Introduction to Drawing;Interior Architecture

Drawing

Interior architecture drawings as a tool for communication / drawing process

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• Process from design intent to finally built are as follows;• Preparing the conceptual drawings• Preparing general arrangement drawings to confirm layout of things

in a room• Preparing detail drawings for the purpose of establishing scope of

works / costing• Preparing detail drawings for the purpose of construction.• Moving on to people who use the drawings;

#1, Design intent! / Conceptual drawings!• Conceptual drawings are inclusive of drawings such as perspective

drawings and plans• Are intended to communicate the general design intention and

concept of the space to be created• Usually to be shown to the client to give a general feel of how the

space would look / feel like

#2, General arrangement drawings!

• General arrangement drawings are intended to communicate how the space is going to be arranged• To give an idea of how the room is supposed to be• Placement of furniture and fitting of the space• Basically, a layout.• Seen by contractors to communicate the idea.

General arrangement drawings

Reference Plan

Pictures of general arr.

#3, Detail drawings!

• Detail drawings are suited the following purposes; a. Design, b. Tender c. Construction • Detail drawings consist of plans, sections and elevations detailed with

aspects such as;1. The material used2. The dimensions / measurements of the space / structure.*Tender drawings; Drawings that are used for estimating/pricing the cost of the building to be constructed.

Kitchen cabinet elevation

In “tender” purposes…

• The quantity surveyor will establish the cost of the project for the client.• The detail drawings are handed over to the contractors for pricing• The price / costing of the construction is discussed and the contractor

is selected to carry out the construction of the drawings.

In construction purposes,

• The detail drawings are used to construct the interior architectural works• Drawings become a map and reference in all matters of construction

Who uses these drawings?• Consultants; • Electrical engineers --------All works relating to electricity power supply and usage will be handled by

this engineer. (Example; lights, power sockets, fans, fridge.)

• Mechanical engineers -----Mechanical engineers will handle all works relating to mechanical parts, such as lifts (elevators), sanitary and plumbing, air-conditioning.

• Quantity surveyors----------Will establish cost of works that need to be done based on the architectural

interior drawings. A quantity surveyor will calculate the areas, elements and items that need to be built and establish the estimated construction cost.

• Builders; Contractors / Main builders Sub – contractors- plumbing, timberwork, electrical, brickwork, landscape Specialist contractors

Types of drawings involved

• Perspectives / 3-dimensional drawings• Plans• Elevations• Sections• Detailed

Perspective drawings

• An approximate representation, on a flat surface (such as paper), of an image as it is seen by the eye. The two most characteristic features of perspective are that objects are drawn:• Smaller as their distance from the observer increases• Foreshortened: the size of an object's dimensions along the line of

sight are relatively shorter than dimensions across the line of sight

Why perspective drawings?

• To better communicate the idea and feel of a space to the client so as to give them understanding of the concept• Gives the client a vision of how the space would actually look like

from a certain point of view• Images with depth and perspective make us feel more a part of it

than flatter images. They capture how we see the world.

Plans, sections and elevation drawings• 2-dimensional drawings intended as technical instructions for

construction• To give detail on how the drawings are to be constructed• To show details of the drawings from different angles

Interior elevation

Interior elevation

Plan

Interior elevations