Mr. A Griffith (instructor)

Stuyvesant high school Technology Department Technical drawing division Computer aided drafting

The living room: This is the main area where the occupants in the home congregate for social activities.

The living room is the center of the living space in most homes thus its function location

décor, size and even the shape or extremely important and can affect the design

appearance of homes interior design.

1. Its function:

when designing a living room, the architect or the designer must always keep in mind

the needs of the occupants who are living in the home. This room can serve many

purposes, it can be an entertainment center a social room and, in some cases, even a

dining center. Its specific function depends on the living habits of the residents.

a living room needs to be designed in relation to its function and activities it serves.

2. Its location and orientation:

Ideally the living room should be centrally located adjacent to the outside entrance

of a home. In smaller residences however, the entrance may be open directly into the

living room. This design should be avoided wherever possible since the living room and

dining room tend to function the living room is usually adjacent to the dining room as

well as to the outside entrance of the home.

The living room should not be used as hallway to get to other areas of the home such

as the sleeping and service areas. This can disturb the people in the home, and it could

eventually cause unnecessary wear and tear on living room itself.

Bad design

configuration

living room in bad location

In this situation the living room is away from

house traffic. This is a better design

regarding its location.

When planning window locations in your living room you must also consider the various

seasonal changes in the landscape as well as the features of the property.

Although the windows themselves can be a decorative item the primary function of the

window is to:

1. Admit light into the room.

2. Provide a pleasant view of the landscape.

If the views from the window are unpleasant or was restricted by other buildings

translucent glass is often used to allow natural light to enter the living room without

showing any unwanted views.

3. Its size and shape:

Ideally when designing a living room, the type and the amount of living room furniture

should be determined preferably before the size of the living room is established.

One of the most difficult aspects of planning the size and shape of a living room as with

any other room is to provide sufficient wall space for the effective placement of the

furniture.

A continuous wall space is needed for the placement of many kinds of furniture

especially sofas, large televisions, and coffee tables.

The placement of the fireplace, and doors openings to other rooms need to be planned

thoughtfully to conserve as much wall space as possible for furniture placement.

This living

room is:

12’ X 13’

This living

room is:

16’ X 22’

Living rooms come in all sizes and shapes

small living rooms such a this one

may be as small as 150 square feet.

An average sized living room for a typical size home is usually around 250 square feet

whereas a large living room could be around 400 square feet or even larger depending

on the needs of the homeowner and the size of the home.

This living room is about 350 square feet:

To assure that the room will accommodate the necessary furniture, templates or made

with the appropriate size of each furniture. The room plan is scaled to represents the

same size and shape of the room and furniture. This way the room can be effectively

evaluated.

This is a typical size common living room furniture.