Universal design is the concept of creating products and living spaces that are easy for everyone to use Structural elements of universal design Wide doorways Entrances without steps Nonstructural elements of universal design Cabinets with pull out shelves Lever style door handles Touch lamps that operate without switches Furnishings should be comfortable, tasteful and suit your lifestyle Should be durable enough to last for several years Factors to consider when choosing furniture Should be functional Look for pieces with multiple uses Furniture should be in proportion to the size of the room and the other furnishings in the room Tables the correct height for the chair they will be used with Children need sturdy, durable,easily cleaned furniture Light colors and decorative fabrics are best on furniture used infrequently Common styles Traditional based on popular styles from the past Early American Victorian Modern has simple lines Reflects theme of form follows function Example: A chair provides a comfortable place to sit No unnecessary frills Contemporary latest designs and materials Based on latest designs and materials Plain lines and geometric shapes Often made from metal, plastics, and glass Emphasize textures Consider type of materials used Evaluate how well the furniture is made Look for sturdy joints on wood furniture Joints held with glue, screws and nails are weak The frame of an upholstered piece (has fabric covering) should feel sturdy Joints should be reinforced with corner blocks Sit on a piece of furniture to judge quality of springs and cushions Upholstery should be durable, stain repellant, and fire resistant How a room is organized affects the rooms appearance comfort convenience INDOOR Kitchen Family room Living room OUTDOOR Porches Patios Yards Areas where members can gather and spend time with one another. Should reflect the needs and tastes of all family members Enough furniture to accommodate all family members as well as guests Furniture should be arranged to make communication easier May contain more than one activity center Grouping of all furnishings needed for a particular activity A place to be alone and store belongings If necessary to share a bedroom space can be divided to create greater privacy MMaking a floor plan SScale floor plan drawing that shows the size and shape of a room FFirst step is to measure the room. Walls, doors, windows, etc. SScale of = 1 foot means that inch on paper is the same as 1 foot of your room UUse graph paper and make each square equal to a certain measurement (1 foot) DDraw walls, leave openings for doors and windows. DDraw doors & windows using correct symbols IIndicate placement of vents, and electrical outlets using correct symbols Measure depth and width of furniture Create furniture templates using same scale as floor plan (1/4 = 1) Use furniture templates to arrange furniture on scale floor plan FFactors to consider AActivities that will take place in the room SSpace needed for each piece of furniture GGroup furniture for each activity to organize space SSleeping area bed, night stand 22 feet clearance on three sides of bed unless a twin bed (6 from wall) SStudy area desk and chair, bookcase, space for hobbies and computer 22-3 feet to pull chair back from desk GGuest area TV stand, music equipment, chairs/floor cushions DDressing area chest of drawers near closet 33 feet clearance in front of dresser to pull out drawers RRoom to open closet doors The paths within a home that people take to get from one room to another and from one part of a room to another Nothing should block traffic patterns Should not have to squeeze between objects Should avoid cutting through a conversation area or in front of someones view Decorative Pictures, flowers, statues Functional Clocks, lamps Select accessories with textures and colors that go well with the rest of the room Keep proportion in mind Small table = small vase w/ small flower Draw one wall 12 feet long. Draw one wall perpendicular to the first wall 11 feet long. (creates a corner) Create 3 rd and 4 th wall same as 1 st and 2 nd to complete a rectangle. Along one 11 wall place a door (36wide), 6 inches from the corner. Along the opposite 11 wall place a window (42 wide), 1 feet from the corner, then another window (42 wide), 2 from the first window. Along the adjacent 12 wall, place a sliding closet door (6 wide), three feet from the corner. On the remaining 12 wall place three electrical outlets, each 3 feet apart, beginning 3 from the corner. Place a vent 6x12 on the wall with the exit door,3.5 from the corner w/o door. On line below drawing indicate the scale used. (scale: 1=1/4) Universal design is ______________________ ________________________________________ ______________ elements of universal design ____________________ _________________ elements of universal design Cabinets with ____________________ __________________ style door handles _____________ lamps that operate _______________ Furnishings should be _______________, _____________ and suit your _______________ Should be __________ enough to last for several years Factors to consider when choosing furniture Should be _____________________ Look for pieces with _______________________ Furniture should be in _______________ to the size of the room and the ___________________in the room Tables the ________________ for the chair they will be used with Children need _________, durable, _____________ furniture __________ colors and _________________are best on furniture used ______________________ Common styles _________________ based on popular styles from the ______ Early American Victorian ___________________ has simple lines Reflects theme of __________________________ Example: A chair provides a comfortable place to sit No _____________________________ _____________________ latest designs and materials Based on latest designs and materials _________________ lines and _____________________ shapes Often made from ____________, ______________, and _________ Emphasize ________________________ Consider type of _________________ used Evaluate how well the furniture is made Look for __________________ on wood furniture Joints held with _______, ________ and _________ are _____ The __________ of an upholstered piece (has __________ covering) should feel ____________ Joints should be ___________ with ___________________ Sit on a piece of furniture to judge quality of _________and ______________ Upholstery should be durable, ___________, and _________________________ How a room is organized affects the rooms ________________ INDOOR ______________ OUTDOOR ___________ Areas where members can gather and spend time with one another. Should reflect the _________ and __________ of _________________________ _________________to accommodate all family members as well as _______________ Furniture should be arranged to make ________________________ May contain more than one ______________ Grouping of all furnishings needed for a particular activity A place to be ________ and ______________ If necessary to share a bedroom space can be ______________ to create greater _________ Bookcases SScale floor plan -__________________________ __________________________________________ FFirst step is to _____________________. WWalls, doors, windows, etc. DDetermine the scale SScale of ____________means that ___________________________ ______________________________________________________ UUse __________________ (1/4) and make each square equal to a certain measurement (1 foot) DDraw walls, leave _________________________________. DDraw doors & windows using correct _________________ IIndicate placement of ______________, and __________ ________________ using correct symbols Measure ___________ and _________ of furniture Create furniture __________ using ____________ as floor plan (___________) Use furniture templates to _________________on scale floor plan FFactors to consider ____________ that will take place in the room ______________ needed for each piece of furniture _________________for each activity to organize space SSleeping area ____________________ RRequires __________________________on three sides of bed unless a _______________ bed (_____________ from wall) __________________ desk and chair, bookcase, space for hobbies and computer RRequires ___________________to pull chair back from desk GGuest area TV stand, music equipment, chairs/floor cushions ______________ area _________________near closet RRequires _________clearance in front of dresser to pull out drawers NNeed room to _______________________ The _____________ within a home that people take ____________________________ and from __________________________________________ Nothing should ______________ traffic patterns Should not have to ________________between objects Should ___________ cutting through a _____________ area or in front of someones _______________ ___________________ Pictures, flowers, statues ___________________ Clocks, lamps Select accessories with __________ and ______________ that go well with the rest of the room Keep _______________ in mind Small table = small vase w/ small flower