Objective 7.07:EXECUTE scaled drawings

Beginning on page 159 in Housing Decisions, define these terms.

Architectural drawingsPrintsPlan viewFloor planExterior elevationInterior elevationSection viewDetail viewRendering

Architectural Drawings• Contain all of the size, shape, and location of

all parts of a house• Uses lines, symbols, and views to

communicate ideas.

Prints• A copy of architectural drawings• In the past, white lines on blue background hence the name “blueprint”• Drawings today are dark lines on light color paper.

CADD (CAD) – Computer Aided Design and Drafting

• Advantages–Changes are easy to make– Scaled– Saves time

• Disadvantages– Some programs are complicated.

Plan view• Any view of the house from a “bird’s

eye” perspective – from the top down• Types of plan views are– site plans–floor plans– foundation plans– roof plans.

Floor Plan• Shows size and arrangement of rooms, hallways, doors,

windows, and storage• The most important drawing in a set of house plans.

Exterior elevations• A set of scale drawings, usually 4, showing all

sides of the house.

Interior elevation• A scale drawing that shows the view of one

interior wall of a house – a view from the center of the room.

Section view• The view of the inside of a house through an

imaginary “cross-section” cut.

Detail view• An enlargement of a construction feature.

Rendering• A drawing with color to show a realistic view

of a completed house or room.