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Write an Architectural Program for your New Home



A complete Architectural Program is a good way to convey to us all of the features that you want in your new home. The following questions are general in nature, so you may want to clarify certain items in the spaces provided. We will use this program as a starting point in our discussions of your needs. There will be ample time to modify the program as we proceed through the Preliminary Design Phase. The sizes that are requested in the form are for estimating only so don't worry too much about being exact, sizes to the nearest foot are fine.
  1. General
    1. House Configuration (choose whichever options comes closest to your Preliminary ideas)
    2. foot Ceilings
    3. Flooring - Guestimate the amount of each - total should be 100%
      1. % Ceramic tile % Hardwood % Carpet % Vinyl flooring % Other
    4. Foundation
      1. Full Basement
      2. Half Basement
      3. Small storm celler
      4. No Basement - Crawlspace or slab on grade
    5. Siding - Guestimate the amount of each - total should be 100%
      1. % Masonry % Stucco % Wood % Vinyl % Other
    6. Roof Slope
      1. Steep pitch roof
      2. Medium pitch roof
      3. Low pitch roof
    7. Roof Material
      1. Wood, tile or concrete shingles, colored metal
      2. Asphalt or fiberglass compostion shingles or fake shakes
  2. Finished Square Footage
    1. No Separate Entry Room
      Formal Entry
      1. Room size = feet x feet
      2. Two story entry space
    2. Stair
    3. No Formal Living Room
      Formal Living Room
      1. Room size = feet x feet
      2. Fireplace
      3. Built in bookshelves or cabinets
    4. No Formal Dining Room
      Formal Dining Room
      1. Room size = feet x feet
      2. Built in china cabinet.
    5. No Great Room
      Great Room
      1. Room size = feet x feet
      2. Fireplace
      3. Built in bookshelves or cabinets

    6. No Home Office
      Home Office
      1. Room size = feet x feet
      2. Closet
      3. Built-in Cabinets
    7. Kitchen - Includes adequate counter space, double sink, dishwasher, plus the following:
      1. Room size = feet x feet
      2. Island
      3. Eating Bar / Penninsula
      4. Pantry
      5. Stove
      6. Refrigerator
      7. Desk / Mail Counter
      8. Extra "Veg Prep" Sink

    8. No Hearth Room off Kitchen
      Hearth Room off Kitchen
      1. Room size = feet x feet
      2. Fireplace
      3. Built in bookshelves or cabinets
    9. No Informal Eating off Kitchen
      Informal Eating off Kitchen
      1. Room size = feet x feet
    10. No Mud / Utility Room
      Mud / Utility Room
      1. Room size = feet x feet
      2. Utility Closet size and type
      3. Extra Bath
    11. Laundry Room
      1. Room size = feet x feet
      2. Laundry Sink
      3. Space for Ironing Board in Laundry Room
      4. Hanging Bar for clothes
      5. Other=
      6. Location of Laundry Room
    12. Master Suite
      1. Master Bedroom size = feet x feet
      2. Extra sitting area in Master
        1. Number of Closets
        2. Closet size and type
        3. Master Bath
          1. Soaking tub
          2. Shower
          3. Combination tub / shower
          4. 1 Toilet
          5. Number of sinks
    13. Number of Bedrooms, including Guest Room, excluding Master
      1. Bedroom size (each) = feet x feet
        1. Closet size and type
    14. Number of Private Baths
      1. Soaking tub
      2. Shower
      3. Combination tub / shower
      4. 1 Toilet per Bath
      5. Number of sinks
    15. Number of Hollywood Baths (2 bedrooms share 1 bath)
      1. Soaking tub
      2. Shower
      3. Combination tub / shower
      4. 1 Toilet per Bath
      5. Number of sinks- (each in their own room)
    16. Number of Hall Baths
      1. Soaking tub
      2. Shower
      3. Combination tub / shower
      4. 1 Toilet per Bath
      5. Number of sinks
    17. No Other Room #1
      Other Room #1
      1. Name, Purpose and/or Features for Other Room #1
      2. Room size = feet x feet
      3. Closet
      4. Built-in Cabinets
    18. No Other Room #2
      Other Room #2
      1. Name, Purpose and/or Features for Other Room #2
      2. Room size = feet x feet
      3. Closet
      4. Built-in Cabinets
  3. Extras
    1. Garage
    2. Deck
    3. Front Porch
    4. Screen Porch
  4. Comments - Use this space to add rooms, add features, or make comments about your Home Plans

  5. Calculate
    Probable size of your house = Square Feet

    then, Tell us your name and email address so we can respond

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  8. Send us Details - After submitting the form we will have a good idea what kind of house you are interested in. We can work with this information alone or if you would like you can send us drawings, sketches, photographs, verbal discriptions, style likes and dislikes or anything else that will help convey your ideas to us. Here are the various ways to send stuff to us:

    Email us by typing our address and eliminating the two spaces. It's an antispam thing. Thanks
    david @ 2architects.com

    OR

    Snail Mail:
    Irvin and Zingre' Architects
    124 N. Eddy St.
    Fort Scott, Kansas 66701

    Phone 1 620 223 2564


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