LESSON # 1

COMPONENTS
OF
A
HOUSE PLAN
A house plan is a set of
construction or working drawings
that define all thec construction
specifications of a residential house
such as the dimensions, materials,
layouts, installation methods and
techniques
 1. FLOOR PLAN
Floor plans basically deal
with the placements of
various sections in a
h
floor such as locations of
rooms, washrooms,
kitchen, stairs etc. It
helps the architects and
engineers to form
further planning based
on it.
 FLOOR PLAN (Bungalow)
Location of the following:
1. Bed Rooms 9. Windows
2. Dining Room 10. Doors
3. Living Room
4. Kitchen
5. Toilet & Bath
6. Garage
7. Porch
8. Storage Room
 STANDARD SIZE
MINIMUM SIZE
1. Bed Rooms - 6 square meters
- 2 x 3 m, 1.5 x 4 meters
2. Dining Room – 6 square meter
3. Living Room - 9 square meter
4. Kitchen - 3 square meters
5. Toilet & Bath – 1.2 square meters
- 1.5 x 2 m
6. Storage Room - 3 square meters
- 1 x 1.2 m
 STANDARD SIZE
MINIMUM SIZE

7. Windows – 1.2 meters

8. Doors - .9 for main doors
.8 for bed room doors
.7 for toilet and stockroom

doors
 2. ELEVATIONS
Elevations basically define the exterior
look or view of the house. It throws
light on how the house will look from
outside once it is built or constructed.
a. Front Elevation
b. Rear Elevation
c. Right Elevation
d. Left Elevation
 3. SITE PLAN
The site plan includes the detail description
of an area or site specifically proposed for
the construction project. It describes the
layouts of various aspects such as the
location of the house considering the
important surrounding features, indicates
the roads layouts, and walkways.  It also
provides the layouts for drainage, gardening
area, fencing and walls etc related to the
project in question.
 4. FOUNDATION PLAN
Foundation plan is somewhat similar to
floor plan the only difference is it deals
with the basic foundation of a building
and also highlights areas like basement
of a building.
 5. SECTIONS
Section drawings help in showing the
inside of a wall, stair and cabinet etc. This
is normally done to understand the
technicalities of the construction process.
6. ELECTRICAL PLAN
Electrical plan deals with the location of the
electrical wiring system, placement of
switches, bulbs etc. It is considered one of the
most important parts of construction drawings.
 7. PLUMBING PLAN

 It shows the location and

placements of plumbing fixtures,
arrangement of water pipes etc.
8. MECHANICAL PLAN
The mechanical plan shows the location
of heating, ventilation, and air-
conditioning system in the building. This
step is also considered very important
when it comes to construction drawings.
END
Scale - The ratio of the linear dimension of
an element of an object as represented in
the original drawing to the actual linear
dimension of the same element of the
object itself.

Scale allows us to understand the

relationship between a representation -
a drawing or model - and reality.