A interesting homework.

Developing Your Own

Space Plan

UI340: Housing Perspectives

The Purpose of Space Planning

 Space planning will help determine how furniture will fit into a space

 Space planning allows you to develop several layouts. Then, you can select the plan that best fits your needs.

 Space planning allows you to plan around telephone/data outlets, heating and cooling registers, windows and doors.

 Space planning keeps you from moving furniture around the room several times!

Materials Needed

 A space!

 A 25’ tape measure

 Quad paper (graph paper with ¼” squares –

or 4 squares per inch)

 Scrap paper

 Pencil

 Scissors

 Tape

Step One

 Measure the length of each wall in the space

(in feet and inches).

 Sketch the space on a piece of scrap paper

and label each wall with the dimension.

 Locate doors and windows

 Measure from the corner of the room to the

start of the window, then measure the length

of the window.

 Complete the same process for the doors.

Step One

 Locate the electrical outlets

 Measure from the corner of the room to the electrical outlet and label it on your plan.

 Locate telephone or data outlets using the same process.

 Locate the heating and cooling registers

 Measure from the corner of the room to the heating register. Note if the register is floor or wall mounted.

 Locate all of these items on your scrap paper with dimensions or measurements

Step One – Example Plan

Step Two

 Transfer drafted plan from scrap paper to

graph paper

 Graph paper is scaled so that one square =

one foot

 Draft the walls of your plan first, then add

doors, windows, electrical, telephone/data,

and heating and cooling registers.

 See example

Step Two – Example Plan

Step Three

 Measure all furniture

 Be sure to measure at the widest point of the

furniture piece

 Draft the furniture pieces with dimensions on

your scrap paper

 You may use furniture templates only if your

furniture is the same size as the template

 See example

Step Three Example

Step Four

 Draw your furniture on the graph paper to

scale. One square = 1 foot.

 You may use templates for this step if they

are the same dimensions (measurements) as

your furniture.

 Once you draw your furniture to scale, cut

each piece out with your scissors.

Step Four Example

Step Five

 Move your furniture around your plan to see where your furniture will fit.

 It is a good idea to leave at least 3 feet between furniture, especially in walk ways.

 If you are space planning with chairs and desks that will be pulled out, make sure to space plan with the chair pulled out.

 Be sure not to block heating and cooling registers and be aware of electrical, telephone/data, window and door locations.

 When you find a plan you like, tape your furniture to your drawing.

Step Five Example