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05 Archl Symbols
05 Archl Symbols
05 Archl Symbols
SYMBOLS
ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING 1
Symbols commonly ■ Group 1
use in architectural 1. CONCRETE
drawings
2. SAND
3. EARTH
4. GRAVEL
5. ROCK
■ Group 2
Symbols commonly 1. CONCRETE BLOCK
use in architectural
2. CONCRETE PLASTERED
drawings
3. STRUCTURAL FACING
TILE
4. BRICK
5. FIRE BRICK
6. CUT STONE
■ Group 3
Symbols commonly
1. ALUMINUM
use in architectural
drawings 2. BRASS/
BRONZE
3. STEEL
4. MARBLE
5. RUBBLE
6. SLATE
■ Group 4
Symbols commonly 1. HORIZONTAL
use in architectural SIDINGS
drawings 2. VERTICAL
SIDINGS
3. WOOD FINISH
4. HARDBOARD
5. PLYWOOD
6. ROUGHWOOD
■ Group 5
Symbols commonly 1. CERAMIC
TILE
use in architectural
drawings 2. ACOUSTIC
TILE
3. GYPSUM
WALLBOARD
4. PLASTIC
5. FABRIC
6. CARPET
■ Group 6
Symbols commonly 1. Glass
use in architectural 2. Glass Block
drawings 3. Spray foam
4. Loose
insulation
5. Rigid
insulation
6. Thermal
insulation
PLATE NO. 4 ARCHITECTURAL SYMBOLS
2. Gravel
3. Rock
4. Cast in
Place
5. Sand
6.Adobe
7. Fire Brick
8.Concrete
Block
9. Slate
10. Rubble
11. Marble
12. Steel
13. Bronze
16. Plywood
Instructions:
1. Proportion each drawing inside the box
(DIMENSIONS: student's prerogative)
2. Observe drawing proportion based from the
REFERENCE
3. Pen variations can be used in the drawing (0.1 /
0.3 / 0.5 or 0.2 / 0.4 / 0.6). Use F or H for
guidelines. HB for shading
4. LABEL the name of the symbol using freehand
architect's lettering, 0.3-0.5cm height of letters
5. Lines should be drawn using drafting tools while
freeform objects should be drawn in freehand.