Architecture can be apparently defined as the art of designing of buildings. However, it has a much wider scope and meaning. The process of making a plan includes the usage of architectural drafting and design. While making a plan for a building the architect, has to take many things into consideration. The first that is considered is the size and purpose of the structure. While making a basic design, the mathematical as well as the scientific theories are put to use. Laws of physics related to gravity are also studied and considered to determine, if the structure of the proposed dimensions would or wouldn't stand against the pull of gravitation.
Architectural drafting and designing techniques are further used to determine the mass and space of the entire structure. In the modern era, considering the current space problems, the architectural design and drafting is often used to determine the volume of the building, display its texture and overall get up. It is also used to ensure if the current design of the building blends with the landscape or not. This process includes the use of effects like light, shadow, colors of the building and the program in general.
Modern architects have also developed many techniques which determine the estimated cost of the whole structure. This cost can be calculated while the plan of the building is in its drafting stage. In architectural drafting and design, this process is often termed as costing.
Architectural design and drafting also include concepts like town planning, urban design and landscaping .These concepts are used to make the building more compact and beautiful. These concepts are also used to provide the building with maximum possible facilities. Now-a-days, an independent branch of architectural drafting and design known as, interior designing is also emerging. This branch concentrates in making the interior of the building, as beautiful and as comfortable as possible.As time advances, more and more concepts are being introduced in architectural drafting and design.
When the proportions of architectural composition are applied to a particular building, the two termed relationship of the parts to the whole must be harmonized with a third term to the observer. He is not only sees the proportions of a door and their relationship to those of a wall as he would in a drawing of the building but he measures them against his own dimensions. This relationship is called scale. It may be that the success of scale depends upon man's ability to comprehend proportions in relation to some unit or module that is roughly human sized and close enough to a person in a building to permit him to measure it against himself. found a unit of a size that can be grasped easily and one that is close to eye level as a person approaches the building. This module is a key to relationships among elements too far away to measure. This can be done in much larger buildings, too, where the elements close to the observer are too massive to be measured easily. as decoration partly for this reason, using them to break up huge masses into more comprehensible parts. In entirely different styles of architecture, construction, the single block can serve the same purpose. In frame construction, the bay distance between floors or columns or doors and windows may make a better key. The most successful modern skyscrapers retain a comprehensible scale, in spite of their size, by the repetition of some such module, and this is one reason why the skeleton is so often expressed on the exterior even when it is hidden behind walls. Light is a necessity for sight and, in architecture, a utility. But light is also a powerful, though ephemeral, vehicle of expression. Because it moves, changes character, and comes and goes with its source, light has the power to give to the inert mass of architecture the living quality of nature. The architect, though he does not quite control it, can predict its behavior well enough to catch its movements meaningfully. He channels it through openings into his spaces and molds it on the surfaces of his masses by changes of plane, making it enliven his forms by contrast with shadow.
The sunlight that falls on the exteriors of buildings cannot be directed or changed in quality, but it can be reflected or absorbed in a wide range of modulation by the relief and texture of surfaces. The planes and decoration of a facade, therefore, are not just the lines the architect makes on his working drawings but receptacles of light and shadow that change in character, even in form, as the Earth moves about the Sun. Because of this link between nature and art, an important part in the formation of local architectural styles is played by the variation in the quality and intensity of light in different climatic regions.The architect controls interior light better than exterior light, since he can select the position, size, and shape of its source. With glass and other transparent materials he transforms even its colour and intensity and so gives light a meaning independent of that which it imparts to the structure. One realizes this most powerfully in the Gothic cathedral, where the stained-glass windows transform the rays of the sun into a mystical diffusion that descends from above like a supernatural vision. Texture plays a dual role in architecture: it expresses something of the quality of materials, and it gives a particular quality to light. Although one absorbs both qualities simultaneously by eye, the first has tactile, the second visual associations.Specific tactile textures are peculiar to every material by virtue of its manufacture or natural composition, but they may be altered to produce a variety of expressive qualities. Any stone may be used in its natural, irregular state, or it may be chislled in a rough or smooth texture or highly polished to convey a range of meanings from vigour to refinement.
Drafting is not actually a difficult thing to do. It is however a non obvious process, since there is no dedicated drafting feature in the Content Management System. Instead, much of the methodology is left to the user and not enforced or especially guided by the software.
