STAIRCASE

DIMENSIONS

150

175

RISER HEIGHT &

TREAD DEPTH
250
Steps connecting two different levels must be
275
designed with the human metric in mind.

300
Standard dimensions for buildability score:

Riser height = 150, 175

Tread depth = 250, 275, 300

Example of annotation in drawing:

“1M CLEAR WIDTH RC STAIRCASE (23R,

TD=275, RH=175) TO SPECIFICATIONS &
DTL”

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 SLOPE GRADIENT
RATIO OF RISE TO RUN
The slope gradient is commonly expressed as
a ratio such as 1:8.3, where 1 unit of vertical
rise requires 8.3 units of horizontal run.

A steeper slope is created when the number of

horizontal run unit is decreased.

Thus. 1:8.3 slope is steeper than a 1:15 slope.

8.3
15

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 FLOOR LEVEL

FFL
SFL
SSL FINISHES
FLOOR SLAB

DOWNHUNG WALL

SSL, SFL & FFL

Structural Slab Level - Underside of the slab

Structural Floor Level - Top level of the slab before architectural finishes

Finish Floor Level - Top level above architectural finishes

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 PLAN ANNOTATIONS

1500
COLUMN
2

WALL

3000 3000

A B C

DIMENISIONS & GRIDLINES

Gridlines help architects & engineers visualise the position of walls, columns and is an
accurate representation of the length between them. The labels aids in easy identification of
positions - ie. B1 and C2 for the columns.

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 HATCH TYPES

CONCRETE

EARTH

STEEL

REPRESENTATION OF MATERIALS
The various hatch patterns indicate the
various, common building materials in
architectural sections.

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 PLAN & SECTION

BREAKLINE

B B’

SECTION

RAMP

COLUMN

2D P ROJECTIONS OF THE 3D BUILDING

Plans and section work together to aid the architect express what

the building is and how to be built. While the horizontal plans

shows the area of the spaces, the ver tical section shows height.

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 ELEVATION
#1 #2

WINDOW
DOOR
ROOM

AT FIRST GLANCE
Elevations tell a different story compared to plans and section. They show
how the building is to seen from outside, the facade consisting of panels,
doors, windows and other fixtures on external walls.

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 LINES & SYMBOLS
THIN
REGULAR
MEDIUM
THICK
CENTERLINE
DASHED
FENCE

B’ +75 FFL +45.400

SFL +45.400

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 PLAN & SECTION

MIN 2400

ROOM

MIN 2000
ROOM
MIN 2400

2000
1M HIGH STAINLESS
STEEL RAILING / BARRIER

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 DROPS

INDICATION
OF DROPS
ROOM The drop symbol with the
75 assigned value represents
FFL 42.000 CORRIDOR two things: the end of the
slab and the level difference
FFL 41.925 between the slab and the
adjacent lower slab.

ROOM 75
SYMBOL
CORRIDOR
75

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 EDGE PROTECTION

1000

75

>1000
PREVENTION OF FALLS
The above provision applies
to platforms with a drop of
more than 1m.

But architects can choose to

provide for all drops as
neccessary.

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 ROOM TAGS
STORE 1

1-2

N/V & M/V

IT1, IC2, IC1

FFL 42.1

CH 2400

100m2 OFFICE

CORRIDOR
1-2

-
N/V & M/V
24 HR A/C

RFP, RWMP, RWMP

FFL 42.1

IT1, IC2, IC1

CH 2400

FFL 42.025
100m2
CH 2475

1000m2
M&E ROOM

1-3

M/V

IT4, IC2, IC1

FFL 42.1

CH 2400

100m2

ROOM NAME

ROOM NUMBER

Room tags contain important information that

VENTILATION
aid engineers and quantity surveyors in the
FINISHES (FLOOR, WALL, CEILING)
project team to understand the design better/
FLOOR LEVEL

CEILING HEIGHT

AREA
calculate costs more accurately (for tender).

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