2D FLOOR PLAN

The floor plan is the interior drawing of the building. They can include specific design elements, such as electrical or plumbing systems to detailed measurements between the walls, doors and windows of the building. There are usually surface area calculations for each room on the floor. The floor plan is going to inform the project estimate. These plans used to be 2-D drawings, but are increasingly being made in 3-D.

ELEVATION WORKING DRAWING 

Here’s where the vertical plane is rendered from the view straight ahead looking at the building. It’s usually done to show the exterior of the building as seen from the front, back and side. There can also be elevation architectural drawings that show the interior view from a vertical plane as it’s done with cross-sectional architectural drawings.

CROSS - SECTIONAL ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS

A cross-section architectural drawing is a 2-D rendering that serves to illustrate the various visible and hidden elements in the building. A cross-section is a view of an object as if part of it was sliced off to review the inside. This is done to the building along a vertical place allowing viewers to look in. This helps show how the building is put together, such as how walls need to be built, how windows fit into those walls and the structural transitions from one floor to another.

WORKING DRAWING

This type of architectural drawing is made up of many, smaller cross-section drawings as well as close-up views of parts of the building. They provide detail, especially about how pieces of the building are put together. For example, they might show how reinforced concrete beams are assembled or custom designs, such as roof eaves and window openings.

Landscape Architectural Drawings

Not all architectural drawings are focused on buildings or structures. There’s also the landscape surrounding the building or structure to consider. This is mostly found in residential construction and to a lesser extent in commercial buildings. The construction drawing is close to the site plan, but obviously with a focus more on the landscape. The overall layout and measurements are included.