MULTIDISCIPLINRY NATURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.pptx
Home Staging Week 4 Measuring and Floor Plans
1. Home Staging Week 4
Clearances
Circulation
How to Measure
How to Scale
Drawing Conventions
Dimensioning
Floor Plans Exercise
Furniture Arrangement
Discussion Q&A
2. Clearances
Refers to the distance between:
Architectural elements and furniture
Elements within a space, appliances etc.
Entry
Egress
3. Clearances
Most furniture items need open
space around them to be
accessible and functional.
Furniture arrangement is a visual
composition including clearances
or “space”.
Space itself is a design element,
negative and positive space affects
the overall perception of
spaciousness.
Space in design should be
considered in all three dimensions
4. Home Measurement
LIVING ROOM
Pictures/Art centre of frame height 57”
End table height below armrest 1-2”
Knee space couch to coffee table 9-18”
Screen Size 40” - 5-8 feet distance, 46” - 6-10 feet distance
52” - 7-11 feet distance
11. Circulation
Furnishings should not block easy
movement in a space
Plan around natural traffic pattern
as much as possible
Redirect a bad natural traffic
pattern
Circulation should not interfere
with a function – conversation
area, entertainment area, etc.
14. Guidelines for furniture layout
FUNCTION
Consider how the room is used and how many people will use it. That
will dictate the type of furnishings needed and if it is a living
room/dining room the amount of seating required.
FOCAL POINT
Identify the rooms focal point whether it be a fireplace or bay window
and orient the furniture accordingly.
PRIORITY
Largest pieces of furniture should be placed first, chairs being no more
than 8 feet apart to facilitate conversation.
19. Drawing Conventions
Scale for floorplans use ¼”=1’-0”
Scale for Elevations use ½” = 1’-0”
Orientation if at all possible orient your direction so that N is facing up or the
entrance is at the bottom of the drawing
Dimensioning feet and inches for floor space and architectural elements
Inches only for furnishings
Extension Lines extend outside of the drawing, overall extension line farthest
away from the drawing dimensions on top of the line
Lettering is in block caps used for titles and scale information on drawings
Furnishings drawn in place on the drawing and dimensioned on top of the
furnishings
Architectural features dimensioned outside of the drawing
22. Room Shape
Rectangle or Square
• Balance furnishings
• Create a circulation pathway
• Reduce large items
• Soften the edges
• Use circular motifs or organic
shapes
• Emphasise focal point if
possible in centre of the room
across from doorway
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23. Room Shape
L- Shaped
• Define functional areas
• Open space between two areas
• Direct flow
• Fixed or non fixed focal point in
each area
• Pay attention to entry ways,
circulation and potential dead
zones
• Circulate around rather than
through functional areas
24. Room Shapes
Bowling Alley or Long and
Narrow
• V shaped conversation area
•Angle furnishings
• Circular elements
• Organic forms
• Use art or other elements to fill
wall expanses
• Balance both sides of the room
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25. Room Shapes
Angled
• Created by walls, windows or fixed
elements
• Balance the angle
• Soften the edges
• Light the opposite angle
• Pay attention to traffic patterns and
sight lines
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26. Multi Purpose
Multi Purpose
-Define functional areas
-Continual sight lines
-Proportioned furnishings and
accessories
-Continuous cohesive colour
palette
-Repeated motifs, materials, style
-Circulation around functional
areas, not through
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27. Making Small Rooms Larger
• Choose properly scaled furniture
• Allow space around furnishings
• Use glass tables that don’t take up
visual space
• Use a monochromatic colour scheme
• Show your legs
• Remove the area rugs
• Expand the view
• Use mirrors and light to expand the
space
• Take advantage of the vertical space
28.
29. Measuring and Floorplan
Exercise
Draw your floor plan to scale using your preferred method.
Measure and dimension all of the furnishings and architectural elements
in the room
Draw the furniture onto the floor plan dimension the furnishings.
Draw in the circulation pattern on the floor plan.
Bring to class next week.
30. For Next Week
Homework:
Walk through your home and create a room by room staging report.
Focus on the condition of the floors, walls, ceilings, furnishings and
accessories as well as colour and lighting in each space.
Bring your report to class next week.
Add before photographs and suggestions for staging each room in your
home.