This reinforces the understanding of the relationship between the floor plan and elevations. Furniture and other items in the middle of the room should be marked only on the Floor Plan. Students should first cut out the floor plan of the room. Use a scissors or art knife, metal straightedge and cutting surface. To score the material, use a knife, straightedge and cutting surface to cut partially through the outside surface of the sheet.
Clear tape is ideal to attach the walls to the floor plan and connect the walls together.
The windows and doors can be drawn on the walls or can be cut out of the wall material. Students are provided with an architectural program which specifies the basic requirements for the house. For example, the house should have a total floor plan area of about 1,500 square feet. The program can also specify other design requirements such as the use of natural lighting and solar energy. Specific rooms should not be required since this may limit students' creativity and their feeling of designing their own homes.