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The document discusses space planning and bubble diagrams. It explains that space programming identifies user needs and allows design to take place. A bubble diagram is a simple drawing that represents spaces with bubbles connected by lines to show relationships. The main purpose is to translate the program into a strategy or form by depicting the program and allowing for layouts and revisions. The document provides instructions for creating a bubble diagram and notes that a floor plan is a scaled diagram viewed from above that may include measurements, furniture and other details.

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Bubble Diagram Activity

The document discusses space planning and bubble diagrams. It explains that space programming identifies user needs and allows design to take place. A bubble diagram is a simple drawing that represents spaces with bubbles connected by lines to show relationships. The main purpose is to translate the program into a strategy or form by depicting the program and allowing for layouts and revisions. The document provides instructions for creating a bubble diagram and notes that a floor plan is a scaled diagram viewed from above that may include measurements, furniture and other details.

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ARCHITECTURE

Space Planning and the Bubble Diagram

PROCESS FOR DESIGNING THE SPACE


What is Space Programming?
The research and decision-making process that identifies the needs of the
building and allows the design to take place. Programming typically
involves groups of end users (the people that will be using the building)
gathering to discuss how they plan to use the building and what they will
need from the space to make it as effective as possible.

The program is a list that itemizes the spaces that must be in the building. This
serves as an outline and square footages and descriptions can be added to
each item to keep you more organized.

What is a Bubble Diagram?

A Bubble Diagram is a very simple (hand) drawing that consists of roughly drawn
bubbles (representing spaces) connected by solid lines, broken lines or wavy
lines etc. to specify the type of relationship between the spaces.

The bubbles can be used to


represent different kinds of
spaces in a plan, varying in
shape to represent features of
greater or lesser importance
and size. The bubble diagram
can create a rough sense of
flow which is used to develop
a more refined plan. A bubble
diagram floor plan, for
example, can represent the
flow of a space and provide
information about the sizes of
rooms relative to each other.

The main purpose of the bubble diagram is to help you translate the program
into a strategy or form. Bubble diagrams simplify this step by graphically
depicting the program and allowing for quick expressions, multiple layouts, and
revisions.

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ARCHITECTURE
Space Planning and the Bubble Diagram
Let's start your bubble diagram!
1. Make a list of all of the rooms in your Program that need to be in your building.
2. Next to each room, write down if it will be a large room, small room, medium room,
tiny room, etc.
3. Think about what rooms might need to be next to each other or close to another.
Think about what rooms you would want to have windows, make sure they are on the
edge of your diagram and not in the middle.
4. Start by drawing a bubble for your main space! Remember, make the size of the
bubble correspond to if it is a large, medium, or small room.
5. Keep adding bubbles for each of the remaining rooms in your building, drawing
them the correct size (large, medium, small, etc.)and also where they need to be in
relationship to other rooms. For example, do you want to have a bathroom right next
to your bedroom? Keep adding bubbles until you have all of your rooms where you
want them.
6. You can keep adding to your bubble diagram by drawing lines/arrows for
circulation (the paths where people will walk in your building), and smaller arrows for
where entrances/doors will be.

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Space Planning and the Bubble Diagram

FLOOR PLANS
A floor plan is a scaled diagram of a room or building viewed from above. The
floor plan may depict an entire building, one floor of a building, or a single
room. It may also include measurements, furniture, appliances, or anything else
necessary to the purpose of the plan. Floor plans are useful to help design
furniture layout, wiring systems, and much more.

Think about the following when designing your floor plan:


• Size matters – Whenever designing any room or hallway, think about how
many people will be in the space at one time. Do they have room to
move around? Is there room for furniture to accommodate all the
planned activities?
• Scale – use a scale to draw your floor plan to ensure the total area will fit
where it is to be built.
• Dimensions – Label dimensions between walls to specify room sizes and
wall lengths. It may also be helpful to label the square footage of each
room/space.
• Draw walls – add walls to each room of the building to show how spaces
will interact or be separated.

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