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Week 4 Studio Journal
This week the class was introduced to the plans of a case study building we visited during our week 3 site visit on campus. My group chose to analyse the plans of the Eastern Precinct Project. Title Block
- Identifies the main groups involved with the building and plans. - Contains navigation information that enables the reader to understand the plans correctly. Architects Consultants Architects
Client Project title Orientation, date, drawing number, scale, project architect and director
Floor Plan - Displays a horizontal section of the ground floor, showing all main structural elements including walls, windows and doors. - Dimensions of walls, windows and doors included in millimetres, see below. - The plan grid uses lettering and numbering systems used to reference the schedule and structural elements, see below. Dimensions
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- Annotations may include indications of different finishes or suppliers of materials. - Arrows/lines point to relevant parts. - Locations of sections demonstrated by a circular arrow attached to a line, indicating where the section is ‘cut’ and which direction it faces. - Lettering and numbering in sections indicates the drawing number and sheet number of the section. Drawing number Sheet number
Grid system - General notes at the bottom of the page refer to aspects not included in the plan and referencing details. - The legend beside this allows the reader to understand the symbols used on the plan. - Annotations on the plan allow the reader to make sense of elements that may not be clear just through drawing.
- References to other drawings denoted by circular symbol enclosing drawing and sheet numbers. - A line links the symbol to the relevant detail, as shown below.
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- Windows denoted by a rectangular symbol with two sets of digits in it: the window number and floor reference. See below. - Doors may be identified using a small circular symbol in which two sets of digits display the door number and floor reference. See below.
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Elevations
Sections
- Elevations show direct vertical views of structural faces. - Elevations show the northern, southern, eastern and western-facing facades of the building.
- Sections show a vertical plane cutting through the building at a particular point. - Sections may show:
Windows
- Height of the building - Position of elements such as piers or beams - Distance between finished floor level and ground level (NSW HSC Online, 2013).
Doors - Floor levels are also displayed using three types of symbols.
- In particular, elevations show the heights of vertical elements and locations of windows and doors and, unlike the plan, the dimensions and Finished structural slab level above heights of these above the ground. datum (A.H.D) - The grid is represented by letters in circles at Finished floor level above datum (A.H.D) even intervals along the top of the elevation. Spot floor levels above datum (A.H.D)
- Clouding in areas indicates that this area is being revised.
- Areas that are cut through are usually shaded dark. Combined with annotations, different textures are often used to show different materials (see below).
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References: NSW HSC Online 2013, State of New South Wales, Australia viewed 2 September 2013, <http://www.hsc.csu.edu.au/construction /other_units/compulsory/bcg1003a/bcg1 003a/bcg1003aedit1csu.html#sections>
Week 4 Studio Journal
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