UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Building Construction Cluster

ARCH 124 Building Construction II: Simple Structures
MODULE 1

INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL WORKING DRAWINGS

EXERCISE 1.0 (WEEK 2)

NAME: GLYNRY L. TUBIDAN DATE:

09/30/2020

Activity: Basic Working Drawing Standards for Wood and Masonry Structure.

OBJECTIVE

Let us determine how much you learn. This activity will help you understand the different
components of a building that is needed to be conveyed as part of the construction drawings.

Material needed:

Building design from the internet drawing pencils (Mongol 2)

A4 bond paper Unipen or tech pens or equivalent

masking tape

Task. Do the following activity:

1. Use the 2-story building design from your group activity 2.
2. Answer the following questions below; (You may use this as your answer sheet)

1. Using the Perspective of the building, identify the building’s major building systems and its
parts.
Major Building systems:

 Structural framing and foundation system

(Superstructure, substructure)

 Systems for enclosing buildings

(exterior and interior wall system, roofing, doors
and windows, flooring system)

 Acoustics
(interior and exterior walls )

 HVAC
(air vents, roof vents. windows)

 Vertical Circulation System

(outdoor, and indoor stairs)
2. Sketch a building section in the box below and identify the structural parts of this
building.

Roof Truss

Roof Board
Ceiling Joist

Exterior wall/
Load bearing wall

Superstructure

Substructure
Floor Joist

Footing

Foundation

3. Using the perspective of this building, label the architectural parts of this building.

Cross Gable Roof Roof Vents

Fixed Windows
Casement Window

Wall Cladding

Flashing
Roof Shingles

Steps/Outdoor Stairs
Column

Hand Rails
Car Park
4. Why do we need to identify the parts of a structure? Write your short answer below.

Ans: We need to identify the parts of a structure in order to analyze and carefully plan the
outcome and structural integrity of the structure. Also, to provide detailed drawings that will
instruct or convey information.