Week 9: Concept Statement, Adjacency Matrix, Bubble Diagrams, and Block Diagrams

This week, we discussed multiple new drawing types and project processes that I think will be very beneficial for the development of our container homes. I've known what a concept statement is, and I have used it before, so this was something familiar. On the other hand, I learned what an adjacency matrix, bubble diagram, and block diagram are.

An adjacency matrix is basically a table that describes the placement of rooms and how preferable the arrangement of one room is when placed next to another. For example, you wouldn't want to have a bathroom right next to your kitchen, or a storage closet right in the middle of your living and dining areas, etc.

 

Bubble diagrams are also something new that I've never utilized, although I've heard about them. These diagrams use estimations of the size of rooms or spaces in your current design, or bubbles, and move them around in order to figure out the basic layout you want of your project. It just gives you a sense of the space and the different areas you need within it.

 

Finally, block diagrams are a more specific form of bubble diagrams, where instead of using estimations of spaces, you start to assign actual dimensions and square footages to each of the rooms. So, after determining how big you want your spaces and where you want them within your home, you can then start using block diagrams to get a more exact layout of your project.

 

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