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Suzhou Singapore International School Analysis

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Suzhou Singapore International School Analysis

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Modelling scalable housing (draft model)

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Modelling scalable housing (draft model)

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21/2 - modeling techniques / inspiration / ideas
[internet resources, paper, tape, cutting tools]
27/2 - modelling
[card, paperboard, glue, cutting tools, tape]
28/2 - modelling
[card, paperboard, glue, cutting tools, tape]
1/3 - modelling / presentation
[card, paperboard, glue, cutting tools, tape]

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when cutting the moodboard, I will use a metal ruler that I can line the blade up against. This allows me to be exact when cutting and to make sure that I wont have uneven edges that I have to cut off later. Hazards when using this is the ruler could slip and the blade will slide off onto the protected piece that I would be using.

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I used the hot glue gun to put together some of the furniture in my house and the walls that resided in my house because there would be stuff resting on them. When using the hot glue gun you should not put your hand on the front, for yo will probably burn yourself.

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I used the hot glue gun to hold up my moodboard walls becuase they would be supporting furniture and need to be stronger than what tape would provide. I needed to make sure that the glue was not gloopy and messy by putting on very little and only in important spots, not down the entire line.

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To create walls and a corner you need to not cut and tape them I would just cut a slit in one of the sides and bend it to create two walls or furniture such as fridges or counters in the kitchen.

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Them mood board was cut out using a steel ruler and an xacto knife.

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I will then use the xacto knife to cut out three sides and open it to create the doors in the walls.

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I will put the four walls around the base of the house and use masking tape to secure them in their place.

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After making the outside walls I made the inside walls to represent rooms or split off in a real house. They were made using a hot glue gun and tape.

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Using mood board I will make furniture to put inside my house, for example beds, counters, and couches. this makes the model feel more homey. The furniture was either made using a hot glue fun or slitting the mood board and folding it over itself.

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After all the furniture is made I will put them in the house in the areas they would be found if the model was a real house. The fridge in the kitchen, the bed in the bedroom and the couch in the living room. This allows the customers to get an idea of what it would be like to live in the apartment.

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When the home was being created and outside walls were being put together, put there had not been any windows or doors that were put in. When the walls were already put together I had to cut the walls out and this disallowed me to have the accuracy I would have had if I had cut them out before hand. After cutting out the doors it was too difficult to cut out the windows so I had left my house with not windows, therefore there was no natural light.

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When I was planning out the house model on paper, the kitchen was planned to be larger than it ended up being in the actual model. This could have been caused due to the inaccuracy of measurements used or the inaccurate cutting with the blades. This caused less counter space in the kitchen which does not seem very appealing to the customers.

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Critics: Miko and Jack

Major Feedback I Received is Listed Below:

1. Proportionality

2. More Windows

3. Bigger Bathroom

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My bed is smaller than the couch and the bed is too large compared to the doors. If the person fit on the bed, they would not be able to fit through the doors. Next time I will do better measuring to make sure the person living in my house can comfortable move anywhere in the house.

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After I had put all of the walls and secured them with tape I had realized that I forgot to put windows or a door in. I managed to cut a door in but I couldn't do windows. Next time I do this i will makes sure I put windows in before I put up the walls.

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Currently in my model my bathroom is very small and could only fit a bathroom. IN my next model I will need to make the bathroom bigger so I can add a shower and a sink so my resident can take a shower and wash their hands.

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My model apartment will be used for areas in disaster prone areas and one of the advantages of living in my apartment is that it will remain underground, so it will be able to withstand, hurricanes/ Tornados, and flooding/ tsunamis.

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By doing this test, it will simulate the pressure my apartment will undergo when underground.

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Since my apartment will be underground, it will be able to escape hurricanes/ tornadoes, and Floods/ tsunamis but since earthquakes are caused by tectonic plates underground. Putting them underground will not protect the people in my apartment.

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By doing this test I will subject my apartment to earthquake conditions by holding the foundation to a flat surface will shaking my book back and forth.

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Jack and Miko had told me to add a bigger bathroom because for someone living in my house, they would not be able to take a shower for there is not enough room. In any house or apartment built, the bathroom is always big enough to include at least one toilet, one sink and one shower, some apartments may have more than this, but for the purposes of my minimalistic, natural disaster preparedness apartment i will only have one bathroom with the bare minimum.

I was also told to make my apartment more proportional. My apartment had beds and fridges that were tall and proportional to the apartment size, but my doors were very short and any person living in my apartment would not be able to walk through the doors standing up straight. Also when I make my final apartment I will make my bathroom walls full size instead of the very short walls I am using now. When walking through all apartments they are proportional to the person living in it. The doors and beds are all proportional to the apartment size.

