be spent documenting site features that may have an effect on the design. Pictures and detailed notes are taken to determine positive and negative views from the site. Natural features ranging from wind patterns, noises, and solar angles are also recorded and analyzed. Also, the designer needs to check structure stability if the site is old.
Some quick points to analyze when visiting a new or existing site:
- Building site documentation
- Contours if any
- Building site photos
- Traffic and Noise
- Sun path
- Wind direction
- Neighbors
- Sketches
Case study similar cases
Doing a case study and documenting information gives you various ideas and lets you peek into the minds of various architects who used their years of experience and dedicated their time to creating such fine structures. It is also fun as you do lots of traveling.
What to inspection in a case study:
- Building site
- House mass
- Function and circulation
- Landscape design
3. Design Phase
In this phase, you need to list and start working on all the spaces required by the client.
Let us take an example of a design project to understand:
- Site area ( +/- 2700 sqft)
- Three bedrooms all with attached bathrooms and additional powder room accessible directly from the living area
- Storage area required in each room
- A storage closet, parking, and servant rooms on stilt floor
- kitchen - separate utility area or required separate utility balcony, area for a large fridge, maybe an island for quick eat/snacks
- One main living room - comfortable size so we can fit 2 big couches and some chairs too.
- Dining hall but doesn't have to be separate space and seats for 8 persons
- Master bedroom area - we want space for a king bed, space for a couch, and chairs to enjoy morning light and tea.
- Courtyard - centrally placed to get plenty of light and natural air with well landscaped.
- Other- would like a separate home office space and it should have bookshelves for all our books.
Schematic Design
Building on the program statement and site analysis you need to begin the schematic design phase. Each project starts by studying the spatial relationships through bubble diagrams. These are reviewed with the client to determine which spatial layout will work best with the site and their needs. From those diagrams, you explore general plan layouts and building massing. Reviewing with the client through each stage as a team effort. Working together in this manner produces a superior design that is specific to the subtle needs of each client.
Points to tackle in Bubble Diagram (Public, Private, Service Area)
- Circulation
- Function
- Zoning
- Vastu
4. Revision
Changes that are made to the Plans after discussing with the client. Formal documentation is made by the designer about the final changes to start work on construction detail drawings.
5. Design Development
Once schematic design and massing have been developed we proceed to resolve the finer details of the project. This includes developing exterior and interior trim details, making final material selections, and designing custom elements such as built-in cabinets, stair rails, etc. We continue to keep you involved in the process, thereby allowing the team to be fully aware of the design evolution, with no surprise to the client. when this phase is completed the building has developed to its final form.
6. Construction Phase
During this phase, you will develop the final construction details. structural systems, lighting plans, final material selections, etc. for a completed project. All of this information is then compiled into drawings which can be used to bid and build the project. Your documents should be more thorough to provides a smoother construction process.
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