Author: CL

Section Drawing

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A section drawing is a cross section view in vertical plane of the building. It is drawn in reference to the sectional cut line indicated on the floor plan. The arrows or ‘fins’ of the sectional cut line on the floor plan indicate the direction of the view.

Elevation Drawing

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An elevation view shows a particular side of the façade of the building. Physical features of the building and the building height are shown on the elevation drawing.

Site Plan

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A site plan shows the bird’s eye view of the development within its boundary. It shows all built-up features, roads, landscape, drainage, etc., within the site and the immediate surrounding area.

Floor Plan

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An architecture or engineering floor plan shows the space layout and other physical elements on that particular storey. It shows a plan-section view cut horizontally, looking towards the floor, at a height of 1.2 metres. As such, the positions of the typical windows are also shown on the floor plan.

Strata Title

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The term ‘strata’ means different levels. Strata title, also known as ‘unit title’ in some countries, refers to the ownership of units in multi-storey buildings.