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3.01 Interior Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Construction documents | The contracts, drawings, and specifications requirements for a new construction project or remodel project. Drawings offer precise, technical information and include floor plans, elevations, sections, and detail drawings. |
A copy of a construction drawing | |
Architectural symbol | A symbolic representation of a building element used on drawings showing its placement in relationship to other elements in the structure. |
Section view | A portion of the set of construction plans that shows a section or cut through of the structure. |
Detail view | This view shows a detail of the plan that has been magnified for closer inspection of its construction elements. |
Floor plan | This type of plan view shows the location of walls, windows, doors, fixtures and placement of various systems in a structure. |
Elevations | A 2-D drawing of a wall from floor to ceiling in a structure. It will include structural elements such as doors and windows. |
T-square | T-shaped ruler used in mechanical drawings to create horizontal lines. |
Architectural triangle | These tools are pre-calibrated at specific angles to aid the designer in creating accurate drawings. |
Architectural scale | This measuring device is calibrated to assist the designer/architect in the creation of accurate scaled drawings. It consists of 12 scaled calibrations and is ruled for easy reading. |
Template | A thick plastic sheet with cutouts that can be traced to provide the accurate shape and size of objects to be drawn into a floor plan. |
Furniture template | Contains a variety of furnishings used in structures and may be classified as residential (home) or commercial (offices and institutional). |
Bath fixture template | Contains the standardized shapes and sizes of bath fixtures such as showers, tubs, toilets and lavatories. |
Kitchen fixture template | Contains the standardized shapes and sizes of components used in kitchens such as sinks, cabinetry and appliances |
Structural template: | Contains the standardized shapes and sizes of structural elements such as doors, windows, fireplaces, stairs etc. |
Tracing paper | Strong transparent paper used for making drawings, designs, and tracing. Often referred to as “trash paper”. |
CADD | Computer-aided drawing and design software that speeds the process in creating plans that are accurate and industry accepted. Modifications to plans are easy to make and many have a 3-D option for viewing the drawing in perspective. |
Rendering | Enhancement of a line drawing by adding color, value, texture and shading to show detail. The use of implied shade and shadow turns a 2-D imaginary space into the appearance of a 3-D space. |
Pencil | Using various lead pencils to create value through shading and line depth. Corrections may be easy to make. |
Pen and ink | Using a pen to create value through shading techniques and line depth. Corrections are difficult to make. |
Felt-tip markers | Using color markers to add depth and interest to a line drawing to create realistic images. Corrections are difficult to make. |
Color pencils | Using pencils with various lead colors to add depth and interest to line drawings. Corrections may be difficult to make. |