CUTAWAY VIEWS
Acutaway view isa drawing having an outer section or
layer removed to reveal an interior space or aninternal
construction. This strategy can also effectively manifest
the relationof an interior to the exterior environment.
• The simplest m
ethod for creating acutaway view is to
remove an outer or boundinglayer of a composition or
construction .
._______. For example, removing aroof, ceiling, or w allows us
all
to look dow and see into an interior space. Removing
n
afloor permits aview upinto a space.
-
We canremove a larger section by slicingthroughthe
heart of acomposition. When a composition exhibits
bilateral symmetry, wecan m t his cut along the
ake
central axisand indicatethefootprint or plan view of
the part removed.
• In a similar fashion. we cancreateacutaw viewof a
ay
radially symmetrical composition b slicing through
y
t he center and removing aquadrant or similar pieshaped portion.
• T reveal a morecomplex com
o
position, the cut may
follow athree-dimensional route. In this case, the
trajectory of thecut should clarify thenature of the
overall form building as well as the organizationand
arrangement of interior spaces.
• Cuts should be clearly articulated by a contrast in line
weights or tonal values.
~~---__, E thougha portionis removed ina cutaway view. its
ven
presence can remain in the drawing if we delineate it s
outer b
oundaries with adotted. dashed, or delicate
line. Indicating the external form of what is removed
helps the viewer retain a sense of the whole.
84 / ARCHITECTURAl GRAPHICS