ELEVATIONS and CROSS-SECTIONAL

An elevation drawing is an orthographic

projection drawing that shows one side of the
house. The purpose of an elevation drawing is
to show the finished appearance of a given side
of the house and furnish vertical height
dimensions. Four elevations are customarily
drawn, one for each side of the house such as
front, right, left and rear elevations.
An elevation plan ordinarily includes the following:

• Identification of the specific side of the house that the elevation represents
• Grade lines
• Finished floor and ceiling levels
• Location of exterior wall corners
• Windows and doors
• Roof features
• Vertical dimensions of important features
• Material symbols
Grade Line, Floors & Ceilings
The reference point for
most elevations is the grade line.
All features, which are below
the grade line, should be drawn
with hidden lines. Drawing a
center line through the house
where appropriate indicates the
finished floor-to-finished ceiling
height.
Section drawings are a specific type of drawing architects use to illustrate
a building or portion of a building. A section is drawn from a vertical plane
slicing through a building. This is as if you cut through a space vertically
and stood directly in front looking straight at it. Sections are a common
design drawing and technical architectural or engineering convention for
graphic representation of architecture. Section drawings are orthographic
projections (with the exception of section perspectives). This means they are
not drawn in perspective and there is no foreshortening.
Locate the cutting-plane lines
on the floor plan. This line is
the basis at to which direction
the drawing is projected and
what details are to be shown
in the drawing.
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