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Posted by Edgar on April 2, 2008, 11:11 am
>
>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Barry:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sanbar wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm trying to integrate my 16' high foyer with the 12' areas around
>>>>>>> it. I think a hard drop from 16' to 12' going into the kitchen area
>>>>>>> may look a little harsh. The area over the stairway is open which
>>>>>>> means we have to come up with a way to design the ceiling to get a
>>>>>>> nice flow from 16' to 12'.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://lewismediagroup.com/ads/Floor%20Plan%20Mar%2008.pdf
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Barry
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That's a nicely drawn Floor Plan.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You would benefit by a Reflected Ceiling Plan. A composite RCP would
>>>>>> show all ceiling heights, features, openings, skylights, door and
>>>>>> window headers, air control devices, sprinklers, lighting fixtures,
>>>>>> electrical switching/dimmer controls, circuit lines, and possibly
>>>>>> paint and finish materials.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> A floor plan is for the floor and walls.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ralph Hertle
>>>>>
>>>>> Why is it called a *reflected* ceiling plan?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think it's because it is what the ceiling looks like as you would see
>>>> it if the floor was a mirror.
>>>
>>> Gets confusing, to the unnitiated.
>>> In other words, the ceiling plan is in *plan* view, the way I've always
>>> drawn them.
>>> In other-other words, a floorplan looks like it does if it is reflected
>>> in a mirrored ceiling?
>>> Ralphs way would certainly clear things up, but a well drawn floorplan
>>> would do that as well.
>>> I only do ceiling plans on really complicated ceilings, like when there
>>> are coffers, trays, vaults, step up/downs, etc. that tend to clutter up
>>> a standard floorplan.
>>> In complex plans I seperate out the dimensions from the notes and make 2
>>> floorplans, 1 is called Dimensional Floorplan (dimensions only) and the
>>> other is called Schematic Floorplan (notes and other riff-raff).
>>>
>>
>> I work with Reflected Ceiling drawings all the time. In schools, the
>> lighting layout and mechanical stuff is pretty critical and needs to be
>> all mapped out. Not too bad if it is in a house where there may be only
>> one light to a ceiling, but important when you have 5 rows of 6 banks of
>> light. We also tend to use a lot of soffits in places like the admin
>> areas. This stuff is probably more taken care of by some sort of
>> electrical plan (as I remember when I did houses).
>>
>> Basically, yes, the ceiling is drawn exactly as the plan view is drawn,
>> but as you are looking down onto the plan, you are really looking up at
>> the ceiling. If you were to draw everything as if you were actually
>> looking up, everything would be reversed, thus it is reflected so it
>> looks the same as the plan.
>>
>> --
>> Edgar
>
> Wait until you need to do a ceiling plan for a hospital then you know what
> a ceiling plan is......
>
> CID...
Some of our administration areas can be pretty interesting.
--
Edgar
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