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Unit 2.1 Behind Your Walls

Challenge
Most people do not consider what is behind the painted walls or exterior surface in most buildings.
However, just like a human body, for a home to function properly and efficiently, the guts must be
designed just right. A homes structural support, insulation, plumbing, etc. all exist inside our walls. As
you can see, the wall cavity may be physically small, but it plays a big role in the design of a home.
To celebrate the importance of structural design and educate others about the components behind their
walls, you will build a model that shows the layers of a house. A detailed description for each component
will be communicated in an accompanying table.

Constraints
1. An Architectural Scale of 3/8 = 1 must be used.
2. Use letters or numbers to identify the following components on your model:
a.
d.
g.
j.
m.
p.

Joists
Sole Plate
Header
Gypsum Board
Vapor Barrier
Shingles

b.
e.
h.
k.
n.

Girders
Stud
Sill
Insulation
Siding

c.
f.
i.
l.
o.

SubFloor
Top Plate
Rafters / Truss
Sheathing
Tar Paper

3. A table must be included that describes the purpose, materials, and configurations of each component.
4. Inside trusses are W trusses placed 2 OC. The outside truss needs to be a Gable Truss.
5. Typical dimensions and materials must be represented.
6. Lay out your model as described by the teacher or design your own layout and gain teacher approval
before using it.
7. The maximum dimension for your footprint is 18, and the minimum is 12.

Criteria
Accurate and realistic representation of components
o size, materials, configuration
Clean construction
All components built in proportion
TOTAL OF 100 POINTS (will start with 1 point)

Topics

33 points

28 points

23 points

18 points

Quality of
Documented
Information

Table is professional and

information is accurate,
clear, and thorough;
Proper spelling and
grammar is used
AND
All required information
is documented / reflected
thoroughly, clearly, and
accurately

Much of the
Table is accurate but
Some information information is
more professionalism is
is confusing /
confusing / missing
needed
missing
OR
OR
Information is
More detail is needed
incorrect

Overall
Physical
Model

Model is professional,
creative, and built with
clean construction
AND
All constraints are met
AND
Model is correctly
proportioned
AND
Model depicts style well

Model is acceptable but

some improvement is
needed with
professionalism or
creativity
OR
Model is not correctly
proportioned

Structural
Components

Several
components are
Required components are
Proportions and scale
not depicted
accurately represented
need minor
accurately or with
and labeled in model
improvements
enough detail
(with proper scale,
OR
OR
materials, and
One or two components Three or four
configuration)
are not featured
components are
not featured

* If the minimum level is not achieved for a criterion,

no points will be accumulated for that row.

Model is
confusing
OR
Style incorrectly
depicted

Model is incomplete
OR
Much improvement
is needed with
professionalism or
creativity

Labels are not

included on the
physical model
OR
Four to six
components are not
featured