Ranch-Style House Architectural Plans

2018-2019
Project Overview
Over the course of my Junior year at Harford Technical High School, I learned about architecture and found a great passion in it. The lessons learned allowed me to create the complete architectural plans for a 1200 sq. ft. ranch-style home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
My Contributions
Everything you see here is from my vision and work! The process took a year to complete but from sketching the design concepts on paper, using AutoCad to finalize the blueprints, and even creating 3-D models to visualize the construction, I was able to learn a lot about architecture and how landscapes, interior design, electrical guides, construction, etc. all work together to create something amazing.

Floor Plans

Main Floor

Basement

This project was a massive undertaking and took a year to complete from fall 2018 through spring 2019. A three bedroom, two bathroom, ranch-style home was to be constructed with a square footage of no more than 1200 sq. ft.--the final design is around 1125 sq. ft. on the main floor.

Shown above are the floor plans for the main floor and the finished basement. A small foyer and kitchen entrance are found left and right to the front door entrance with a hallway facing ahead leading to the bedrooms. The foyer leads to a 145 sq. ft. living room space with seating for five. The kitchen and dining room area seats four and has a kitchen island as well as a 15' 4" work triangle. Two bedrooms are found at the end of the hallway of 107 and 121 sq. ft., and the primary bedroom is featured at the other end of the hallway with a bathroom and walk in closet. A full bathroom is also found near the entrance of the home.

The basement is completely finished as well. A large pantry is seated at the end of the staircase with a cozy den capable of seating six directly ahead. A bar seating six and pool table are also found in the basement. Included in the basement is a large guest bedroom with plenty of room for storage and a full bathroom. A utility room with a top loading washer, dryer, and a boiler is found near the staircase as well.
Architecture Packet Includes:
  • Floor plans (2)
  • Kitchen Elevations (4)
  • Electrical wiring guides (2)
  • Outdoor elevations (4)
  • Floor joist construction (1)
  • Concrete construction (1)
  • Property view (1)

Kitchen Elevations



Four kitchen elevations are shown above. The kitchen has a work triangle of 15' 4" between the fridge, stove, and sink. Elevation 1 shows the electric stove and ceiling ventilation assembly as well as the passageway into the hallway. On the other side of this wall is the hallway closet, which can be used for additional food storage as needed. Elevation 2 shows the two-section kitchen sink, window, dishwasher, and ample cabinet space. A fridge is found in Elevation 3 as well as a window to provide additional lighting to the dining room/kitchen area. The kitchen island is shown in Elevation 4, featuring a built-in trash compactor.

Electrical Guides

Main Floor

Basement


The electrical wiring across the entire house can be seen above. Given the layout of the house, the foyer has switches to control the outdoor/front step lights, hallway lights, and living room lights. On either side of the kitchen and living room are 3-way light switches. The kitchen has flourescent overhead lighting, an above-head kitchen island light, a telephone line, and ample outlets to power the various kitchen appliances. Each of the smaller bedrooms feature a ceiling fan and a split powered outlet controlled by the main light switch at the doorway. The primary bedroom is also has a ceiling fan, split powered outlet, and telephone line. Coaxial cable is supplied to the living room for the television. There are four outdoor outlets around the outside of the house as well.

In the basement, the electrical wiring is similar to the pattern observed in the main floor bathrooms, bedrooms, and hallway. Coaxial cable is supplied to the basement living room/den which can be fed from the upstairs living room positioned directly above. Coaxial cable is also fed nearby to the pool table area. A string of lights in the basement connect the bar and pool table area, and fluorescent lights cover the bar area. The bar is fully fitted for a smaller fridge and sink.

Wall Sections

Construction Guide

Concrete Foundation

Floor Joists

External Property View