“Elevation requires Separation”

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Draft Elevation and Sections

Joselito Bergonia
 What is elevation?
height above a given level, especially
sea level.

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What is elevation?
are the exterior views of the building,
seen from one side, a flat
representation of one façade.
Front view is front elevation etc.
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Sectional elevation
is a combination of a cross section, with
elevations of other parts of the building
seen beyond the section plane.
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• The architectural elevation is a view

of a building showing its height
dimension.
• When elevations show the exterior of
a residential unit, these are simply
called elevations.
• Interior elevations show the inside of
a building.
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architectural elevation
four elevations are sufficient to describe
the appearance of the residential
building. How?
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elevation
• Elevation drawings are orthographic
drawings. These show the exterior of
a building. An elevation drawing is a
view of a building seen from one side,
a flat representation of one façade.
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elevation
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• What will go first Floor plan or
Elevations?

A
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• The horizontal distance can be made
by what plan?
• While the vertical distances such as
height of doors, windows, and roofs
must be shown on what?
 elevation
• Standard height for vertical
clearances of roof, ceiling, windows,
and doors must be observed.

• What will we use to know

the standard?
Preliminary Sketches
 Preliminary Sketches
Need to consider:
1. Proportion - Which deals with the
size and shape of areas and their
relation to one another.
 Preliminary Sketches
Need to consider:
2. Fenestration – is the arrangements
of windows and doors in a wall.
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Need to consider:
3. Harmony – refers to all features that
should harmonize to present a uniform
elevation.
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Need to consider:
2. Shadows - refer to a simple elevation,
which can become interesting when
designed to take advantage of shadows.
 Finished Sketches
The finished sketch may be carefully
drawn with the use of drawing
instruments. Since these are fairly large
scale drawings, the exact size of all
features together with their correct
representation must be considered.
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1. Door and window size
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2. Windows and Doors are drawn to
scale using the simplest feature.
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3. Material Representation – may be
shown by drawing only a few lines, like
bricks.
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4. Footings and Walls - hidden lines are
used to indicate the location of footings.
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5. Labeling of the views:
a. front, rear, left, and right side
elevations,
b. north, south, east, and west
directions.
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7. Changes if any, maybe necessary after
all the other drawings have been
completed.
 Elevation Projection
Elevation drawings are projected from
the floor plan of an architectural
drawing. Elevations can be projected
from the four sides of a floor plan.
 Elevation Dimensioning
Dimensions on elevation show the vertical
distance from a datum line, which is a
reference line that remains constant.
Dimensions on elevation show the height
above the datum or the ground line.
 Elevation Dimensioning
Dimensioning elevations must conform to
basic standards to ensure consistency of
interpretation.
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Here are some of the rules in
dimensioning:
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1. Vertical elevation dimensions should be
read from the right of the drawing.
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2. Levels to be dimensioned should be
labelled with a note, term, or abbreviation.
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3. Room heights are shown by
dimensioning from the floor line to the
ceiling line.
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4. The depth of footings (“footer”) is
dimensioned from the ground line.
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5. Heights of windows and doors are
dimensioned from the floor line to the top
of windows or doors.
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6. Elevation dimensions show only
vertical distances (height). Horizontal
distances (length and width) are shown in
the floor plan.
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7. Windows and doors may be indexed to
a door or window schedule. The style of
the windows and doors may be shown on
the elevation drawing.
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8. The roof pitch is shown by indicating
the rise over the run.
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9. Dimensions for small, complex, or
obscure areas should be indexed to a
separate detail.
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10. Ground-line elevations are expressed as
heights above the datum point.
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11. Heights of chimneys above the ridge
line are dimensioned.
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12. Floor and ceiling lines are shown using
hidden lines.
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13. Heights of planters and walls are
dimensioned from the ground line.
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14. Thickness of slabs are dimensioned.
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15. Overall height dimensions are placed
on the outside of Sub-dimensions.
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16. Thickness of footings are dimensioned.
 fa·cade
• fəˈsäd
• the face of a building, especially
the principal front that looks onto
a street or open space.
 Cross Section
• a surface or shape that is or would
be exposed by making a straight cut
through something, especially at
right angles to an axis
 Datum Line

• datum line (plural datum lines)

• (engineering) A line which serves
as a reference or base for
the measurement of other
quantities.
Pitch = Rise/Run