TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY – College of Engineering & Technology
Civil Engineering Department
Engr. Orlando Cruz Sico Jr.
CEP352/351C – Building System Design & Computation
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Architectural Plan
Designed and used by architects to
show overall appearance, inside and outside
the structure, to provide precise
measurements and other details for
construction.
Objectives:
1. To develop a design idea into a
coherent proposal.
2. To communicate idea and concept.
3. To convince clients of the merits of a
design.
4. To provide details for the
contractors.
5. To provide records of the completed
work.
6. To make a record of an existing
building.
Components of Architectural Drawing
1. Site Development Plan
- a landscape plan showing the
location and the outside view of the
project with its surrounding including
landscaping and garden elements.
2. Floor Plan
- A drawing to scale showing the
arrangements of rooms & spaces
from a building viewed from above.
Ff. are to consider:
a. Grid Lines – defines the coordinate
system or the column location of the
building.
b. Room dimensions & designations –
dimensions are important to
determine the area of such portion
in plans. Also, designations are
included to show what kind of Area
is in the plan.
c. Floor or Room Elevation - to indicate
wether the floor is above or below a
fixed reference point.
d. Schedule of Doors & Windows - to
show where and what type of door
or window is in the plan. Also to
determine how many doors and
windows are in the plans.
e. Property Line– the boundary line
between two porperties.
f. Floor Finishes
g. Section Lines
h. Furnitures and Appliances
i. Alphabet of Lines – line symbols used
in technical drawing which enables
engineers/designers to express
features of designed products
clearly and accurately.
j. Architectural Symbols - symbols used
to show different features of a
building.
3. Elevations
- a plan showing different views
(front, rear, right and left side) of the
project with doors and windows
schedule and other details such as
the materials to be used in finishes.
4. Sections
- a plan from a cutting plane in floor plans
showing the interior details of the project.
5. Finishes (Wall, Ceiling, Floor, Paint)
- a plan that provides the details for
wall, ceiling, floor, and paint finish so
as the client will imagine the
appearance of the project.
6. Doors and Windows Schedule
- schedule provides details of the
doors and windows of what
materials to be used.
7. Perspective View
- usually done and rendered from
SketchUp/Revit so as to provide a
completed project view to the
client.
“To ensure public safety & welfare, the
following must be properly considered on
plans.”
Basic Architectural Codes:
1. Doors:
a. Doors, windows, and the like less
than 2.40m above the pavement
or ground level shall not, when
fully opened or upon opening,
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project beyond the property line 0.75 m – less than 10

except fire exit doors. occupants
b. Common width for door:
- 1.0m > width > 0.80m for b. Rise and run the of stairs.
habitable rooms The riser shall not exceed
- 1.10m for bedridden patients. 20mm and the thread shall
- height = 2.0 to 2.1m not less than 250 mm or using
c. The height of the handle should this formula:
fall within 0.90m and 1.10m above
the floor. Tread + Riser = 450 mm.
d. min. thickness = 35mm 2 x Riser + Tread = 650 mm.
2. Hallway
a. min. width = 1.20m 9. Landings
3. Parapet Wall a. There shall not be more than
a. min. height = 1.0m 3.60 m vertical distance
4. Wall between landings.
a. 4’’ CHB Wall for interior b. Minimum width of landing =
b. 6’’ CHB Wall for exterior minimum width of stairs
5. Ceiling Heights 10. Ramps
a. first storey = 2.70m -ramp slope shall not exceed 1 in 8.
b. second storey = 2.40m
c. succeeding storeys = head-room 11. Lights and ventilation
clearance of 2.10m a. Percentage of site
6. Size and Dimension of Rooms occupancy (to be
- Minimum sizes of rooms and their discussed).
least horizontal dimensions shall be b. Court – an unoccupied
as follows: space between building and
a. Rooms for Human Habitations – 6 lot line, open & unobstructed
sqm with at least dimension of 2m; from ground upward. Shall
b. Kitchen – 3.0 square meters with at have a minimum width of
least dimension of 1.50 meters; 2.00m.
c. Bath and toilet – 1.20 sqm with at c. Setbacks – vacant spaces
least dimension of 0.90 meter. between the building and lot
7. Exits – at least one exits if within lines. (to be discussed).
occupants load 8. Two if more than Drawing Paper
the minimum no. of occupants.
- Distance to exits from any point
of the building must not more Format A Series
than 45 meters if there is no Size mm x mm in x in
sprinkler system. 0 841 × 1189 33.1 × 46.8
- Minimum size of exit must be 0.90 1 594 × 841 23.4 × 33.1
width by 2.00 m height
2 420 × 594 16.5 × 23.4
- Corridors and exits balconies
3 297 × 420 11.7 × 16.5
shall not be less than 1.10 m
4 210 × 297 8.27 × 11.7
width.
8. Stairs 5 148 × 210 5.83 × 8.27
a. minimum width of stairs. 6 105 × 148 4.13 × 5.83
1.10 m – more than 50 7 74 × 105 2.91 × 4.13
occupants 8 52 × 74 2.05 × 2.91
0.90 m – less than 50 9 37 × 52 1.46 × 2.05
occupants 10 26 × 37 1.02 × 1.46

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TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY – College of Engineering & Technology
Civil Engineering Department
Engr. Orlando Cruz Sico Jr.

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