Hand Drafting for Interior Designers

Diana Bennett Wirtz ASID, IIDA

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ISBN: 978-1-56367-985-8

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Chapter Ten

Sections

• Sections are generally drawn by architects to show the relationship between the floors in a building

• Interior Designers don’t normally draw sections

• A section is the same as a simple elevation showing all the stories in one drawing

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Example of a Simple Section

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Line Weight

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Section & Detail Drawings

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•useful to illustrate vertical relationships & dimensions in building•delineate important details and construction assemblies•can show building materials & methods•need to be related to floor plan using appropriate symbols

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•arrow shows the direction of the view

•top number is the section number

•bottom number indicates the sheet it is drawn on

•length of building—longitudinal section

•narrow width of building—transverse section

Section & Detail Drawings

Example of a Simple Section

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•longitudinal or transverse?

•what section is shown?

•what sheet is the section found on?

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•sections can be drawn of a total building, interior space, or an object

•a symbol on the building section marks the wall area to be enlarged

Section & Detail Drawings

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Section & Detail Drawings

•enlarged wall section is drawn to accurately show the many details and materials needed for assembly

•line weights?•materiality?•dimensions?•call outs?•appropriate scale?

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Section & Detail Drawings

•heavier line work is used to delineate materials that are “sliced” through

•lighter lines show objects beyond the cutting plane—showing “depth”

Section & Detail Drawings

•in interior construction drawings sometimes section and detail are interchanged—confusing

•section cuts through small portions of construction or objects—called details

•not all detail drawings are drawn in section though

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Section & Detail Drawings

•details become necessary when design is custom and “details” need to be enlarged

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Section & Detail Drawings—working

together

all drawings are communicating same yet different information

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ASSIGNMENT #8•using the Built-in Cabinet Section drawing on pg. 154 of the Kilmer text as an example, create a section drawing for your kitchen in 1” scale

•using the Detail of Cabinetry drawing from pg. 157 of the Kilmer text as an example, create a detail drawing for your kitchen in actual or full size scale

IMPORTANT:•next week we will use the drawings from Assignments 3-7 to compile a set of Construction Drawings…please have all of these drawings with you

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