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When doing this experiment I noticed that only two of my walls were holding the weight of the 10kg, this was caused by the unevenness of my cutting and when making my real apartment, the construction would be very precise.

After taking the weights off the tape had broke and the four outside walls had collapsed and the hot glue could not support all the weight by itself and then also broke off. In most apartment built today they are built with materials that allow it withstand heavy weight for it will be supporting other apartments. Since my apartment will need to hold more pressure and weight then most I will use heftier materials that can hold more weight in my real apartmen

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During the weight test, my apartment had been dropped and caused the apartment to completely fall apart. Though not all the damage in the picture was caused by the weight test is was a factor to the end product.

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During this experiment I noticed that all the furniture in my house was shaken around and my fridge and counters became unglued from the base of my apartment. There was no major damage done to the foundation or the walls, though if this was a real home it can be inferred that more damage would have been done to the walls, for they probably would've been knocked off the foundation.

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India is one of most natural disaster prone areas due to its warm, humid climate. The disasters that occur are mostly floods, tsunamis, and cyclones and some earthquakes are prone to happen.

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Every year natural disasters kill around 90 000 people and affect close to 160 million people worldwide. Natural disasters include earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, landslides, hurricanes, floods, wildfires, heat waves and droughts. If more homes were built to help people keep their homes and their lives, the rate of deaths by natural disasters would decrease.

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>Use greater quality materials for the making of the model.

>Use laser cutters to to cut the materials with precise measurements.

>Use color and texture to give buyers a better idea of what the apartment would look like.

>Connections Between the Walls

>Alter the Furniture Within the Home

>More Accuracy when creating the model

>Windows

>Bathroom Size

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Stronger materials and higher quality materials will highlight characteristics of the apartment and make it seem more livable than a pieces of mood board taped and glued together. The mood board we used was put a constrain on the availability of the material and this constrained how the design was built. If the design was done again I 3-D printing or wood would be used to increase the stability of the material and make the home seem more livable to the audience and customers.

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In the original model the edges of the mood board were jagged and the walls or furniture didn't meet fully at the corners. This affected the model by making it look messy and unprofessional. When redoing the model I will use more precise cutting techniques such as a laser cutter to make the house look more clean and professional.

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By giving the model colour and texture the buyers looking at the model can imagine living the house and will make them more likely to become interested. Instead of using a mood board that has already been used I will use clean and new materials so that I am able to alter the materials to my likings.

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A minimalistic apartment that allows only the necessities that contained one bedroom, one bathroom, a small kitchen, and living room. This apartment is not only minimalistic but allows homeowners to be protected from natural disasters. This includes cyclones, tornadoes, hurricanes, etc... This idea was created after researching and finding our the high demand in housing and apartments that are small and can be stacked on top of each other creating more housing without using as much area as houses or townhouses.

Since todays generation is generally looking for more modern houses with many windows, but also provide a unique vibe, the house that I create must be able to meet all of these requirements, while also being able to protect people and their belongings from natural disasters. By creating this modern home that has a purpose more than to be lived in it will attract clients that are within their 20's and 30's, but also clients that live in disaster prone areas. Since this home is accommodating to young people it will also only accommodate to 1-2 people. There is one master bedroom and one bathroom that would only suit 1-2 people and not an entire family. This could limit the target audience, for families would not be looking at my apartment because it would be too small to accommodate a family the size of 3-5.

This design was meant to be built in an area around many other homes, or on top of each other this way the home can save space and this way the large population of 7.7 billion people can be accommodated with homes that are built on top of each other.

When constructing the model for the home, the materials used were very flimsy and did not look very professional withe drawings and pencil marks on it. When the clients look at this model it is having a negative impact on them because the materials are not good quality and it makes the model and design look unprofessional and the clients can not take it seriously. To have a better impact on the clients I will use greater quality materials to build the model that can be painted and textured to make the clients see themselves living in the house and this can sway them into buying the house.

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The apartment will positively effect people living in areas that are natural disaster prone. The people living in the apartment will have better protection of themselves and their assets.

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A natural disaster preparedness scaled module apartment prototype will be created using 'foamcore'*, hot glue, masking tape and we will use equipment such as a blade, and metal ruler. The research I have done has showed me that I should make an apartment that is minimalistic and should be a small enough apartment that it can be easily moved from from the building site to the final destination. This is the definition of modular housing. From seen in other modular houses most of them have plenty of windows, but they were just regular houses, not natural disaster preparedness apartments. From asking someone that lives in a natural disaster area I have gathered information that states that when making the product there should be protective glass on the ceiling to give the apartment a homey feel but they can be covered up by a case.

