Residential Design

Geeta Fulwani
I Year Diploma & B.Sc Interior Design

To design any residential space

with designing and effective
space planning , we need to
pay attention to all aspects
needed
to
design
any
residential space, say it aspect
, prospect , anthropometrics
and ergonomics, ventilation ,
daylighting , orientation.

Interior Design
Residential Design Space Planning

Case study
You Have To Do Space Planning For A Client Mr. Bose Who Is Marketing Manager Of One Of The Fashion
Brands Levis . He Has A Family Of Two Children In The Age Group Of 10-16 Years Both Boys , Wife Who

Loves Gardening Ad Is Very Fond Of Creating Bonsai Plants.

We Rae Suppose To Design An Open Plan For This Family Where The Plot Size Given Is 300sq. Yards And
The Requirements Being Living Room , Kitchen , Master Bedroom, Children's Bedroom, Space for The
Lady Of The House To Work With Plants And Display The Same . They Require A Terrace Garden And They
Love More Of Lighted U Spaces Which Are Bright And Lively. A Small Office Zone Needs To Be Provided
For Mr. Bose In Master Bedroom.
We Need To Ay Extra Attention To The Space planning For Mrs. Bose For Doing He Gardening Work

SYNOPSIS OF MY PLAN
During My 1st Year Studies Of Diploma Programme In Interior Design , I Was Given A Residential Plan To
Be Made For A Hypothetical Client . I Had Created This Plan Taking Into Consideration All The Aspects That
Are Necessary For Any Residential Design When Made. Starting From The Climatology Factors That Is
Macro And Micro Climate Of The Given Location Along With The Orientation Of The Site. As My Site Is
North Facing I Have Took North South Orientation For My Plan. By Considering These I Have Tried To Make
My Design Energy Efficient, Water Efficient An D Material Efficient.
Making My Plan According To The Government Rules I Have Paid Attention To The Building Byelaws Stated
By The Urban Development Board.

Here I Had Gave Some Of The Things Which Needs To Be Paid Attention To While Constructing Any Plan
And These Are As Follows :Ventilation:- Proper Air Exchange In Any Design Is A Must.
Orientation:- Proper And Maximised Utilisation Of Natural Daylight In A Design Can Be There , If We
Pay Attention This Word Orientation.
Anthropometrics:- When We Live In Our We Should Be That Much Comfortable Where We Do Not
Need Adjust According To The Construction Besides Our Design Should Have The Factor Of Adjusting
Itself For Us.
Louis Kahn's Principles Of Space Planning:-the Most Important Thing In Design Development Is The
Ability In Us To Create Space From Space Or Say Making The Optimum Utilisation Of Space Provided.

Water Body
Deck

Architecture &
Space Planning
2d Top Plan of House
S

Secondary sitting
area

Dinning Area
N

Specifications:Stairs
Living Area

Kitchen

Garden Area

Entrance

Location:- Dezyne Ecole College

Direction:- North Facing
Total Plot Size:- L x B
50x54
Plot Area:- 2700 sq.ft
Covered area:- 1541.73 sq. ft.
Uncovered area:- 1158.27 sq.ft.

This Is The Plan I Had Made Taking

Into Consideration The Requirements
Of Mr.Bose And Family.
Over here I had given :Living room:- 161 x 18
Kitchen:- 911 x 116
Dining area:- 6 x 5
Secondary sitting area
Garden area
Water body
Stairs

Architecture &
Space Planning
Terrace Garden
154 x 4
Bathroom
8 x 11

2d Top Plan of House

1st Floor

Children's Bedroom
17 x 11

Master Bedroom
14 x 154

Stairs

Duple

Balcony
111 x 5

Bathroom
7 x 164

This Is the top plan of the 1st

floor.
Over here I had given :Children's bedroom:-17 x 11
Bathroom:-8 x 11
Master bedroom:-14 x 154
Bathroom:-7 x 164
Terrace garden:-154 x 4
Balcony:- 154x 4
I had covered on an approx.
an area of about 1296.12

Top Plan Of Ground Floor

Isometric View Of Ground Floor

Top Plan Of 1st Floor

Isometric View Of 1st Floor

To design any residential space

with designing and effective
space planning , we need to
pay attention to all aspects
needed
to
design
any
residential space, say it aspect
, prospect , anthropometrics
and ergonomics, ventilation ,
daylighting , orientation.

