Architectural Standards AS1100.301

Architectural Drawing

This section looks at the standards that need to be used in the drawing of house plans, elevations and the presentation of many of the drawing requirements.

The following is a table of some of the symbols to be used in the drawing and presentation of your architectural drawings.

Note: Symbols for refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer, clothes dryer, cooker, wall oven have not been included in the table. Most of these would be squares or rectangles (possibly with a diagonal through them) and the associated abbreviation.

A list of abbreviations use for each of these appliances is shown in the table below.

There are a number of different scales that can be used to present the drawings, the scale that you decide to use will depend on the amount of detail that you are trying to show and the size of the paper.

The following table shows a list of the most appropriate scale of the drawing that need to be completed in Architectural Drawings.

There are a number of conventions that need to be used in the drawing of elevations and house plans. The following are a list of the required methods to be used for drawing windows, doors and stairs.

The following table has the conventions that need to be used for materials in your plan of the house.

Download the "AS1100.301-Sample.pdf" and identify the different standards used such as doors, windows, stairs, and amenities.