THE SECTION CUT
Building sections should be cut in acontinuous
manner, parallel to a major set of wa lls. Use jogs
or offsets in the cutting plane only when
absolutely necessary.
• For buildings having a symmetrical plan, the
logical location for a sectioncut is along the
axis of symmetry.
• In all other situations, cut building sections
through the most significant spaces and look in
adirectionthat reveals the principal features
of the spaces.
• Asingle section is usually not sufficient to
illustrate these qualities unless a building is
extremely simple. Remember, too, that the
building section is only part of a series of
related orthographic views.
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------· Cut sections through window openings,
doorways, changes in roof and floor levels, roof
openings, and other major spatial events in a
building.
Never cut through freestanding columns and
posts, lest they read as walls, which would
convey an entirely different spatial experience.
---W!------~ It is good practice to include human figures in
building sections to convey the scaleof the
spaces depicted.
- • The section cut extends to the soil mass upon
which abuilding rests.
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