ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Architectural Design
Architectural Drafting and Design is a full credit course designed to instruct the student in architectural history, drawing, design and computer applications. The student will learn the fundamental skills and concepts necessary for planning and designing one and two story residential homes. Floor plans, electrical plans, elevations, plot plans, construction details and foundation plans, are a few of the drawings that are included in the student’s CADD portfolio. After completing this course the students will have an understanding of CADD fundamentals, house construction and design, architectural history. A full set of house plans with a ¼”=1’0”scale model will be displayed at the Barrington High School “Arts Night”.
1st Term:
· Planning Individual Rooms using “Chief Architect”
o Students will choose a location for house construction(building lot)
o Working well designed rooms into a satisfactory floor plan and complying with state and local building codes.
o Create proper kitchen and bath design.
o Draw to scale a complete set of floor plans.
o A complete “Door and Window Schedule”
o List of door & window manufacturers, model #, door & window styles, and measurements.
2nd Term:
· Designing concrete full basement/slab foundation.
· Calculating loads related to; footings, piers, foundations, floor joists, supporting beams.
· Complete a full section view showing foundation, wall construction, insulation, calculated framing members, roof pitch, and related materials using CADD software.
· Design electrical plan using “Chief Architect”.
· Planning the electrical needs for the residential house, completing the “Electrical Plan” with Lighting and Outlet Location using state and local electrical codes.
3rd Term:
· Building a scaled Architectural Model of Designed House ¼” = 1’0”
o Visual Presentation(model)
o Landscaping
· Elevation Drawings of each side of the house showing roof pitch calculations, siding material, and window & exterior door detail.
o Front elevation
o Rear elevation
o Left Side elevation
o Right Side elevation
· Displaying Architectural Model (Arts Night)
4th Term:
Sustainable Design Project
· This is a group design project to design a small zero energy solar home. This project was developed around the collegiate solar home competition sponsored by the Department of Energy called The Solar Decathlon. The emphasis is on balancing all aspects of a self sustaining homes and the design process. The home design should be attractive, affordable, and able to provide all of the home’s energy needs for a year by using only the sunlight that hits the structure.
o Solar cell technology
o Energy storage location
o Energy collection
o Building cost evaluation