*A lightweight material  used for making scale models

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The apartment is being created for people that live in areas such as India that are prone to natural disasters, this apartment will appeal to them because it allows many to be in one area but not above ground taking up ground area. The solar panels will be all that remain on the ground floor. When making the model I need to take into consideration that the apartment will need to be put into the ground after being made and therefore must be light enough to transfer from on place to another.After conferring with someone from an area that is prone to tornadoes and hurricanes they had told me that they are looking for an apartment that is not far away from society and allows for them to get easily in and out of the apartment.

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Size
Shipping containers come in 2 sizes:
"20ft" containers -
6.06x2.44.2.60 meters
"40ft" containers -
12.20x2.44x2.60 meters

Area
The apartments purpose is natural disaster preparedness, the apartments would have to vary on where they are made because different areas around the world require these apartments.

Furniture
The furniture and appliances used to furnish the apartment would have to be small, light and contain little to no wood to ensure that the apartment and the things within the apartment will last, small and light so that they can be bolted to the ground and will not collapse on itself. Wood will rot eventually and we try to avoid the apartment decaying.

Materials
Depending on the buyer we may need to use materials other than bricks and metal to make it more affordable. These materials could include, so variables of wood, and cheaper metals.

Electricity
The apartment will generate electricity through solar power, by doing this the apartment will need to be about half a meter from the surface where about 6 solar panels will be used. The wiring for this part of the process will not be difficult to install.

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For the module apartment model to be considered a success it will intrigue buyers and will and cause them to buy the apartment. This success will cause more module houses to be made and can increase the overall wealth of the company. My research as told me that to create a successful apartment I will need to make a minimalistic, natural disaster preparedness, module apartment to create a life for the residents where they do not have to worry about the natural disasters that go on in the area that they live in.

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Positive designs shown within our school include lots of windows to allow lots of light to come in and large corridors which allow for more students to travel through hallways and around the school.

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Negative designs within our school include high ceilings in a number of our rooms such as the gym, drama room and auditorium. These high ceilings effect the temperature for the hot air rises leaving the ground floor very cold. This results in an overuse of our heaters for they are working to hard and the electricity bill is more expensive then what it would be if the ceilings were lower.

Another flaw in the building design is that within the middle of the school there are classrooms that have no windows to let in natural light. This flaw is caused by the largeness of the school and the incapability to put windows in class rooms that are in the middle. This causes the school to may more money for electricity to keep the lights on all day instead of teachers using the natural light.

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1. Is there non-breakable glass?
P/S: Secondary
Priority: 8
Source: https://www.tssbulletproof.com/bullet-proof-glass/ballistic-glass/

2. What is the best material for making models?
P/S: Secondary
Priority: 4
Source:
https://www.arch2o.com/architecture-model-complete-guide/

3. How much does it cost to build a module apartment?
P/S: Secondary
Priority: 5
Source:
https://www.homeadvisor.com/cost/architects-and-engineers/modular-home-prices/

4. What do people look for in a natural disaster preparedness?
P/S: Primary
Priority: 1
Source:
Howell, Pamela, and Parker Davis. “What Are You Looking for in a Modular Home.” 9 Apr. 2019.

5. What areas are prone to natural disasters?
P/S: Secondary
Priority: 2
Source: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-deadliest-natural-disasters.html

6. What are different types of natural disasters involving water?
P/S: Secondary
Priority: 6
Source:
https://www.factmonster.com/world/natural-disasters

7. What are existing products of natural disaster homes
P/S: Secondary
Priority: 7
Source:
https://www.newhomesource.com/guide/articles/is-your-new-home-safe-from-natural-disasters

8. What features are most desired in homes?
P/S: Secondary
Priority: 3
Source:
https://www.rochesterrealestateblog.com/top-home-features-that-todays-home-buyers-want/

9. What biomes exists in India?
P/S: Secondary
Priority: 9
Source:
http://www.biologydiscussion.com/india/top-11-types-of-biomes-that-exist-in-india-biology/70775

10. How much does steel cost?
P/S: Secondary
Priority: 10
Source:
https://www.leecosteel.com/cost-of-steel-plate.html

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Design 6

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Design 5

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Design 1

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Design 2

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Design 3

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Design 4

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Design 8

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Design 9

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Design 10

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Design 7

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Extension Design 1

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Extension Design 2

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1: Made of steel and can fit within the containers given:
Shipping containers come in 2 sizes:
"20ft" containers -
6.06x2.44.2.60 meters
"40ft" containers -
12.20x2.44x2.60 meters

2: Ensure that people living in the apartments will be safe from natural disasters, such as flooding, tornadoes, and cyclones

3: Have large bulletproof windows to let it lots of light to reduce electricity needed to be used.

4: Two floors, one underground or above ground level to protect the house from flooding and tornadoes.

5: The outside of the house will be completely white because white reflects the most white and will keep homes cool in the summer to reduce the use of an air conditioner.

