I started doing this a few years back. It's pretty easy and it does not take that long to draft up. It helps architects a lot for the Historical Buildings. That's mainly the type of surveys I do it for.
The photo is to scale in the drawing, 1" = 8'. It warps on either side of center and where the features are in front of or behind the building face.
The planned expansion is to extend the high building to the left but preserve the facade of the lower building on the left at the same roof elevation. The owner has so much stuff on top of the roof of the main building so all of it needed to be surveyed to design efficiently.
It's when I see these types of services that we are able to provide that I wished I practiced in a more metropolitan area. Though, I don't know often you run across a reason to do this. Did you see this done by someone else before, did a client request it or is it your own idea? Looks tres' sharp to me. And it looks pretty simple and straight forward. Thanks for sharing that.
Take care,
Ed
> It's when I see these types of services that we are able to provide that I wished I practiced in a more metropolitan area. Though, I don't know often you run across a reason to do this. Did you see this done by someone else before, did a client request it or is it your own idea? Looks tres' sharp to me. And it looks pretty simple and straight forward. Thanks for sharing that.
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> Take care,
> Ed
I first tried it out a few years ago. I just took a picture face on about center of the front of a building and rescaled it in cadd since I knew the width and height of the building from measurements. It made it a lot easier to explain what was taking place and it also cut down on a lot of notes on the plan survey.
It's quite simple to do and it is a lot of help to the architects.
I use it when it seems like the best way to present a feature. I do not do it on every architectural I do.
I like it very much,
we don't work much for architects but
used it before to document in- & outlet constructions on stormwaterlines,
quick and easy way to note all kind of levels (flow, water, mud, left and right bank) without sketching,
chr.
Paul, it looks like some elevations are inconsistent. The "top of brick" on the left is shown as being at 83.85' and the FF of the design studio is drawn at a lower point on the front than the top of brick but with a higher elevation (85.25). Is that because of the location of the floor is in the back of the building?
Nice idea Paul.
Architectural extras - Jack
> ....Is that because of the location of the floor is in the back of the building?
Yes, that is correct.
The front elevation I posted was just part of the survey I prepared. It is not finished yet, I still have about 4 hrs more field work to do on it.
Plan View
This view should help in making sense of those elevation shifts
I might add that it helps me to draw different features in different colors and line weights, when it comes time to plot I just copy the master and change all the lines to print in black and the weights I want.
I have the rear of the roof to finish but that is not as congested as the front portion was...I told the owner of the building that until he decides to open up at 7 AM I will not be back to finish up. He has special access codes for alarms and entrys and resists the idea of arriving at work earlier than 9 AM.
So, it's a 7 AM arrival or an unfinished product. I need the early hours to get a break from the heat.