In essence, the process of drafting revolves simply around feature of setting the status of a node to either .A checkbox to toggle this state is provided on the node edit form under it's A node that is not published will not be accessible to anyone except it's and users with the permission. The first one is the build in content filter,which can be accessed from the user's profile page. The CMF module should be the preferred choice as it offers better filtering options and does not required.
Great idea, it sure saves money. Also eliminates the middle man. Those architects and designers can get expensive. . Now that is a chunk of change. If you are going to do it for yourself, you're going to need to know how. Below are just some of the things needed to know to draw a simple ranch style home.
So what do you need to know to draw your own house plan……………
1. You need to know how to lay out your Floor Plan. The floor plan is the template for your entire set of drawings. From the floor plan show where we want our electrical, tell how big our rooms are, note our window and door sizes, etc., so this is where we have to begin. Sure you could start with the exterior views but that would limit our interior of the home to what the outside looks like. Not a good idea! The house needs to be functional first and look pretty second out of necessity.
2. You need to understand the mechanics of a well designed kitchen A kitchen is a place where the homemaker spends a majority of their time. It needs to be comfortable but functional. This area consists of a Sink area, Cooking area, & Food storage area. The best layout for a kitchen is one in which the least steps are taken to reach each appliance. This is called the working area or working triangle. A good working triangle doesn't exceed 10 to 12 feet all the way around.
3. The builder of the home would sure appreciate knowing where the walls, windows, & doors are located exactly. They would also like knowing door and window sizes, not to mention anything else special that is on the plan. That's where the dimensions and notes come in handy. You need to be able to create a dimensional string and groups of notes that aren't confusing.
4. The Electrical Plan is very important to you as it gives you the opportunity to customize the home to your power and comfort needs! On the other hand, it is not always needed. What I mean by this is that any electrician who has taken a test for his or her license knows what is required electrical service by code. Chances are that they have already wired quite a few residences and barring any special needs or preferences can do the job without this plan. Always be aware though!!!
5. What about how the exterior is going to look? It is no small matter if you are wanting to convey the idea of how the finished product is going to look when construction is complete. What is it going look like when its built? How to determine the best roof pitch, do we use brick, siding or rock.
6. Then there is the task of finishing your drawings and not letting goofs and slip-ups get out the door. You need to understand the most common mistakes made by people who draw house plans so you can look out for them!
7. Last but not least in drawing your house plans is to know how to print them out and in what format and size.
The people start thinking about vastu when they start facing the problems in their lives. Many people have found the solution in vastu shastra. The principles of vastu are applied in the fields of construction and architecture. It is a traditional Indian system of design based on directions. The vastu principles are applied in temples, houses, offices, and other places. As per vastu shastra, the world is composed of five elements known as pancha maha bhoota. The five elements are Earth, Water, Air, Fire, and Space.
Knowing the benefits of Vastu Shastra the site owners and builders give more importance to vastu while constructing houses and buildings. The principles of vastu shastra are very simple to learn and adopt.
Vaastu Shastra is an ancient mystical science which has all the rational values to be implemented in the modern era. Based upon the forces of nature or the energies prevailing in the environment, vastu sastra observes the Earth as a large magnet with two strong magnetic poles - North Pole and South Pole. The basic sources of energies in the environment or the 5 elements - Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Space known as 'Paanchbhootas' guided by the magnetic waves that moves uninterruptedly from North Pole and the South Pole. This theory is implemented in vastu for the construction of buildings by always designing the southern part of a building to be at a higher level than the northern part. This is done to facilitate the smooth flow of magnetic waves without any hindrance.
The rationality of Vastu and its scientific implementation includes the idea and hypothesis of architectural expertise for the design and construction of a building including the placement of entities in the house and the lifestyle of the inmates. Vaastu Shastra as a science of building and architecture makes full utilization of the energies present in the environment as a guideline for building houses so as to bring good health and prosperity to its occupants and also prolonged life to the structure by withstanding the forces of nature. Vaastu stresses on the placement of energy sources in the right direction.
Though there are energies prevalent in the atmosphere, the three most significant forces are Water, Air and Fire. Vaastu Shastra emphasizes on the placement of these energies in proper section of the house to create harmony among the elements. Proper utilization of the elements of nature bring peace, health, wealth prosperity and the worldly pleasures. But if one of the elements is wrongly placed in place of another element, the energies from the elements are bound to conflict and create disturbance and disharmony.
The design structure in Vaastu is based in three principles either for construction of building, technique or the entities to be used and placed in the house. The three principles are also based on the critical feature of the structure applicable both for the interiors and exteriors.
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