How this is scored
Four required work products, plus two you choose. Each one is scored 5 / 3 / 1 against a short list of things that have to be there — miss one and it is a 3, miss two or more and it is a 1.
Read this first
For each work product there is a list of requirements. A 5 means every item on the list is there. A 3 means one is missing. A 1 means two or more are missing.
Everyone does the four required products. Then pick two of the options and only those two are scored. Check your work against these lists before you present — most lost points are things students forgot, not things they did badly.
Required — everyone
Research
Did you learn what real tiny homes are like before designing one?
All five present:
- Research covers real tiny homes that fit the constraints (650 sq ft or less)
- Cost, size, common materials and construction techniques identified
- Sustainable options
- Luxury options
- Different types of tiny homes
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Client Profile
Do you know exactly who this house is for?
All four present:
- A client profile you would like to do the work for — ready-made or your own
- Their interests
- Their needs
- The styles they would prefer
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Brainstorming / Sketching
Did you explore real options before committing to one?
All five present:
- Multiple ideas generated
- Ideas generated quickly, and they communicate the design
- Bubble diagrams, with everything labeled and ideas listed out
- Follows the best practices for generating ideas and drawing sketches
- Floor plan size reflects the tiny house project
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Floor Plan
Could a builder work from your drawing?
All seven present:
- Drawn to scale and scaled appropriately (max 650 sq ft)
- Lines are neat, straight and the right type — wall, hidden, dimension
- All dimensions drawn with a ruler and labeled clearly; leader lines labeled clearly
- Title block: name, date, class, teacher, project title
- Follows architectural conventions: walls with real thickness and framing shown, rooms sized correctly, hidden lines used correctly, standard symbols for doors, windows, stairs, bathrooms, sinks, ovens
- Reflects the style your client would like
- Size reflects the tiny house project
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Pick two
Only the two you choose are scored. How to do each one is on the guidance page.
Exterior Elevation
Does it show what the outside really looks like, and how big it is?
All three present:
- Drawn to scale, view labeled, with a title block
- Includes details of textures
- Includes major dimensions
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Interior Design Plan
Can we picture standing in the room?
All three present:
- Includes one interior elevation — kitchen, living room, lounge…
- Follows the procedures and best practices for interior elevations
- Includes picture samples: paint colors, wallpaper, textures, furniture
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Landscape Design Plan
Is the yard planned as carefully as the house?
All five present:
- Drawn to scale and scaled appropriately
- Lines are neat, straight and the right type
- Drawn in color
- Follows landscape design best practices
- Tree and bush species, and gravel or brick types, labeled
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Cost Analysis Plan
Do you know what your house would cost?
All four present:
- Research on tiny house cost
- Specific costs of the tiny home you designed
- Costs presented in an organized, concise way
- Costs for building materials (walls, flooring, siding, roofing, patio / outdoor, bedding) and appliances
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Tiny House Community Plan
Does the whole plot work, not just one house?
All four present:
- Total plot size dimensioned accurately
- Multiple houses placed on the plot
- Other community amenities
- Pathways, gardens, outdoor activities
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Mixed Material Model
Does the model match your drawings?
All five present:
- Built to the same scale as your floor plan
- Exterior walls, interior walls, countertops, lofts and so on
- Cut neatly, and safely
- Color-printed patterns and materials make it rich in detail
- Uses one piece of foam board (more only if you buy it)
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Bergen County Community Impact
Is it a real, researched proposal?
All five present:
- Identifies a real space in Bergen County that could become a tiny home community
- Who would live in this community
- What land would be used, with maps
- The impact on the local community, researched
- The cost to taxpayers, researched, with a simple proposal
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Custom Creation
Have your own idea for showing part of your design?
Everything on the list you agreed with Mr. Hubbard before you started.
One missing.
Two or more missing.
Before you present, check yourself
Run down this list. It covers the four required products in the order you make them.
- Research on real tiny homes 650 sq ft or under: cost, size, materials, construction, sustainable and luxury options, types
- Client profile with interests, needs and preferred style
- Several quick, labeled sketches and bubble diagrams, sized like a tiny house
- Floor plan drawn to scale with a ruler, 650 sq ft or less
- Walls with real thickness, standard symbols, rooms labeled
- Dimensions and leader lines drawn with a ruler and labeled
- Title block: name, date, class, teacher, project title
- The floor plan fits my client's style
- My two picks are done, checked against their lists above
- Every product is photographed clearly for my presentation
Your daily work — safety, cleanup, notebook, effort — is not scored here. That is on the grading page under weekly standards.