Architectural drawing |
Ground planeThe ground plane is the main architectural drawing. This is a top view that shows the arrangement of spaces in a building, like a map, a floor of the building. Technically, it is a horizontal section of a building (conventionally one meter above the ground), including from walls, doors and windows.
Ground planeA ground plane is intended to show an overview of the project, including property lines, access, and surrounding structures if they have an interest in the plan. For a construction project, the ground plane also shows the network connections (water, electricity, communications ...).The ground plane is typically used to represent a project before detailed design. Its design allows to decide the site configuration and orientation of new buildings. It can also verify that a project meets the zoning regulations.
ElevationElevation is a representation of a facade. This is the most common view to represent the exterior of a building. Each elevation is called the direction that the front faces. The buildings are never rectangular elevation shows all the typical elements of a building visible in a particular direction.Geometrically, an elevation is an orthographic projection of a building horizontally on a vertical plane, the vertical plane parallel to the facade of a building.
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