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