Unit Brief: Today, many people are concerned with the environment, money and a desire for more time and freedom. In response people have decided to downsize the space they live in and join the Tiny house movement, which is to live simply in a small home. Tiny houses come in all shapes, sizes and forms but they enable simpler living in a smaller and more efficient space.
You have been tasked to design a Tiny House for you and your family to live in. |
Project: (60%)Requirements: Using CAD program Sketch Up, you will design your Tiny House and build a scale model to communicate your design.
Must: Use Sketch Up to produce a floor plan and two elevations of the Tiny House design. Using a purpose designed computer application, you will make a virtual scale model. The design must not exceed 25m2. Should: Have all required spaces for living in a house i.e. bedroom, kitchen, bathroom etc. Could: To increase the aesthetic appeal of your Tiny House design you may modify; Form, Colour, types of building materials etc. |
Folio: (20%)Folio Brief: Your project will need to follow a sequence of development stages and your folio documents this process.
Your Project Folio is worth 20% of your final mark and is compiled of homework tasks and classroom activities. You will be required to complete the folio for homework and submit it to your teacher in order to get the best results you can! |
Written Task: (20%)Written Assignment: Students are to research the unit topic and submit evidence on their findings by answering the questions on the attached research task worksheet.
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Past Project Gallery
In class you will need to do a PMI analysis on three past student designs chosen from the images below, .
Write the results of this activity into your Project Folio.
"A PMI analysis looks at an object from all design angles. Identify and describe one PLUS feature of the design (something that is good about it), one MINUS feature (something that is not so good) and one INTERESTING feature (neither good or bad but something that perhaps makes it different)."
Write the results of this activity into your Project Folio.
"A PMI analysis looks at an object from all design angles. Identify and describe one PLUS feature of the design (something that is good about it), one MINUS feature (something that is not so good) and one INTERESTING feature (neither good or bad but something that perhaps makes it different)."
Existing Designs:
More designs here: https://www.treehugger.com/ultra-modern-tiny-house-matt-lisa-living-big-tiny-house-4858662
Tutorial Video:Watch this tutorial to learn how to draw a Lego brick using SketchUp.
When finished you need to print your skill acquisition task and paste it into your folio (as shown) As an extension activity you can take it a step further with this PDF:
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Lego Brick Dimensions: |
Floor Plan Gallery:
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Floor Plans
After watching the video below: "How to think like an architect", it's time to start developing a floor plan for your Tiny House.
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Here is a walkthrough video of a Tiny house project created in Sketchup. You can use the .pdf documents below to help you through the stages of this project:
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Videos:
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More Videos:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-31/the-tiny-home-revolution-told-in-pictures-and-floorplans/9099058
https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_less_stuff_more_happiness/discussion#t-321033
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcOFwRmc2D8
https://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_less_stuff_more_happiness/discussion#t-321033
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcOFwRmc2D8