Basics of Architecture
Welcome to the "Basics of Architecture"! In this portion of our website we will teach you about basic architectural terms, show you the steps required in order to build a house, and even give you an interactive timeline of Chicago architecture. Enjoy!
SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A HOUSE?
Here are the steps that you need to follow if you want to build a house:
Determine Your Need for a House:
It is important to need a house to get a new house because you don't want to go through all the steps and waste your time.
When you decide that you need a house, you then need to find a good piece of land. If you have a piece of land that you don't like, don't buy it, because it might not be the shape that you want, or it might not be the right place for your dream house.
A realtor helps you find the owner if you want to buy the land, or they help find a buyer if you want to sell the land.
You have to make sure that the land is really owned by the owner. It's happened where some people try to cheat the buyer, and sell land that isn't theirs!
The buyer and the realtor sign a contract, and then you get a deed, and the land is yours!
The architect is the one who designs the house, and he or she hires other people to build the house.
You get a picture of the land that is yours, and you can decide what you want your house to look like.
The flow diagram allows you to get the feeling of how the entire house will flow. For example, a flow diagram will show you that if you go to the left in one direction, you will be in the living room, or if you go to the right, you will be in the kitchen.
The plans look like you've cut off the roof of a building. You can see how each room is designed.
The working drawings explain how the house works and how everything fits together.
The plot plan is the first drawing done by the architect and it shows the builder where the house will be located on the property lines.
The second drawings done by the architect show the openings, walls, corners, and the sizes of the rooms.
The architect uses symbols to show different materials that he is using. He also uses abbreviations to label parts of the building.
Architects can't show the buildings at full size so the plans have to be reduced using scale.
The electric plan shows the electrician where to put the wires in the building.
The plumbing plan shows the plumber where the pipes in the building go.
The heating plan shows where the furnace goes and what rooms the furnace heats.
Decide which doors, bathroom fixtures, and kitchen appliances will go in the house. This sometimes takes quite a while.
Specifications are written plans that give a full explanation of the building.
The budget is how much it costs for the house to be built.
The money you pay to the bank to be able to own your house.
Pack up all your stuff from the old house in boxes, put the furniture in a moving van, drive or fly to your new house, and bring your stuff inside, unpack, and enjoy your new house!!!!!
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