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158 Section 4 Reading Prints
Figure 9-3.
Demolition plan for a commercial building project. (CR architecture + design)

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Figure 9-3.
Demolition plan for a commercial building project. (CR architecture + design)

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Unit
9
Architectural
Drawings
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Figure 9-2. Floor plans show the building layout and are frequently used as a reference in making other drawings. The callout symbols on t his fl oor
plan refer to section views and detail drawings. (CR architecture + design)
Window identification
symbol
Room
number
Detail
reference
symbol
Section
view
symbol
Door
identification
symbol
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Unit 9 Architectural Drawings 159
Figure 9-4.
An enlarged fl oor plan showing details for two rooms in the structure. (CR architecture + design)
they are identifi ed by the compass direction or
plan direction that the elevation faces—North,
South, East, and West. See Figure 9-5. When the
building faces east, the front elevation would be
identifi ed as the East Elevation.
Types of Elevations
Exterior elevations are used to show exterior fea-
tures exposed to view, such as doors, windows, gut-
ters, roof lines, etc. Exterior elevations indicate the
building materials used for construction, such as
siding and trim. Underground features of the build-
ing, such as the basement or foundation walls and
footings, are shown with hidden lines on elevations.
Interior elevations are used to show the verti-
cal surfaces of an interior feature when the fea-
ture has complex details or special construction
requirements. Interior elevations are typically
used for drawing kitchen cabinets, bathroom
layouts, architectural window walls, and any
other special vertical surfaces. See Figure 9-6.
Architectural Sections
A section is a view representing a “cut”
through the building to clarify construction of a
particular item, such as a wall or roof. Sections
are typically drawn at a larger scale to show
complete information related to building mate-
rials and construction methods. Sections are
taken from a plan or elevation drawing and
identifi ed by locating a section cutting plane
on the drawing being “sectioned.” Sections are
provided for walls, cabinets, chimneys, stairs,
and other features whose construction is not
shown clearly on the plan or elevation. Sections
show how the various components are fastened
and assembled. In general, a different section
is provided for each location where the typical
construction requirements change from require-
ments at other locations.
Common types of section drawings are full
building sections, wall sections, and detail sec-
tions. A full building section shows a cut through

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