Your Checklist

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Covering everything from drawing specifications to project requirements, this guide helps architects provide accurate information. Streamline your process and ensure seamless collaboration.

Drawings Description
architect checklist

  • #1 Floor Plans

    • Furniture to Scale: Place furniture to scale. Include room names and dimensions in an width (X - axis) , length (Y - axis) manner.
    • Height Details: Mention heights, keeping the ground as ±0, Plinth level, and any other necessary levels.
    • Provide the building dimensions (not site dimensions) to ensure adaptability to various site sizes.
    • No Landscaping Details: Remove hatches showing grass, flooring, and plants to avoid confusion.

  • #2 Working drawings

    • Exterior and Interior Dimensions: Include exterior dimensions outside the floor plan and interior dimensions toward the room. Avoid repeating dimensions for any space.
    • Professional Look: Align all dimension lines in one line for a professional appearance.
    • Neat Windows and Doors: Name windows and doors in a neat line. Avoid excessive detail to make it easy for contractors or masons to understand.
    • Dotted Line Projections: Show projections in dotted lines to match elevations or other elements.

  • #3 Column Center line

    Identify column placement
    • Locate column positions on the drawing
    • Mark the dimensions of column (Length and width)
    • Locate the column center
    Draw center line
    • Draw a dotted line passing through the center point horizontally and vertically
    • Extend the center line beyond the column's edge making them visible for alignment purpose
    • Ensure the lines are light and visible from other elements
    Label and align
    • Label each line on the grid reference system: assign alphabets (a, b, c...) to the horizontal lines and numbers (1, 2, 3...) to the vertical lines.

  • #4 Door & Window Detial

    • Limitations: Provide plans for Bay window and corner/L-shape window only.
    • Readability: Ensure dimensions are readable. Include the number of units repeated on each floor.
    • Sill Height Details: Show all windows from the exact cill height

  • #5 Electrical Drawing

    • Complete Legend: Ensure the legend is complete.
    • Color and Layering: Use a single-layer, colored floor plan. Make connection and dimension lines darker than floor plan lines.
    • Separate Drawings: Provide two drawings for electrical connections and fixture dimensions.

  • #6 Plumbing Drawing

    • Line Types and Arrows: Show line types for each water and sewage line, with arrows indicating flow direction.
    • Color Coding: Use the same colors as indicated in the legends, keeping the floor plans in black while highlighting only the plumbing details.
    • Legend Inclusion: Include the legend as shown in the template drawing.
Ensure a smooth project launch by diligently following and checking for errors, as per the provided guidelines. Avoid the need for re-do's and revisions, saving valuable time and allowing for a seamless and efficient project deployment. Your attention to detail ensures a hassle-free process, bringing your project to life effortlessly.
By following these guidelines, we can ensure clear, standardized, and easily understandable architectural drawings for our customers. If you have any Questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask!