BLUEPRINT R E A D IN G

A BLUEPRINT IS A TYPE OF PAPER-BASED

REPRODUCTION USUALLY OF TECHNICAL
DRAWING, DOCUMENTING DONE BY
ARCHITECTURE OR AN ENGINEERING DESIGN.
GENERALLY, THE TERM "BLUEPRINT" REFERS
TO ANY DETAILED PLAN OF A BUILDING.
 
A WORKING DRAWING IS A TYPE OF
TECHNICAL DRAWING, WHICH IS
PART OF THE DOCUMENTATION
NEEDED TO BUILD AN ENGINEERING
PRODUCT OR ARCHITECTURAL PLAN.
BUILDING PLANS AND
SPECIFICATION FORM PART OF THE
WORKING DRAWINGS NEEDED IN
ANY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
A WORKING DRAWING SHOULD
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
1. SITE PLAN ESSENTIALLY SHOWS THE
LOCATION OF A BUILDING OR HOUSE
SITE.
IT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

• LOT NUMBER
• DISTANCE OF THE HOUSE FROM THE SITE BOUNDARIES
• NAME OF THE ROAD ON WHICH THE SITE IS LOCATED
• ACTUAL SIZE OF THE SITE
• COMPASS DIRECTION
• POSITION AND SIZE OF THE CASEMENT
• SCALE OF THE DRAWING
2. FLOOR PLAN IS A DRAWING SHOWING THE
LAYOUT OF A BUILDING TAKEN AT A LEVEL
PLAN THROUGH WINDOWS AND DOORS
APPROXIMATELY ONE METER UP FROM THE
FLOOR. IT SHOWS THE FOLLOWING:
• ARRANGEMENT AND NAMES OF THE ROOMS
• LOCATION OF ALL EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL WALLS
• ROOM SIZES
• LENGTH AND WIDTH DIMENSIONS
• POSITION OF DOORS AND WINDOWS
• BUILT-IN FURNITURE
• SECTIONING LINES AND LABELS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
• ROOF STRUCTURE AS SHOWN BY BROKEN DIAGONAL LINES TO
REPRESENT HIPS AND VALLEYS.
3. ELEVATION IS A SCALED DRAWING OF THE
FRONT, REAR OR SIDE OF A BUILDING. IT INCLUDES
DIMENSIONS THAT CANNOT BE SHOWN ON A FLOOR
PLAN SUCH AS THE HEIGHT DIMENSION.
4. DETAILS MOST WORKING DRAWINGS ARE DRAWN TO
THE SCALE OF 1:100, WHICH IS RATHER SMALL. IT IS NOT
ALWAYS POSSIBLE TO SHOW IMPORTANT SHAPES,
POSITIONS FOR ASSEMBLY, AND DIMENSIONS OF SPECIFIC
PARTS OF A BUILDING.
5. SPECIFICATION IS A WRITTEN DOCUMENT PREPARED BY
AN ARCHITECT WHICH SERVES AS A SET OF INSTRUCTION
OR GUIDELINES THAT ACCOMPANIES A WORKING
DRAWING. IT DESCRIBES HOW CERTAIN ASPECTS OF
BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ARE TO BE DONE AND WHICH
MATERIALS ARE TO BE USED. IT ALSO DESCRIBES THEIR
DESIRED QUALITY AND THE EXPECTED STANDARD OF
WORK.