Grid lines don’t refer to any other pages in the set – they just help coordinate across the set showing where important elements line up with each other. Often the keynotes offer a simple explanation of a feature and then refer to another part of the drawing set for further reference. There is a new set of keynotes (starting from 01) on nearly every page in the drawing set. These square-enclosed numbers always refer to the numbered list of notes running down the right hand side of the same page they appear on. Here is our Field Guide to the Signs and Symbols of Architectural Drawings: Keynotes To a layperson, they can be a little confusing but they are VERY IMPORTANT when you’re trying to use a set of architectural drawings to visualize what your completed building will be like. Elements of an Architectural Drawings SetĮvery architect uses symbols like these (although there can be a variation in their appearance from firm to firm) to designate the key information in their drawings. Each dimension, product specification, or construction note should provide a clear answer to a contractor trying to understand it. So … in an ideal drawing set there is only one endpoint for each piece of information. When those changes are made, they need to be made consistently throughout the drawing set to avoid conflicts.
#BLUEPRINT SYMBOLS FULL#
We use all these tags and symbols for two important reasons.įirst, if every annotation were included in full on the floor plan, it would be so covered in information that none of it could be understood.Īdditionally, during the course of a project small changes and additions of information are inevitable. But it is also covered with mysterious-to-the-layperson annotations. It shows the basic layout of the new space: walls, room names, some furniture and plumbing fixtures.
#BLUEPRINT SYMBOLS SERIES#
Here’s a floor plan: What are all of these symbols for?Īs we’ve done in our recent post series on the design process, we will demonstrate all of these symbols using a floor plan from a recent project, the main level of a remodeled house on Carmen Ave. This series of posts will explore our approach to the design process and give you an idea of how we might handle a future project of yours. Here’s how we approach a design project, from Program, and Field Measuring, through Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documentationand on to Permits and Construction Administration. Finer Things Club Wine + Mixology CenterĮach design project is unique, but the process of design here at Moss follows a well defined path.
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