Dream House Project
Congratulations!! You have won the contest to create your own dream home. Now you must design it. In this project you will be
creating a poster sized drawing of your dream home (two dimensional) and a real house model (three dimensional). This dream
home will include everything and anything you desire. It will also include some of the geometrical shapes and solids we have been
studying (which is of course something you desire!!). You will be the architect and the construction manager of this project.
PART I: FLOOR PLAN DRAWING
The first phase of your project will be to create a plan drawing of one floor of your home. It must
include distances and measurements and must also include at least one of each of these types of
shapes:
● Square
● Rectangle
● Triangle
● Circle (at least a portion of a circle, for example a semi circle)
Your drawing must have these elements:
♦ Each of your rooms must be clearly labeled (what type of room is it, the measurements, and
what type of shape it is) and neatly drawn.
▪ Rooms Required (At least):
● 2 bedrooms
● 2 bathrooms
● 1 kitchen
● 1 garage
● 1 living room
♦ Your picture must be large and on poster size paper.
♦ You must use color and make this dream home appealing.
♦ You will use the scale for your drawing so that your drawing is realistic and life-like (1 inch= 5 foot).
♦ Your home should have realistic measurements, and should be something someone would actually live in. Refer to floor plans
on the internet for assistance.
♦ Be CREATIVE! Have fun with the design and make it very imaginative.
PART 2: AREA CALCULATIONS
The second half of your project is to outfit your dream home. Your dream home must have some type of flooring. You must
choose at least 2 different types of flooring, to use in your home. In order to determine how much flooring you will need you
must calculate the area of each room and decide which type of flooring you will use for each room.
You will need to produce clear calculations for the area of each room. Then using these areas and the prices for flooring listed
below, choose your type of flooring and calculate how much it will cost.
Carpet $2 per square foot
Linoleum $1 per square foot
Ceramic Tile $3 per square foot
Hardwood flooring $5 per square foot
PART 3: TOTAL AREA AND COST
You need to figure out the total area of your dream house. You will also need to figure out the total cost for the type of flooring.
DEADLINE:
● This is due Monday, December 2nd.
● Everyday it is late: 10pts (no exceptions!)
Home Makeover! Geometry Edition
OBJECTIVE: You will design your dream house with a floor plan drawing, area calculations, model
creation, and totals.. You are to incorporate what we have learned about geometry with houses.
GUIDING QUESTIONS: Here are some questions that will help you: creativity (Is this done with flare?)
visual (grabbing the attention of audience?), accuracy (going in the right direction?), evidence (obvious
steps?)
Team Members: MAX Points Comments
point Receive
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PART I: FLOOR PLAN DRAWING +40
PART 2: AREA CALCULATIONS +30
PART 3: TOTAL AREA AND COST +30
EXTRA CREDIT (include Technology and Media) +10
Late (-10 a day) -10
100
TOTAL
Grading Scale
A 90-100 Excellent work. Definitely start a business! The next Google company?
B 80-89 Good work. Possible future business?
C 70-79 Average work. You might go bankrupt?
F < 69 Below average work. Next time, I might find a business partner.!
Grade:
Area of Rooms
Room Area
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Bathroom 1
Bathroom 2
Kitchen
Living Room
Garage
TOTAL AREA:
Types and Cost of Flooring
Flooring Cost per square foot Cost for each Type of
Flooring
Carpet $2 per square foot
Linoleum $1 per square foot
Ceramic Tile $3 per square foot
Hardwood Flooring $5 per square foot
TOTAL COST:
Dream House Project Checklist
Part 1
o Floor plan includes shapes
▪ Square
▪ Rectangle
▪ Triangle
▪ Circle/Semicircle
▪ Compound Figure (Made up of more than one shape).
o Floor Plan includes these rooms
▪ 2 bedrooms
▪ 2 bathrooms
▪ 1 kitchen
▪ 1 garage
o Rooms are labeled with name, measurements, area, and flooring
o Floor plan is colorful and appealing
o Floor plan is to scale (1 unit = 5 ft)
Part 2: Area Calculations
o Calculated area for each room on SEPARATE sheet of paper (turn in)
o Choose AT LEAST 2 different types of flooring from the following
▪ Carpet
▪ Linoleum
▪ Ceramic Tile
▪ Hardwood Flooring
o Figure out how much it will cost you for each of your types of flooring
Part 3: Total Area and Cost
o Total area of dream house
o Total Cost of flooring
Points Used to Grade
Part 1: Floor Plan
Shapes (circle, triangle, square, rectangle, compound figure) 10 points
Required rooms 10 points
2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
kitchen
garage
living room
Color and Appealing 5 points
Rooms labeled (measurement, name, area, floor) 10 points
Scale 5 point
TOTAL 40 points
Part 2: Area Calculations
-2 types of flooring 5
-area of each room 10
-Cost of flooring for each 10
-work 5
TOTAL 30 points
Part 3: Total Area and Total Cost
-Total Area
Work 10 points
Answer 5 points
-Total Cost
Work 10 points
Answer 5 Points
TOTAL 30 points
