The document describes Jon Cody's design of a desert home project from 2003 that he revisited in 2012 using Revit. The single family home has 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and a 2 car garage across 3,459 square feet. While the original design drawings were done by hand, the document shows the house reimagined in Revit software. Key work remaining includes finishing the kitchen design, redesigning windows and roof to match the original, and rendering the project. Images depict the hand drawn plans, elevations, and 3D models from Revit to showcase the evolution of the "Desert Home" project over time.

1. By Jon Cody

2. Stats
Title: The Desert Home
 Project Type: Single Family Home
Program Used: Pen/ Paper & Revit Year Designed: 2003/ Redone 2012
2012
Features: 3 Bedrooms Size: 1st Floor: 3,459 Sq Ft
3 Baths Total = 3,459 sq ft
2 Car Garage
Work Left to Do: • Finish Kitchen Skills Learned: Roof layouts
• Redesign windows Architectural drafting
and roof to the Revit Architecture
original design 2012
• Render

3. Hand Drawn Version
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 The following pictures show the original hand
drawn version of this house.
 The name of the house more fits the design of this
version than it does on the Revit version that will be
shown later.

4. Front Elevation
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The front elevation will likely be brick or stucco. It features a series of dormers to
allow light into the rooms located in the center of the house

5. Floor Plan

I will explain the
layout more on the
Revit version
The skylights
would bring light
into the office
which otherwise
has no windows, as
well as the kitchen
and master
bedroom.

6. Back Elevation
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The master bedroom has its own walled off garden area for some outdoor relaxation.

7. Left Elevation
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Although the window design is not final, I do plan on keeping the sloping windows
to match the unique roof line.

8. Right Elevation
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This view shows some of the dramatic angles of the roof I created for this house.

9. Roof Layout
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10. Kitchen
This is my hand

drawn kitchen
design that
follows the
ceiling slope.
I personally
prefer this design
over the Revit
version, though
the island will
likely be larger.

11. Electrical Plan

This is the
only house
that I have
done an
electrical, or
HVAC plan
for as part
of my
drafting
class in high
school.

12. HVAC Plan
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13. REVIT Version

 The Revit Version of this house came out much
simpler in design.
 This is partly due to me not knowing how to make
my own window shapes or roof designs, but also to
show the variations that could be made with the
same layout.

14. 3D Front
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15. 3D Back
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16. This simple plan
tries to make the
best use of space
by grouping
function areas
together.

A laundry and
spare bath are
immediately
adjacent to the
kitchen
The dining and
living rooms will
open out unto a
patio or deck.
The master bath is
complete with a
whirlpool tub and
a personal sauna.

17. Interior Kitchen

Design not final as I am currently limited to preinstalled cabinetry
in Revit. I haven’t figured out how to customize yet.

18. Bathrooms
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19. Overview Interior
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