Construction Drawings—ch. 5

Construction Drawings

• often called working drawings• visually communicate the design and the

information required to bring a building or space into reality

• for everyone who is involved in the building process

• generally follow a set of architectural drawings conventions—widely accepted in the industry—not just ONE right way

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Construction Drawings

• variety of types of drawings are needed to accurately describe a project to tradespeople

• sequentially arranged by major components—sequence generally follows how the building is constructed– ground, shell of building, interiors

• varies from project to project

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Construction Drawings

• number of pages depends upon complexity of project

• The following example is of a small model home—3 sheets comprise entire drawing set

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Construction Drawings—page layout

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ASSIGNMENT #11•using the scanner, photoshop and all of the drawings you have completed thus far, compile a set of construction drawings

•please be sure to use the conventions for graphic symbols discussed in week 4 to differentiate the elevation, section and detail drawings on the plan drawings

• each page should have an appropriate title block and the page numbers should be in sequence and relate to the drawings as well

Construction Drawings