JacobP-8B

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__Assignment A__



Here you can see a render view of my kitchen I created by following the chief architect 10 exploring residential home design book. By following the book I learned how to use just about all of the basic home design tools. It would have been hard to figure out how to use this program on my own but the book's step by step instructions made it very easy to learn. In the future when I'm making something similar i will get through it easier because i will already know how it works. Now that I have knowledge of architectural design in real life i will recognize things and picture them like they are in chief architect. While Designing the cabinets i had a slight problem with getting the cabinets to line up correctly. I realized that the snap to grid feature was set too high and i fixed that and they lined up correctly. I thought i was successful in customizing i have a really creative mind and I like to make my own things. As you can see I followed the kitchen design in the book but i customized a few things to my liking. I used the material painter to have my cabinets made out of a different type of wood and i matched the kitchen table to that type of wood. I changed my floor to a bedrock tile floor in the kitchen and hardwood cherry in the other rooms. I removed the full height cabinet and extended the base cabinet and wall cabinets, I didn’t like how the full height cabinet looked. I also Painted my walls a dark red color using the material painter.

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Here you can see a render view of the outside of my bungalow. in this assignment I added a deck and porch to the exterior to my house. I learned how to use the deck railing tool to make decks and porches. I also learned that you can use sofits to create any prism shape that you need. This is a useful tool to use in the future when i want to make something simple with a sofit that doesn't have its own special tool to make it. I can use these skills in the real world for when I'm building a real house i will know how decks and porches work. I had a little trouble with getting the sofits to line up correctly, i asked Mr. bailey for help and he told me how to fix it. i followed the book perfectly and i think it came out good. I added my own customization to the deck, I used a different wood type. I also replaced the shingle roof with a metal roof.

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Assignment C

In this assignment I have been working on the exterior terrain of my house. I have learned how to create terrain and make roads and driveways. I also learned how to adjust render settings to create a high quality render, and I also learned how to create shadows and adjust sun angles for any time of day in any part of the world. These skills show you how things will look in real life, you can see how the sun will hit the house while you’re designing it rather than after it’s built. I had a problem with getting the shadows to show up in final view; I later found out that you have to turn shadows on again after you turn on final view because final view turns them off at first. I thought that I was successful in creating the render view; the quality of this render is 10x better then previous renders. There were a lot of things that I have customized in this assignment. I added fencing to the perimeter of my yard, added a car to the driveway and a speed limit sign in the road. I also changed some textures on the asphalt, and changed the backdrop.

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__Assignment D__







In this assignment we made a layout of our bungalow plan. Durring this assignment I learned how to make a presentable layout] DO NOT GRADE THIS ASSIGNMENT YET

__Assignment E__


In this Assignment we were working on adjusting the terrain surrounding a house in chief architect. We learned how to build terrain using various terrain tools. Building terrain won’t help you much in the real world, but knowing how to build on certain types of terrain is very important when designing a house. In this assignment I had a hard time getting the terrain to build properly. I eventually had to start over to fix the problem. I think I was successful in making the terrain look natural and realistic. I can use this in future assignments to make realistic terrain for the surrounding area of my house. You really can’t see in this picture but I changed the grass texture to a different one I think looks good.

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In this assignment we learned how to Build advanced deck framing for our decks. Using advanced deck framing makes it easier to make piers for our decks rather than using sofits. We also learned how to make CAD Blocks as you can see in my logo above. Now that I know how to make CAD blocks I can transfer a combination of things to another project rather than making it over again from scratch. I did not encounter any problems with this project, everything went smoothly. I thought I was successful in making my logo, the process came easy to me and I can't wait to make another one. I think my logo was creative and original, I changed it up a bit from the original design.

=__**Green House Project﻿**__= In the green house project we were given a task to design a house that meets the LEED standards for green building

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In this picture you can see that I have done my part of reducing the heat island effect by paving a parking lot with concrete instead of a blacktop and the surface is provided with shade from pine trees on the perimiter of the lot.

Also this facility is located 1/8 of a mile away from a city bus stop, therefore alternate transportation is highly encouraged.

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In this picture you can see there is a special room for recycling. the trash cans are in the same room so recycling is highly encouraged.



In this picture you can see the metal roof of my house. The Roofing is made of entirely of recycled scrap metal

Water Eficiency


In this picture you can see a water efficient Low flow toilet. Water efficiency is key to having a green house



In this picture you can see a silo for collecting rainwater. all of the water that runs out of the gutters runs into this silo and it is stored for use in a garden hose.

Energy and Atmosphere


As you can see in this picture I have installed solar pannels to provide my building with alternative energy. These solar pannels provide all of the energy needed for the building and heats all of the hot water used.



In this picture there is a washing machine approved as an energy star appliance. Energy star appliances can help you save money and the enviornment

Indoor Enviormental Quality


All of the adhesive used to construct the flooring in this house, and all of the paint is made up or low VOC meterial.

The heating systems in this building are designed so each room is heated evenly, so there are no cold spots which can make you turn up the heat.

=__Home Design Project__= For my home design project I have chosen a one-story ranch for my home design. I felt that a one-story ranch fet my needs for what I was building the best. In this picture you can see a plan view of my one-story ranch. One issue with a one story house is heating problems. This is due to the house being spread out and away from the furnace, but this house is quite small and all of the rooms are not too far from the furnace. This house is also more of an open design aside from a bathroom and closet (as you can see in the plan view) so it is easier to keep the whole house heated equally.



In this picture you can see a render view of the outside of my house. One advantage of having a one-story ranch is that the roof, gutters and windows are easily accessible for cleaning and maintenance. You don’t need to have 20 foot ladders to access the roof, this eliminates that safety hazard. Another disadvantage to a one-story ranch is the cost of the roof because there is more roof area that needs to be covered. The one-story ranch design is also a popular choice for the disabled. Since there is only 1 story there is no need for stairs, and out back there is a wheelchair accessible entrance for the handicap.