Architecture
Floor plans, house types and residential design fundamentals for homeowners, students and professionals.
Topics
13 ways into architecture
Architecture design
Principles of residential architecture.
House floor plans
Reading, choosing and drawing floor plans.
Small house plans
Efficient plans under 1,500 square feet.
Modern house plans
Open plans, flat roofs and large glazing.
Tiny houses
Living well in under 400 square feet.
Apartment layouts
Studio to three-bedroom apartment plans.
2D plans
Drawing conventions, scales and symbols.
3D plans
From plan to model to walkthrough.
Building visualization
Rendering and presenting houses.
Space utilization
Getting more from every square foot.
Architecture resources
Standards, references and software.
Student design resources
Guides for architecture and interior design students.
Residential design fundamentals
Orientation, structure, envelope and systems basics.
Tools
Calculators for architecture
2D floor planner
Draw walls, doors and windows to scale and export your plan.
Floor planning · Free
3D floor planner
Turn a 2D plan into a 3D model you can orbit and walk through.
3D design · Free
House layout planner
Arrange rooms and circulation for a whole house.
Floor planning · Free
Apartment layout planner
Plan studios to three-bedroom apartments.
Floor planning · Free