BUILDING DRAWING

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INTRODUCTION

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A building drawing shows the plan and

view of a building.
This type of drawing is necessary for the construction
of buildings and as reference for
contractors in meeting the specifications.
Architects and draftsman are responsible
for preparing building drawing

Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

OBJECTIVES

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Identify the types of building drawing.

Differentiate types of building drawing.
Identify standard architectural symbols in
building drawing.
Draw orthographic projections for single and
double-storey residential building.

Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

TYPES OF BUILDING
DRAWING

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BUILDING
DRAWING

VIEW
DRAWING

PLAN

LOCATION
PLAN

Introduction

SITE PLAN

Objectives

FLOOR
PLAN

Types of Drawing

SECTIONAL
DRAWING

DETAILED
DRAWING

ROOF PLAN

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

PLAN DRAWING

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A plan drawing shows an area of a building

seen from the top of horizontal plane. There
are four types of plans, namely
Location plan
Site plan
Floor plan
Roof plan
Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

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1. Location Plan

Shows the location of a proposed construction site.

In this plan several informations related to construction
site are stated such as street names, lot numbers, adjacent
buildings, main road and compass direction.
Usually drawn without scale

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Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Location Plan

Street name

Adjacent
building

Compass
Direction

Lot numbers

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2. Site Plan

The area and location of a building on construction can

be viewed clearly on a site plan.
The proposed building is shown in form of a roof plan
The informations included in site plan are the lot
numbers, construction site dimensions, location of
proposed construction site, entry road, septic tank and
nearby areas.
Can help contractors to determine the appropriate
working area, construction material storage, workers
quarters and site office.
Site plan usually drawn using scale 1:200.
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Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Site Plan

Lot numbers

Location of
Proposed Site

Dimension
Septic Tank

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3. Floor Plan

A floor plan is sectional view of a building through a

horizontal cutting plane.
For multi-storey buildings, each storey has its own floor
plan.
A floor plan shows the section in a building and standard
symbols for windows, doors, walls and other details.
Roof lines are also included in a floor plan.
The scales usually used in floor plans are 1:50, 1:100 and
1:200.
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Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Floor Plan
Windows
Roof Lines

Walls
Doors

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4. Roof Plan

Roof plan describes the shape of roof, its dimension and

inclination viewed from the top view.
Roof components such as ridge, valley, hip. Gutter and roof
tiles are shown in roof plan.
The normally used scales in roof plan are 1:50, 1:100 and
1:200
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Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Roof Plan

VIEW DRAWING

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The drawing of a building exterior viewed from

the front, back, right side and left side.
Elevation view is seen horizontally in the form of
an orthographic drawing.
Details in an elevation include columns, walls,
doors, windows and roof.
The normally used scales are 1:50, 1:100 and
1:200.
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Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Elevation Drawing

Elevation Drawing

Elevation Drawing

SECTIONAL DRAWING

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Shows the cross-sections of a building and other details.

A vertical cutting plane cuts top of the building to the
ground through the roof, columns, floor, footing, windows
and doors.
Based on the floor plan using standard symbols.
The information in a sectional drawing includes height,
coponent sizes, and construction materials specification.

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Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Sectional Drawing

Sectional drawing of a single-storey house

DETAILED DRAWING

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Shows building parts such as windows, doors, roofs and stairs.

The information in detailed drawing include shape, name and
size of each material used in the parts.
Normally drawn in form of orthographic or sectional and
isometric drawing.
The scales used in detailed drawings are 1:50, 1:20, 1:10 and
1:2.

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Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Detailed Drawing

Detailed Drawing

DRAWING ORTHOGRAPHIC
PROJECTION OF RESIDENTIAL
BUILDING

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An orthographic drawing of a residential building

involves the floor plan, roof plan, front view, right
side view, left side view and back view of a building.
Both single and double-storey method can be drawn
using the same method.
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Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Orthographic Projection

Orthographic Projection

Orthographic Projection with Elevation

Standard Symbols Used in Building

Drawing

Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

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Exercise

Standard Symbols Used in Building Drawing

Standard Symbols Used in Building Drawing

Standard Symbols Used in Building Drawing

Standard Symbols Used in Building Drawing

Standard Symbols Used in Building Drawing

Standard Symbols Used in Building Drawing

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Please do some exercises!!!

Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Exercise 1: Name the drawings

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Exercise 1: Name the drawings

(Answers)

Elevation Drawing

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Location Plan

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Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks

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Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks

(Answer)

Pad Foundation

Wood

Soil

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Reinforced
Concrete
Insulator

Half Turn Stair

Shower

Stove

Steel Structure
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Exercise 3:Orthographic Projection

3

Figure 3 shows floor plan and incomplete front elevation of a house building.
a. Complete front elevation.
b. Draw left side elevation.
Rajah 3 menunjukkan plan lantai dan pandangan sisi kanan yang tidak lengkap.

Penerbitan Puncak Ilmu

a. Lengkapkan pandangan sisi kanan.

b. Lukis pandangan hadapan.

TOP ELEVATION
PANDANGAN ATAS

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Exercise 3:Orthographic
Projection (Answer)
3

Figure 3 shows floor plan and incomplete front elevation of a house building.
a. Complete front elevation.
b. Draw left side elevation.
Rajah 3 menunjukkan plan lantai dan pandangan sisi kanan yang tidak lengkap.

Penerbitan Puncak Ilmu

a. Lengkapkan pandangan sisi kanan.

b. Lukis pandangan hadapan.

TOP ELEVATION
PANDANGAN ATAS

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Contact person
Nurul Aini binti Mohamed
Diploma Pendidikan Lepasan Ijazah
(Lukisan Kejuruteraan)
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia,
86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat
Johor
012-3582393

Introduction

Objectives

Types of Drawing

Orthographic Projection

Standard Symbols

Exercise

Thank You for Your

Precious Time

Prepared for
DBK 1342
Construction Drawing