Revit Furniture Families
I created a small furniture library based on the most common pieces I could find around my home. I chose items that are familiar, functional and easy to recognise in both domestic and commercial interiors: a bedside cabinet, a dresser, a desk, single- and double-door wardrobes, and kitchen cabinets.
I began with the drawer, because it is one of the most reusable parts of domestic furniture. Rather than modelling each piece separately, I built the drawer as a component system with nested parts: handles, rollers, slides, drawer boxes, and front panels.
After completing the drawer-based furniture, I moved on to wardrobes and kitchen cabinetry. This required a second layer of modelling: not only drawers, but also door leaves, hinges and internal storage components.
I modelled a concealed hinge based on a typical European cabinet hinge arrangement. Modern concealed hinges usually use a 35 mm cup, allow three-way adjustment, and open through a wide angle, which makes them ideal for clean, contemporary cabinetry. I also created a hanging rail as a face-based family with adjustable length, so it could be reused in different wardrobes.
For the doors, I built two main leaf types: a solid leaf with curved sides, and a framed leaf with a glass centre. Both versions included hinge cup cut-outs, handle placement and editable dimensions. I then combined these into a single door family with visibility controls, before adding an opening mechanism so the door could rotate around the hinge axis.
For desks, I followed ergonomic guidance rather than forcing a fixed “design” height. HSE guidance states that the desktop should allow the elbow to sit just below the surface, which is a more useful rule than using a single rigid dimension for every user.
For kitchen worktops, I used the common standing work surface logic: a practical height around 900 mm, adjusted to the user and task. This is consistent with the dimensions used in mainstream kitchen systems and ergonomic planning guides.
I also standardised fittings around the 32 mm system where relevant, because that is a common reference line in furniture hardware and fittings. It helped keep the model buildable and easier to parameterise.
I developed a parametric desk and side bed, designed to be fully adjustable through controlled parameters.
A fully parametric closet family where geometry, materials, and internal components are controlled through parameters.
I created four handle types as face-based families, with adjustable material, length and visibility options.
I also modelled the roller and both the stable and movable slide elements, using revolve, sweep and extrusion tools.
The drawer box itself was developed in two versions: an inset type and an overlay type, each with editable width, depth, height, face material and internal material.
The bedside cabinet used a single inset drawer with a curved handle.
The dresser used multiple drawers with paired handles and a taller storage layout.
The desk used two smaller drawers positioned at the upper corner, with the drawer width constrained to one-third of the overall desk width.
The single-door wardrobe combines two curved-front drawers, a hinged door, a hanging rail and a shelf.
A single and a double-door version.
The wardrobe proportions were based on common modular storage systems rather than arbitrary dimensions.
created separate wall cabinet and base cabinet families, again using the same approach: clean geometry, consistent hardware, and adjustable parameters.