DRAWING RELATIONSHIPS
The sequence and alignment of the drawings should
reinforce their projected relationships.
• Orient all plans in asimilar manner. Whenever
possible, orient plan drawings with north up or
upward on the sheet.
• The first- or ground-floor plan may extend out
to include adjacent outdoor spaces and features,
such as courtyards, landscaping, and garden
structures.
• Relate floor plans of multistory buildings either
vertically above one another, or horizontally side
by side.
• Vertical arrangements should begin with the
lowest floor level at the bottom and rise to the
highest level at the top.
• Horizontal arrangements should begin with the
lowest floor level on the left and proceed to the
upper levels on the right.
• Whenever possible, relate floor plans along their
longer dimensions.
• Arrange building elevations either vertically or
horizontally, correlating them whenever possible
to corresponding floor plans.
• Likewise, organize building sections either
vertically or horizontally and relate them
whenever possible to thefloor plans or building
elevations.
• Lay out a related series of para line drawings
vertically or horizontally. When each drawing
successively builds on the preced ing one, work
from the bottomup or proceed from left to right.
• Relate para line and perspective drawings as
directly as possible to the plan drawing that best
shows their context or point of view.
• Include people and furniture to show the scale
and use of spaces in all drawings.
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