SITE PLAN DRAWINGS
There aretwo principal ways to relate a building to
its site and context.
• The first is to draw the building as adarker figure
against a lighter background. This approachis
especially appropriate when the way in which the
roofing material of the building is indicated w
ill
establish atonal value and texture against which
the surrounding context must contrast.
• T second approach defines the buildingas a
he
lighter shape against adarker background. This
technique is necessary when rendering shadows
cast by the form of the building, or when
landscaping elements impart atonal valueto
the surrounding context.
MULTIVIEW DRAWINGS
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