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ELEVATIONS
 An ELEVATION as used in design and construction, is a drawing
representing the projection of any part of a structure on a vertical plane
directly facing it. Generally, there are four elevation drawings of the exterior
sides of a building and these are those corresponding to the views of its
principal sides. These are the:
 Front Elevation
 Rear Elevation
 Right Side Elevation
 Left Side Elevation
 If the building is many-sided, more elevations to show all its sides would
have been drawn to scale. A building with a triangular floor plan would
require only three elevations.
  Elevations should be properly projected from the floor plans and the vertical
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distances accurately drawn to scale. Also, the building features should be
properly illustrated and labeled.

 The view of the proposed building from the main street would normally be
designated as the Front Elevation; the drawing of the project at the right of the
viewer who is facing the front of the structure is the Right Side Elevation; while
that of the viewer’s left is the Left Side Elevation. The drawing representing the
opposite of the front view is the Rear Elevation.

 Important features of the Elevations are as follows:

 a. Overall design of the building

 b. Materials and finishes for the exterior features of the building

 c. Height of the building and its various levels like: ground line to the first floor
level; floor line to ceiling line; ceiling line to the apex of the roof; basement level ;
heights of other important parts of the building;

 d. Approximate or true profile of the building site if not level;

 e. Types and designs of exterior doors and windows.

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