Interior Design
Residential Design Space Planning

Architecture & Space Planning

2d Top Plan of House

To
design
any
residential space with
designing and effective
space planning , we
need to pay attention
to all aspects needed to
design any residential
space, say it aspect ,
prospect
,
anthropometrics and
ergonomics, ventilation
,
daylighting
,
orientation.
Here is my design of a
residential space
Total Plot Size:- 54x63
Plot Area:- 3402 sq.ft
Direction:North
Facing

Toilet
6*6

Toilet
6*6

Bedroom
12*12

Entrance Lobby
6*12

Drawing Room
12*18

Bedroom
12*12

Lounge
12*12

Living Room
12*12

Dining Area
12*9

Verandah

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Wardrobe Design

During My 1st Year, I Pursued With Some Of The Project Reports , Which Was Needed To Know More About Design
Development .
Here , I Was Given A Wardrobe To Design . I Myself Was The Client , Taking Into Consideration My Requirements , I Had
Created A Project Report On The Same ..
In The Subsequent Slides , You Will Come Across To Know That How To Create More Space Or Say How To Do Space Planning
In A Wardrobe According To The Provided Requirements.

Wardrobe
Collage

CASE STUDY

I am suppose to design a wardrobe for a hypothetical client.

Requirements of my client:
Number of shoes (6 pairs of flat shoes).
The other materials with shoes are socks, shoe polish, brushes.
Mirror for dressing.
Place for keeping cosmetics and perfumes.
Place for keeping daily use clothes like salwar suits(10 ), jeans, t-shirts in hanging
position (approximately 20 clothes).
Place for keeping woolen clothes(8 cardigans).
Place for keeping party wear or special occasion clothes.
Place for keeping lingerie.

Standard Space Requirement To Be Followed For

Fulfilling The Client Requirement.

Space required for stocking clients requirement.

1. Area needed for hanging salwar suits (10)
Space needed for hanging one salwar suit = L x B
= 48 x 1
= 72 sq. inch
Length of the rod is 15.

From both the sides of the rod has to be left. According to the
standards one salwar suit requires 1 of rod this means on the rod of
14 client can hang her 10 salwar suits and after that she will be left with
1.
2. Area needed for hanging daily wear t-shirts
Space needed for keeping one t-shirt = L x B
= 16 x 1
= 18 sq. inch
Length of the rod is 15.
From both the sides of the rod 1/2 has to be left. One cloth requires 1 of the
rod for hanging. According to this client can hang 12 daily wear clothes. Still 2
space is left on rod.

Space required for stocking clients requirement.

3. Area needed for keeping woolen clothes
Space needed for keeping one cardigan = L x B

= 1 x 2
= 24 sq. ft
One cardigan requires 1 x 10 area and has 2 height when folded. If kept upon
other client can keep 4 to 5 cardigans in one rack and two racks 8 of her cardigans
can be kept easily.
4.

Area needed for keeping shoes ( 6 pairs of flat shoes)

Area needed for keeping one pair of shoe = L x B
= 9 X 10
= 90 sq. ft.
One pair of footwear requires 0.55 sq. ft. According to this client can keep 6 pair
of foot wears in that drawer , she can keep her socks and i shoe polish and brush
in other partition.

Space required for stocking clients requirement.

5. Area needed for keeping soft shirts

Space needed for keeping one soft shirt = L x B
= 2 x 10
= 240 sq. ft
One folded shirt requires 1 height , height of the rack is 1. According to this
client can keep her 10 soft shirts.

6. Area needed for hanging trousers (8 trousers)

Space needed for keeping one trouser = L x B
= 2 x 2
= 48 sq. ft
Length of the rod is 15.
From both the sides of the rod 1/2 has to be left. One trouser requires 2 of
the rod for hanging. According to this client can hang 8 trousers .

Space required for stocking clients requirement.

7. Area needed for hanging party wear

Space needed for keeping one part wear = L x B
Length of the rod is 15.

= 43 x 2
= 86 sq. inch

From both the sides of the rod has to be left. One party wear requires 1 - 2 of
the rod for hanging. According to this client can hang 8 party wear clothes.
8. Area needed for keeping socks
Space needed for keeping one socks = L x B
= 4 x 2.5
= 10 sq. inch
Partition for keeping socks is of 11.5 x 6 , client can keep her 8 pair of socks in 4
rows i.e. two pair of socks in each.

Space available for space planning: Linear space availableL x B = 6 x 2 = 12 sq.ft.

Inner space (volume) availableL x B x H = 6 x 2 x 6 = 72 cu.ft.

 To create any design I need to focus on the principles of elements of design.

For the space planning over here I mainly focused on balance in a design
with the basic elements shape which is very rightly said Form Follows
Function.
In the subsequent slides you will come across the space planning created by me
for my client.

 For any adult user for a wardrobe the standard size required is 5 linear feet.
Keeping into mind the requirement of my client and space provided I created
an elevation for my design.
In my design I have utilized 6 linear feet on floor.

ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION

Orthographic projection of wardrobe excluding doors.

Top plan

Front elevation

Left side elevation

Right side elevation

Back elevation

Isometric view

Orthographic projection of wardrobe including doors.

Back elevation

Top plan

Front elevation

Left side elevation

Right side elevation

Isometric view

Detailing of Wardrobe

4.Place for hanging Daily wear

toppers, suits etc. and for folded
trousers.

7.Place for hanging

party wear clothes

1.Small
cupboard for
keeping woolen
clothes.

10

1
4
2.Place for hanging
Shirts and T-shirts

10.Place for Keeping

Trousers or other
traditional sarres
and dresses in
folded condition.

7
11.Place for Keeping
Talc,oil,lotion,perfumes,cream,
Nailpaints,lipstics,lipgloss etc.

2
11

11.Place for Keeping

Sunglasses, and clutch etc.

5.Place for Keeping

Lingerie,
Handkerchiefs .
8.Place for Keeping
towels.

3.Place for Keeping

Clothes to be
washed or for
laundry clothes.
6.Place for Keeping
laundry clothes.

12

9
13

12.Drawer for Keeping

Accessories like bangles,
earing's, neckpieces,
foundation, lipsticks,
mascara, kajal etc.

13.Place for Keeping

Handbags or school
bags etc.
9.Place for
keeping shoes.

L x B =111X 14
=368 sq. inch
2.55 sq. ft.

L x B =111X 14
=2368 sq. inch
2.55 sq. ft.

L x B =111X 6
=138 sq. inch
2.87 sq. ft.

L x B =18X
16 =2.87sq. ft

10

1
4
L x B =28X
16 =576 sq.
inch
2.9 sq. ft.

L x B =15x7
=119 sq. inch
8.2 sq. ft.

11

L x B =13x19
=315 sq. inch
18 sq. ft.

L x B =13x19
=315 sq. inch
2.18 sq. ft.

L x B=16x13
=270 sq. inch
1.87 sq. ft.
L x B =17X
16 =270 sq.
inch
2.9 sq. ft.

12

6
13

L x B =111X 15
=391 sq. inch
2.9 sq. ft.

LxB
=111x16
=414 sq. inch
2.87 sq. ft.
L x B =17X
16 =342 sq.
inch
2.9 sq. ft.

L x B x H=111X 14x311
=10 CU.FT

L x B X H =111X 6X16
= 4.31 CU.FT

L x B X H=18X 16X16
=4.31 CU.FT

10
1
4
L x B X H=28X 16X28
=7.66 CU.FT

L x B X H=15x7X5
=.34 CU.FT

11

L x B X H=13x19X8
=1.45 CU.FT

5
12

L x B X H=16x13X14
=2.5 CU.FT

L x B XH =17X
16X111
=4.2 CU.FT

6
13

L x B X H =111X 15X7
=1.58 CU.FT

L x B X H=111x16 X17
=4.55 CU.FT

L x B XH =17X
16X111
=4.2 CU.FT

10. Place for cloths like

trousers and traditional
wear folded.

2.Place for Shirts and Thanging shirts

1.Small cupboard for

keeping woolen
clothes.

4.Place for hanging

Daily wear toppers,
suits etc. and for
folded trousers.

7.Place for hanging

party wear clothes

5.Place for Keeping

Lingerie,
Handkerchiefs.
8.Place for
Keeping towels.

6.Place for Keeping

Cloths to be ironed.

12.Drawer for
Keeping
Accessories like
bangles, earing's,
neckpieces,
foundation, lipsticks,
mascara, kajal etc.

6.Place for Keeping

laundry clothes.

9.Place for
keeping shoes.

11.Place for Keeping

Talc,oil,lotion,perfumes
cream,Nailpaints,lipstic
s,lipgloss etc.

13

13.Place for
Keeping
Handbags or
school bags etc.

Rod for hanging

scarfs and belts etc.

Mirror back to the

Right side door.

Place for
keeping
woollens.

Place for cosmetics.

Place for
hanging shirts,
t-shirts.

Place for handbags and

bags.

Basket for dirty

cloths.

Place for cloths

to be ironed.

Place for shoes.

Place for
traditional
dresses or
trousers in folded
condition.

Place for hanging

party wear
dresses.

Place for hanging daily

wear salwar suits and
toppers.

Place for lingerie.

Place for towels.

As an Interior Designer this project on space planning has made me aware that a space of 6 x 2x 6 (L x B x H)
has been made more functional by creating more space from the space provided to us.
I have created 57.52cu. ft. in this space.
Estimated no. of boards required in the making of closet:
Area of closet/area of one board =no. of boards required
120.5/32=3.76 (4 boards)
One extra board.