ARCHITECTURAL

DRAWINGS
LECTURE: GRAPHICS 2
What are Architectural Drawings & Plans?

 An architectural drawing is a manual for a building.

The architectural drawing is an illustration of what
the final product will look like plus an instructional
tool on how to achieve it.
 Architectural drawings can be devoted to depicting
an overview of the building or they can focus on a
particular element (a detail).
 ARCHITECTURAL
DRAWINGS
o Architects uses several types of drawings to
show how a Building is designed. The
following are drawings that architects
typically creates in the process of designing a
Building:

ARCHITECTURAL DOCUMENTS:
 Vicinity map, Site development Plan & Perspective
 Floor plans
 Elevations (4)
 Sections (2)
 Doors & Windows schedule
 Details

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VICINITY MAP/LOCATION
PLAN

o Contains the LOCATION OF THE

PROJECT SITE it is typically within a
2.00 KM radius, at any convenient
scale showing prominent landmarks
or major thoroughfares for ease
reference.
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SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
o These are plans showing TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION, BOUNDARIES, ORIENTATION
& POSITION of proposed building/structure
in relation to the lot, existing or proposed
access road and driveways and existing public
utilities or services.

o Existing buildings within adjoining the lot shall

be hatched and distances between the
proposed and existing buildings shall be
indicated.

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PERSPECTIVE
o Drawn at convenient scale and taken from
vantage point (bird’s eye view or eye level)
showing the façade or exterior view of the
building.

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FLOOR PLAN

o A Floor Plan is an Architectural drawing of a

building with the roof removed as seen from
above.
o The cutting plane/cutting plane line is the
imaginary line or slice on a floor plan drawing
showing where a building is cut
o Floor plans are drawn to scale not less than
1:100 showing: Gridlines, Complete
identification of rooms or functional spaces

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ELEVATION

o Elevation drawings are scaled drawing of one

side of a building.
o Elevation drawings shows grid lines; natural
ground to finish grade elevations; floor to
floor heights; door and window marks, type
of material and exterior finishes; adjoining
existing structures, if any shown in single
hatched lines.

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 SECTION

o A building section is a scaled drawing of a

building showing what it would look like if the
entire building showing what it would look
like if the entire building was sliced vertically,
and then a part removed, so that interior can
be seen.

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SECTION

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SAMPLE ARCHTECTURAL WORKING DRAWING

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 INSTRUCTION FOR FINAL EXAM

1. Reproduce the given PLANS, ELEVATIONS &

SECTIONS in an A3 Paper using proper line
weights and line types given in this lecture.

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN
LOT LINE:
Use .4 tech pen or uni-pin
Use Phantom line
GRID LINES DIMENSION
LINES & SECTION LINES :
Use .1 tech pen or uni-pin or
0.3 GTECH pilot
Use Phantom line
INDEX KEYS:
Use .1 tech pen or uni-pin or
0.3 GTECH pilot
Use Continuous line
Diameter of circle 1cm
Text height 0.7cm or 7mm
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WALLS & COLUMNS :
Use .4 OR .5 tech pen or
uni-pin
Use Continuous line
Diameter of circle 1cm
Text height 0.7cm or 7mm
WALL THICKNESS:
Exterior: 0.15m
Interior: 0.10m
**scale 1:100m
SIZE OF COLUMN:
0.25m X 0.40m
**scale 1:100m
FURNITURE & FIXTURE:
Use .1 tech pen or uni-pin
or 0.3 GTECH pilot
Use continuous line
CLOSET, KIT COUNTER :
Use .1 tech pen or uni-pin
or 0.3 GTECH pilot
Use dashed/hidden line
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
TEXTS:
Use .2 tech pen or uni-pin
FURNITURE & FIXTURE: Use continuous line
Use .1 tech pen or uni-pin Text height 0.4cm or 4mm
or 0.3 GTECH pilot
Use continuous line

Other lines:
Same with ground floor
plan
ROOF LINE:
Use .1 tech pen or uni-pin
or 0.3 GTECH pilot
Use dashed/hidden line

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RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION

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LONGITUDINAL SECTION

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