Architectural drawings are the roadmap for the entire project, ensuring that the design meets functionality, aesthetics, and regulatory requirements.
Concept Design:
This includes rough sketches to translate the client’s ideas into spatial arrangements. Important considerations include orientation (for natural light), ventilation, views, and initial zoning of spaces (public vs. private areas).
Architects often use software like AutoCAD or Revit for this phase.
Site Plan:
It’s crucial to align the building with the site’s dimensions, contours, and landscape. Zoning regulations, building setbacks, parking arrangements, and landscaping (gardens, terraces) are all shown.
Important tools include GPS or GIS for site surveys.
Floor Plans:
These are detailed plans showing the layout of rooms, hallways, door/window placements, and fixed furniture. Each floor plan should meet building codes (for fire escapes, room sizes, etc.).
Room dimensions, wall thicknesses, and furniture layouts are included for client review.
Sections and Elevations:
These drawings provide information about the building’s vertical aspects, showing heights and levels, materials for facades, and other details like roof slopes.
Elevations show the external appearance from all sides, while sections cut through the building to show the internal layout vertically.
3D Visualizations:
Rendering software like SketchUp or Lumion is used to create realistic images or animations to give a detailed perspective of what the building will look like upon completion.
