Unit I
Function of a house Factors influencing the choice-size, organization, activities of the family and its members and financial position.
Unit II
House site-selection of house site, public convenience, locality, types of soil, physical features of the site (sun, wind, direction, view to neighbour-hood, availability of services).
Unit III
Principals underlying the planning of a house-aspect, prospect, privacy, grouping, roominess, flexibility, sanitation, circulation, furniture, requirement and practical considerations.
Unit IV
House construction-principles of planning a house.
Unit V
Need and desirability of owning a house/renting/building/buying.
Unit VI
Application of principles of art and design in interior decoration. Background areas in the home and their treatment.
Unit VII
House plans for different income groups.
Unit VIII
Furniture selection, care and their arrangement, selection, use and care of household linen ( curtain, draperies, upholstery material etc) and accessories- functional and decorative ( flower, picture arrangements, lamps, clocks and mirrors etc.)
Practical
1. Making house plans, home planning symbols
2. identification of building materials and estimation of cost of house construction
3. furnishing designs for different rooms of the house (floor plan)
4. land scape planning
5. diagrams of different kind of furniture
6. making educational games for children
Function of a house Factors influencing the choice-size, organization, activities of the family and its members and financial position.
Unit II
House site-selection of house site, public convenience, locality, types of soil, physical features of the site (sun, wind, direction, view to neighbour-hood, availability of services).
Unit III
Principals underlying the planning of a house-aspect, prospect, privacy, grouping, roominess, flexibility, sanitation, circulation, furniture, requirement and practical considerations.
Unit IV
House construction-principles of planning a house.
Unit V
Need and desirability of owning a house/renting/building/buying.
Unit VI
Application of principles of art and design in interior decoration. Background areas in the home and their treatment.
Unit VII
House plans for different income groups.
Unit VIII
Furniture selection, care and their arrangement, selection, use and care of household linen ( curtain, draperies, upholstery material etc) and accessories- functional and decorative ( flower, picture arrangements, lamps, clocks and mirrors etc.)
Practical
1. Making house plans, home planning symbols
2. identification of building materials and estimation of cost of house construction
3. furnishing designs for different rooms of the house (floor plan)
4. land scape planning
5. diagrams of different kind of furniture
6. making educational games for children