Construction drawings and details for interiors : basic skills

✍ Scribed by W Otie Kilmer; Rosemary Kilmer

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 322
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors serves as the essential reference for designers preparing interior construction documents, explaining how to do a new construction, remodeling, or installation project. In a highly visual format, the book covers drafting fundamentals and conventions; drawing types, plans, and schedules; and computer-aided design (CAD). With expanded coverage of the preparation and communication of construction documents in digital formats, drawing interior perspectives, and more, the text also serves as an invaluable study reference for the contract documents section of the NCIDQ exam. A new companion Web Site supplies template grids for schedules and contract documents for practice exercises."--BOOK JACKET. Read more... Part I. Drawing communication, equipment, fundamentals, and classification systems : Drawing as communication -- Drafting equipment and their care -- Drawing and drafting fundamentals -- Drawing classification systems -- Part II. Contract documents : Construction drawings, specifications, and contracts -- As-built drawings and demolition plans -- Floor plans -- Fire and life safety plans -- Elevations -- Sections -- Specialty drawings -- Door and window schedules -- Finish schedules and finish plans -- Furniture installation plans -- Furnishings and equipment plans -- Reflective ceiling, lighting, and electrical plans -- Mechanical and plumbing plans -- Reproduction methods and computers -- App.A. Example numbering for simple interior project table of contents -- App.B. MasterFormat, 2004 edition level 1 and 2 numbers and titles -- App.C. Sample ADA guidelines -- App.D. Abbreviations for construction drawings

✦ Table of Contents

Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills......Page 3
CONTENTS......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Introduction......Page 11
Part 1: Drawing Communication, Equipment, Fundamentals, and Classification Systems......Page 13
CHAPTER 1. Drawing as Communication......Page 15
Drawing for Idea Generation......Page 16
Drawing as Design and Presentation Media......Page 18
Issues Affecting How Interior Designers Communicate......Page 21
Drawing Tables and Surfaces......Page 25
Drawing Papers and Plastic Film......Page 26
Pencils, Leads, and Pens......Page 28
Parallel Bar, T-square, and Drafting Machines......Page 30
Triangles, Templates, and Compasses......Page 31
Additional Equipment......Page 36
CHAPTER 3. Drawing and Drafting Fundamentals......Page 37
Starting the Drawing......Page 38
Drafting Standards, Abbreviations, and Symbols......Page 42
Lettering......Page 44
CHAPTER 4. Drawing Classification Systems......Page 47
Multiview Drawings......Page 48
Single-view Drawings......Page 49
Axonometric Projections......Page 50
Oblique Projections......Page 53
Perspective Drawings......Page 54
Part 2: Contract Documents......Page 63
Specifications......Page 65
Construction Drawings......Page 69
Guidelines for Preparing Construction Drawings......Page 76
Drawing Conventions and Representations......Page 80
Modular Units......Page 90
As-Built Drawings......Page 91
Demolition Plans......Page 98
CHAPTER 7. Floor Plans......Page 103
Floor Plans in Modular Units......Page 105
Wall and Partition Types and Construction......Page 108
Scale of Floor Plans......Page 111
Drafting Standards......Page 112
Walls in Plan View......Page 113
Doors and Windows in Plan View......Page 115
Graphic and Text Notation on Floor Plans......Page 120
Architectural Symbols......Page 123
Dimensioning Floor Plans......Page 128
Designation of Materials......Page 132
Building Code Compliance Analysis......Page 135
Fire and Life Safety Plans......Page 140
CHAPTER 9. Elevations......Page 143
Exterior Elevations......Page 149
Scale of Interior Elevations......Page 150
Drafting Standards for Interior Elevations......Page 151
Designation of Materials......Page 157
Dimensioning Elevations......Page 159
CHAPTER 10. Sections......Page 161
Types of Section Drawings......Page 163
Drafting Standards......Page 165
Building Sections......Page 166
Sections of Interior Spaces......Page 168
Wall Sections......Page 169
Detail and Object Sections......Page 171
Stairs and Ramps......Page 173
Millwork......Page 179
Cabinetry......Page 185
Fireplaces......Page 189
Door Classifications: Operation, Types, and Materials......Page 193
Door Hardware......Page 196
Door and Hardware Schedules......Page 201
Windows......Page 204
Window Schedules......Page 205
Room Finish Schedules......Page 209
Finish Plans......Page 212
Drafting Standards for Finish Plans......Page 214
CHAPTER 14. Furniture Installation Plans......Page 219
Drafting Standards for Furniture Installation Plans......Page 224
Designation of Materials......Page 226
CHAPTER 15. Furnishings and Equipment Plans......Page 229
Drafting Standards......Page 233
Dimensioning Furnishings and Equipment Plans......Page 235
CHAPTER 16. Reflected Ceiling, Lighting, and Electrical Plans......Page 237
Lighting......Page 238
Types of Ceiling Systems......Page 241
Code Issues Affecting Lighting......Page 246
Sustainability Issues in Lighting and Daylighting......Page 248
Lighting and the Reflected Ceiling Plan......Page 250
Electrical or Power Plans......Page 262
Mechanical (HVAC) Plans......Page 269
Scale of HVAC Plans......Page 273
Drafting Standards for HVAC Plans......Page 274
Designation of HVAC Materials......Page 276
Plumbing Plans......Page 277
CHAPTER 18. Reproduction Methods and Computers......Page 283
Reproduction of Drawings......Page 284
Using Computers for Design, Communication, and Drafting......Page 287
Appendix A. Example Numbering for Simple Interior Project Table of Contents......Page 289
Appendix B. MasterFormat™, 2004 Edition Level 1 and 2 Numbers and Titles......Page 291
Appendix C. Sample ADA Guidelines......Page 305
Appendix D. Abbreviations for Construction Drawings......Page 309
Glossary......Page 311
Index......Page 317