Space Planning Basics by Mark Karlen & Rob Fleming

Author:Mark Karlen & Rob Fleming
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781118882597
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2016-02-09T00:00:00+00:00

REFINING THE ROUGH PLAN

The development of the rough floor plan, as described in Chapter 6, suggests significant review and evaluation within the plan development process. Assuming that has been done, the concluding phase of the space planning process, the development of a “final” preliminary plan, should begin now.

Discussions of the issues related to drawing method become increasingly less important as this text proceeds. It is likely (but not necessary) that planners who work through the rough floor plan process entirely with pencil or pen on tracing paper will continue to work in that mode through the refinement process. It also is likely (again, not necessary) that planners who begin with or transition to working digitally through the rough floor plan process will continue working in digital mode. The drawing process employed should not affect the space planning results. You are encouraged to experiment with both hand and computer drawing in order to find your best personal working method. The choice of methods for final presentation drawings has other implications and is discussed later in this chapter.

If you are working on paper, tape down the latest revision of the rough floor plan, and then tape down a reasonably high-quality tracing paper over it. (Use high- quality paper because there may be a lot of erasing during the refinement process.) Work with a few types of pencil leads, from soft, to medium, to hard, to more easily express visual importance with line weight; a door swing should read differently from a full-height partition. Basic drawing technique can range from a meticulous hard-line drafted style to a fairly loose freehand style, keeping in mind that reasonable dimensional accuracy is important; a conventional stud and drywall partition should not be mistaken for an 8″ plumbing wall. Remember that this is a refining process of the plan and that the drawn product is meant for highly informal presentations, such as a classroom or in-house pinup for critique and discussion.

If working on the computer screen, copy the latest revision of the rough floor plan and work with the copy so that a record of the latest revision has been saved. Dimensional accuracy is not an issue when working digitally; if anything, the computer’s accuracy is a bit of overkill at this point. While maintaining focus on the refinement process, it is practical to make refinement revisions with an eye to the future desired style of the finished presentation drawing. Decisions about basic drawing elements, such as type of line, line weight, door swings, and so on, are appropriate and time-efficient at this early stage of floor plan development. Unlike the hand-drawn product of the refinement process, the digitally drawn product often becomes the early version of the presentation plan drawing.

Later in this chapter, there are illustrations of refined rough floor plans employing different drawing methods. Regardless of the drawing method employed, this refinement process presents an opportunity to see the rough floor plan from a fresh vantage point, almost demanding a closer look at the plan details for the first time in the space planning process.

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