Learn how houses
actually work.
Read it. Build it. Draw your own. Short lessons on floor plans, rooms, and the rules real architects use.
Start here · your first skill
Read a floor plan in 6 steps
A short course
Learn to read a house plan.
1
What a floor plan actually is
Start here →2Why some walls are fat and some are skinny
3Doors don't just open, they swing
4"Toilets do not look like that"
5
How a house fits on a page
Soon6
The sizes that show up in most houses
SoonNow explore · the rooms
Pick a room
The dining room3 lessonsTables, chairs, and the space around them.The family room3 lessonsSofas, sightlines, and how people sit together.Bedrooms7 lessonsQuiet, light, and the space a bed actually needs.Bathrooms3 lessonsSmall rooms with the most rules.Work and utility rooms3 lessonsOffices, laundry, and the drop zone by the door.Garage and outside2 lessonsCars, patios, and the parts of a house without a roof.Stairs and second floors2 lessonsGetting to the next level, and stacking it properly.The whole house3 lessonsHow the rooms add up to a building.
Put it to work
Build something
Challenge 01
Draw your own bedroom from memory
✏️ You'll make: Draw your bedroom from memory, then measure it and draw it again
How big is a bedroom, actually?
✏️ You'll make: Design the smallest bedroom that genuinely works for a queen bed
