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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DESN 108 - Residential Design
PREREQUISITES: DESN 101 - Intro to Design Technology
PROGRAM: Design Technology
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 2
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2011
Covers residential design and drafting. Includes interior space planning, structural design and development of working drawings. Provides opportunity for students to design a residence using accepted building standards.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Distinguish good planning concepts and use them to establish a floor plan.
- Determine structural requirements for a residence.
- Design and layout the residential heating, plumbing and electrical systems.
- Create a set of residential construction and presentation drawings.
- Identify historical architectural styles and identify distinct characteristics of each.
- Gather information from a client that is needed to design an architectural project.
- Design floor plans to accommodate the needs of persons with physical impairments.
- Apply the principles and elements of design to creating elevation drawings.
- Recognize different roof styles as options for roof design.
- Draw sections, using correct codes and proper dimensioning.
- Relate the development of materials and construction methods to residential design.
- Analyze a building site and orient a house to take advantage of solar energy and lot features.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Building codes
- Residential styles and design concepts
- Site plans
- Building and wall sections
- Floor plans
- Electrical lighting and power plans
- Roof plans
- Foundation plans
- Framing plans
- Plumbing and HVAC plans
- Building elevations
- Schedules and details
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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