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V OL UM E

Plan and Section
Space defined by wall, floor, and ceiling or roof planes

In architecture, a volume can be seen to be either a portion of space contained
and defined by wall, floor, and ceiling or roof planes, or a quantity of space
displaced by the mass of a building. It is important to perceive this duality,
especially when reading orthographic plans, elevations, and sections.

Elevation
Space displaced by the
mass of a building

Notre Dame Du Haut, Ronchamp, France, 1950–55, Le Corbusier

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