Windows 8 App To Know About Types Of Houses: House Plans and Design

House Plans and Design is a free Windows 8 app that brings to you information about various types of designs and layouts of houses. It is an informative cum word game app in which you can get to know about types of houses and also play a word quiz.

This free Windows 8 app is useful in understanding the fundamentals of home design and will be of your interest especially if you enjoy learning about architecture and house plans.

House Plans and Design - Start screen

It is a nice app for kids as well as adults. Apart from being a learning app, it is also entertaining. The word puzzle will not only entertain kids but also let them check what they have learnt from the app. House Plans and Design is freely available under Education category of Windows Store. You can view the app directly in Windows Store by clicking on the link given below at the end.

Let’s have a detailed look at this free Windows 8 app.

Use this free Windows 8 app to learn the fundamentals of architecture:

The main screen of the app displays beautiful tiled interface of various categories of houses.

House Plans and Design - Category view

 As you click on a category, it will display a list of various types of houses under that category.

Click on a type of house to open it. The next screen will display a big picture of that type of house and a detailed textual description about it. Use left and right headed arrows to flip through other types of houses displayed under a category.

House Plans and Design - House design details

Playing Word Quiz Game:

As you right on the app’s screen, the app’s bar will display Quiz option. Click on it to play the word puzzle game. The next screen will display a picture of a house and it’s name in the form of puzzle with some letters missing.  All the alphabets will be tabled below this puzzle.

House Plans and Design - Quiz Play

Click on an alphabet from the set below and then tap on a blank in the puzzle to place it. Follow a similar procedure to fill all the blanks in a puzzle and see if your guess is right. You can click on Next button placed on the bottom of the screen to get on to the next puzzle.

Key Features of House Plans and Design:

  • Free Windows 8 app
  • Informative cum puzzle game app
  • Provides information about various types of houses
  • Offers word puzzle game related to the information provided in the app
  • Easy to use
  • Pleasing UI

Also try Interior Decor and Fine Homebuilding.

My Verdict:

House Plans and Design is a nice app, useful as well as entertaining. It’s very well designed and carries comprehensive information about various types of house layouts. This app is definitely going to entertain you if you enjoy knowing about architecture and layout. Give it a try and share your feedback via comments.

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