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Wheelchair-Friendly Cottage Design KZN

The document outlines a design brief for a grade 11 student tasked with creating a wheelchair-friendly self-catering accommodation in Hibberdene, KZN, with a maximum floor area of 85 square meters. The design will include five rooms, a carport, and a garden, adhering to specific constraints and specifications. A management plan with target and due dates for various design elements is also provided.

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Wheelchair-Friendly Cottage Design KZN

The document outlines a design brief for a grade 11 student tasked with creating a wheelchair-friendly self-catering accommodation in Hibberdene, KZN, with a maximum floor area of 85 square meters. The design will include five rooms, a carport, and a garden, adhering to specific constraints and specifications. A management plan with target and due dates for various design elements is also provided.

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Research

Foundation types :

Crawl space Deep


Combine footing

Raft or mat

Isolated

Design Brief

Specifications
Paragraph one :
i am required as a grade 11 learner to design a self-catering accommodation. A single story
Floor plan of 85 metres squared
wheelchair friendly brick cottage, for tourists and guests. The structure will be located in
FFL of 550mm
Hibberdene , on the South Coast area of KZN. The establishment will not exceed 85 metres
Accommodation built with common brick. Plastered and painted.
squared. It will consist of 5 rooms : Bathroom , an open living area and kitchen, and 2
Kitchen and Ceiling walls tiled to ceiling height.
bedrooms. A carport will be attached to the unit as well as a secluded garden and braai area.
Accommodation must be wheel chair friendly.
A timber deck with a FFL of 500mm , identical to the house but will not be part of basic floor
FFL must be of 550 mm
area. Bathroom and Kitchen will be tiled to the ceiling height and whole floor plan will be
tiled.

Constraints

Paragraph two: Floor plan MUST NOT exceed 85 metres squared.


My role in this civil design as a student in High school will be to design two possible solutions Kitchen MUST consist of a sink , stove , micro wave, refrigerator and sufficient built in
for my clients to decide from that will be result in a combination of both solutions as the final kitchen units.
floor plan. I will also provide them with two front and side elevations and a perspective of Internal doors MUST BE of hollow core
the final product to get a full view of the accommodation. I will follow a strict management Timber deck MUST BE constructed on a FFL of 550mm onto unit.
plan with target and due dates to get the project due in time. Window and Door frames MUST BE of timber.
Concrete types

Pervious concrete Limecrete concrete


Prestressed concrete

Plain concrete
Self compacting concrete
Types of carports

Metal carport
Single carport
Fabric carport

Attached carport Skillion carport


Wooden Decks
Energy saving features

Solar panels
Cool roofs
Ventilation

Insulation Efficient lighting

Management Plan

Topic Target date Due date Topic Target date Due date

Design brief 7/3/2024 8/3/2024 Floor plan 1/5/2024 17/5/2024

Specifications 7/3/2024 8/3/2024 Elevation 16/5/2024 31/5/2024

Contraints 7/3/2024 8/3/2024 Second elevation 31/5/2024 14/6/2024

Management plan 7/3/2024 8/3/2024 Perspective 14/6/2024 26/7/2024

Reasearch 13/3/2024 15/3/2024

Freehand Solution one 3/4/2024 5/4/2024

Freehand solution two 20/4/2024 26/4/2024

Rating scale and comprehensive summary 26/4/2024 3/5/2024

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