6: Strong materials that will be able to support two story homes and will not collapse in the event of a tornado.

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Proposed neigborhood names:

South Central 苏州

New Jeju

Little Busan

Linn Town

中男 Square

Central Kim Park

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- 20ft Shipping Container
(12.2x4.8x5.2mm) *4
-Inside Walls
> (6x5.2)*2
>12.2x5.2)
-Pillars

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People in India or other natural disaster prone areas could benefit from a home that protects them and their belongings from natural disasters. By building this home people living in these areas can know that they are safe for the home provides an off-ground home as well as an underground home to protect them from all types of disasters that could affect them and their home.

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Question 1

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Question 2

White Foam boards come in multiple thicknesses, but most commonly 3mm and 5mm. These solid boards can be used as a base for models created from foam and other light materials. You can, also, use them to construct walls, and choose the thickness based on the scale. If the interior wall will not be visible, then the thickness doesn’t matter.
• Cork sheets are textured brownish sheets which are less thick and more flexible than foam boards. They are easier to handle and cut but they can break easily.
• Foam sheets are flexible but not easily breakable. They come in colors and small thickness; they can be cut easily with scissors.
• Wood can be used for modeling, especially Balsa wood which can be cut easily and painted. Wooden boards can also be used as a base for the heavier models. Balsa strips can be used for structures with the wooden skeleton, or to show trusses.

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Question 3

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Question 4
- When looking at a home that keeps you and a family safe,  there are requirements that allow the home equilibrium between keeping a family safe and keeping a family comfortable:

> Have a home that is above ground to keep the water from entering the house

>No carpets in case it does get wet, the carpet wont get damaged

> An area to hide or go underground in the case of a tornado or hurricane.

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Question 5

-India
-United States
-China
- Ethiopia

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Question 6

-Hurricanes
-Tsunamis
-Floods
-Cyclones

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Question 7

Before selecting a lot to build your new home, make sure you are not building in a flood plain. By purchasing a lot not in a flood plain, you can protect your home from routine flooding, lower your monthly insurance cost and help your home appreciate faster. Look for lots with higher elevation than the local flood level and avoid lots that sit in a depression or back up to drainage ditches or retention ponds.

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Question 8

-Open concept Floor Plans
- Updated Kitchen
-Updated Bathes
- First Floor Laundry Room
-Outdoor Space
-Home Technologies
- Extra Insulation
-Energy Efficient Windows

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People living in India in areas such as Odisha which have recently endured many cyclones and earthquakes may not have the money or resources to build an apartment that will be able to protect them from these natural disasters. If these people are not protected there is a chance that they could die or lose everything they own in there current home.

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Question 9

-Tropic Rainforest
-Tropical Deciduous Forest
-Temperate Forest
-Temperate Grassland
-Tundra
-Temperate and Tropical Desert
-Tropical Savannah and Grassland
-Freshwater

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Question 10

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I have chosen this design because it fits all of my specifications including two floors to protect from flooding, it can fit within the 20ft containers, it has many windows but all are bulletproof to protect the customers and house from materials that could be found in tornadoes. When the house is built it will be painted white and the house will also be made out of steel to be able to hold itself up in the event of a tornado, cyclone or flood.

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When first making my model, There were long strips of tape and globs of glue around the creases and corners. Though these globs did ensure that the model was sturdy it was very messy and did not look aesthetically appealing. Instead of using globs of glue I will primarily use only masking tape, or double sided tape to ensure that the model does not look messy and unprofessional.

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When creating the model, tasks such as cutting the pieces, glueing the walls together and cutting the doors were open to human error. This could cause inaccurate pieces and messy connections. Such as the glue around the connecting walls was gloppy no matter how much I tried to add as little as possible. Also the tape used in the model was large and bulky and the customers eyes could be immediately drawn to it.

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In my first model I had not added any windows due to the fact that I had forgot to put them in before I connected the walls. With no windows there is no natural light reaching the house and this is not seen as appealing to clients. When I build my next model I will make sure to create the windows before I put the walls together to let light in throughout the entire apartment.

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When originally creating the first model, the bathroom was very small and could only fit a toilet. If someone was living in the home they would not be able to take a shower and this would not be seen as appealing to potentially clients. When creating a new home I would make the bedroom smaller and make more room for the bathroom to make

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When creating my floor plan I positioned my living room to where in the afternoons the sun would light up the living room and during the mornings the sun hits the bedroom to wake up people sleeping in the master bedroom.

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When placing my home in the neighborhood I placed it to where the living room was facing the east, this way the sun would light up the living room and bedrooms. Since my home is only two stories tall is in the middle so that the home with one story wont get blocked by the taller houses. But the taller homes with three or more stories aren't blocking the sun from reaching my home.