NAME: Madelaine Walsh 635805 TUTORIAL #:3

GROUP MEMBERS: Christian, Catherine, Sierra, Maddie

CASE STUDY BUILDING NAME:

1 TITLE BLOCK

List the types of information found in the title block on the floor plan page.

Project Name

Drawing Number

Title

Project Number

Drawn By

Checked

Date Printed

Scale

Why might this information be important?

The title block gives the reader brief details about the drawing at hand, it labels the drawing, as well as outlines the scale.

2 DRAWING CONTENT - PLANS

- What type of information is shown in this floor plan?

Information shown on the floor plan includes: - Dimensions of the site (includes windows, walls, doors, rooms, exteriors etc) - Doors - Windows - Existing and new walls - Existing structures and buildings are labelled - References to other plans in the document

- Provide an example of the dimensions as they appear on this floor plan? What units are used for the dimensions?

Dimensions are given in millimetres (mm) Example shows the width of opening between two existing walls.

- Is there a grid? What system is used for identifying the grid lines?

Yes there is a grid system used on the floor plan. A numerical grid runs vertically through the plans and an alphabetical grid runs across the page horizontally. The grid helps users to identify certain parts of the plan, for example which areas are included in the scope etc. A key with specific details is located on a different page.

- Why is some information found in General Notes?

- Information found in general notes is often relevant to many parts of the drawings and plans therefore it is more efficient to have it noted in detail once than every time it appears on a drawing. - Also makes it easier to change details if need be after reviews of the plans. - It is an efficient way to label the plans

- What is the purpose of the legend?

The legend helps to differentiate between the different elements or materials noted on the plan.

- Why are some parts of the drawing annotated? Illustrate how the annotations are associated with the relevant part of the drawing.

Annotated arrows are used to label certain areas of the plan which require extra information to be stated on the plans.

This helps to aid the visual information and provides extra detail.

- Illustrate how the locations of sections are identified on the plan.

This is identified by a line drawn through the section. There is usually an arrow pointing in the direction that the cut is in.

- Illustrate how references to other drawings are shown on the plan. What do these symbols mean?

References to other drawings and plans are often stated by a symbol in the legend, so that users can identify them within the plans.

How are windows and doors identified? Provide and example of each. Is there a rationale to their numbering? What do these numbers mean? Can you find the answer somewhere in the drawings?

The numbers usually coincide to number a door/window is in relation to the entire plan or a specific area.

Doors are usually labelled in the following way:

DG #_____ (eg. DG03)

Windows are labelled in either of the following ways:

WG #_____ (eg. WG21)

OR

- Illustrate how floor levels are noted on the plan?

For some parts of the drawings arrows have been used to depict a fall in the ground/floor level. The arrow points in the direction of the decline/incline.

- Are some areas of the drawing clouded? Why?

Yes some of the areas on the floor plan are clouded/cross hatched over. This is because they are not within the scope of works.

3. DRAWING CONTENT – ELEVATIONS

- What type of information is shown in this elevation? How does it differ from the information shown on the plan?

Basic information such as scale and date printed are written just as the floor plan. This elevation plan differs, however, as it illustrates the building as seen at the front rather than the

floor plan. However, it also indicates the height of not only the building itself but also the height of the windows doors and any columns or poles that are present.

- Are dimensions shown? If so, how do they differ from the dimensions on the plan? Provide an example of the dimensions as they relate to the elevation.

While the dimensions shown on the floor plan were on a scale of 1:100 the dimensions shown on the elevation plan were scale of 1:50.

- What types of levels are shown on the elevations? Illustrate how levels are shown in relation to the elevation.

The information that is written as clear words on the map is usually annotations. Small black arrows that point to the specific area in which they are talking about follow the annotations, like the floor plan.

- Is there a legend? What does it identify and how is it used?

The legend shown on the elevation plan is called the “Material Legend”. Each material is identified with varying codes and those codes are placed on the actual map. For example, GL01 is a code of General Glass. This makes the map a lot easier and neater to read.

- Are any parts of the elevation clouded? Why?

A small section drawing that identifies materials on the interior of the building complements areas that are clouded.

- Illustrate where this elevation is located in relation to the plan?

There are numerous elevation plans within the entirety of this plan. There is one based merely on windows and doors and others based on just the exterior of the building. There are also elevations plans that focus on the interior designing of the building.

4 DRAWING CONTENT – SECTIONS

- What type of information is shown in this section? How does it differ from the information shown on the plan and elevation?

If the plans are viewed as an overview of the development and elevation plans show the intricacies of the exterior of the development. A section is an enlarged picture of a critical area within the development. This section provides more detailed information and has annotations of relevant materials to that specific area, for the purpose of our development, The scale is much smaller, ranging from 1:5 to 1:20. We’re focusing on section 1 & 2.

Are dimensions shown? If so, how do they differ from the dimensions on the elevation?

Elevation Plan Dimensions:

Section Dimension:

As we can see the elevated dimensions are much more brief, whilst they state the height of the building with each level (in millimetres). The only annotations that are written are the corresponding levels. The dimensions that are seen in the section area of the plans are much more intricate, dimensions are smaller and state the specific size of certain structural elements, for example:

2 x 150mm Galvanised Painted Steel Portal Frame

500mm Galvanised Steel Shroud

10mm Infill Gap

- What types of information on the sections are expressed using words? Illustrate how this is done.

As mentioned earlier, the information that is expressed using words describes critical, structural elements and the material that they are made from. As we can see from a detailed window section below, the annotations show the composition of not only the glass, but the structure which holds the glass in place i.e. 120mm Stud Wall with Insulation:

- Illustrate how the section drawing differentiates between building elements that are cut through and those that are shown in elevation (beyond).

As seen below, in an excerpt from the elevation plans. Elevation refers only to the exterior parts of the building, therefore the building elements are going to be subject to forces such as wind and rain. These materials have to be able to withstand the pressures of the environment as they form a waterproof barrier for internal elements. Some of these elements include Colorbond Flat Sheets, Concrete Deck and Zinc Cladding:

The structural elements that are shown in the section segment of the plan are interior elements that would not be subject to the environment. These elements may include steel frames, cladding or insulation which from an aesthetic perspective are unattractive. Therefore they are ‘covered up’ by plasterboards .

5 DRAWING CONTENT – DETAILS

- What sorts of things are detailed?

Parts of the design that are too small to show all the information on the larger scale drawings are usually detailed at a smaller scale on another page.

- Are the details compressed using break lines? Why?

Yes, there are break lines used on the detail drawings. This is used to symbolise continuity of the drawing.

- Provide examples of how different materials are shown on drawings at this scale.

Break Line

Concrete texture

Stainless steel hatching

- Find the locations of these details on the plans, elevations and sections.

Plan view-

Section view-

Insulation symbol

Wall section 3. Found on page A07.01

Floor detail 1

Drawing A09.10