Final Major Project

Dream House

1. I always wanted to design the houses and buildings since I was little. Finally I got a chance to design the house for my last project in final year at College. My teacher asked me to think about the project of what I want to do as my final project. I knew definitely that I will design house and make it into 3D outcome. I started drawing the designs of the house that I want to make for final.

2. I made research on the internet of the houses design. I only wanted to do modern house design so I only made research about it. Most of the designs that I’ve seen on the internet are design with the auto cad software. I really wanted to design the idea of my house with auto cad but I didn’t get a chance to do it so I only drew the design in my sketchbook and made it with cardboard materials. 

Modern House Designed On AutoCad Software

These are the pictures of the houses design that I found it on the internet that I really like. It made it using auto cad software so it looks perfect. I really wanted to make my design with Auto Cad too but I couldn’t as I haven’t got chance to do it. I really can not wait to learn how to design houses on Auto Cad.  

This is the house design that I made with thick papers. I didn’t made any windows so it doesn’t look good but I liked the house design and decided I will make the same for my final design using white big cardboard.

I also tried making the house design with cardboard in small version and I liked it but its hard to cut out the shape very neatly as they are very thick but I tried my best. The last two pictures was the one that I made with cardboard. They don’t look good since there are no windows and the corners are looking bad because I didn’t cut it very well.

I am happy with my house design and I decided to make the house more interesting design when I make the final one. 

FLOOR PLAN Research

I like to design both exterior and interior of the house. Before you design the house; you will also need to know what is this house for and have to design floor plan too. I also made research about floor plan on the internet and found so many floor plans and blue prints too. I would like to design my floor plan in blue print too if I will have time but unfortunately I didn’t have time for everything to show it in details.

I also had to make research about roof tops to get the idea of what I wanted to design the roof top for my house. The more I research I got more ideas for my final design. I knew what I wanted my floor plan to be so I drew the floor plan in my sketchbook and also on the PadCad Lite application on my iPad since I didn’t get to use Auto Cad Software.

Since I was little I played The Sim and designed the houses a lot in the game and never got bored of it so I knew this is what I  really want to do for my final major project too. 

I really like the blue print floor plan that I really because showing every little thing about the house. I also drew floor plan in black and white style using application on my iPad. I really enjoyed designing this house floor plan and this is such an amazing experience that I learnt from this.

Designing the house isn't that easy as you have to think for how many people and which ground you going to build the house.


You also have to think about the roof designs. There are many different roof design that I can think of. I also made research to get more ideas for my roof top. I want it to be something different and unique. In first picture I like the Hip and Valley roof design because it is the design idea that've been thinking for my house's roof. To put the windows on the roof top house I chose to do Double pitch Victorian design because it is very unique and will be suitable with the roof top that I'm going to design for my house. I am also thinking about to design curve roof design as I don't want my house to be too squares too straight. 

My Floor Plan Designs

This is the first floor plan I design what I had in mind. It looked very big and large and even drew the floor plan for the car garage. In this application I can design whichever I want for my floor plan to be. I can also put windows, doors and furniture for bedroom, bathroom and the living room.

This picture is the second one that I designed including everything that I want to put it in the house.

This is my final floor plan idea that I chose to do it for my final design. Its 1 small bedroom, 1 big bedroom including bathroom, 1 big kitchen, 1 more bathroom, 1 guest room and living room.

I didn't’t get chance to design the top floor plan on the roof. I had this idea that I’m going to made rooftop with big balcony where family can relax anytime. I will also made store room where you can put things that you don’t use or you can use the room as another guest room. If you look from outside you will not know that there will be one more room on rooftop.  

My Final Design

1. I made this design by using white foam board. When I drew the design in my sketchbook I didn't draw the windows and actual design outcome but when I made the design with board I did put windows in every room that should have. I like this floor plan because I can see the each room are connecting just like how I planned. 

2. In these pictures I was making another floor plan for rooftop and also a roof for the ground floor. I made a square hole as I am going to put ladder to get to the rooftop from the kitchen.

This is the finished design of my final design. I made the roof cover something different than normal house. I made it curvy design as it will look fancy whenever you relax on the top roof balcony. At the back of the house I design the roof cover just like normal house's roof and only on the top I changed into something different. I didn't want to design like this before. This is the left side of the house's view. On the left side there will be the guest room or store room so I made a small windows to get the sun light during the day. I really like this design even though I didn't plan the design like this.

  This is the back view of the house. I think it is too plain since I forgot to put window for the kitchen's roof to get light during the day without using lights inside of the house.

 I am really happy with my design. This is also my very first experience of design and build the house. From windows I can see the room's shadows because of the light. I didn't paint any colour for my house because I didn't have time to finish. If I have more time I will work more for my project. I did have some difficulties while I was building the design; cardboard is kind of thick so I had to cut everything carefully not to get wrong measurement as it is very important for the house to stand everything together straight. I did enjoy working for my final major project and I really cannot wait to get more experience when I go to University.