Drawing & Building Names

Site Plan: a view looking down at buildings from above, illustrates location, orientation, topography, landscape, etc. New England Colonial

Floor Plan

Floor Plan - Shows floor size of rooms, thickness of walls and room elements.

Section View Elevation View 5

Elevation View

Section View

Elevation View - Horizontal views of a building’s exterior.

Section View - Shows thicknesses and construction of floors, roofs, & walls.

Section vs. Elevation View Section View

1 Point Perspective View - Lines go to 1 vanishing point on horizon

1 Point Perspective

2 Point Perspective View - Lines go to 2 vanishing points on horizon

2 Point Perspective

Residential Building

Commercial Building

Architectural Model