Manual Drafting for Interiors E-Book

Christine Cavataio

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 197

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

The interior designer's guide to effective hand drafting The kinesthetic act of completing a manually drafted drawing gives interior designers a greater understanding of the space they're designing, time to reflect on their work, and the skills needed to quickly draw freehand for presentations and design concept developments. Manual Drafting for Interiors is an essential reference for interior designers learning how to manually draft scaled floor plans, elevations, sections, and three-dimensional drawings. Clearly explaining techniques and methods, it begins with an explanation of drafting tools and their various uses, and then presents instructions and illustrations that indicate how to complete increasingly more difficult drafting conventions. Additionally, readers will learn drawing techniques for indicating various materials, symbols for coordinating related drawings, and architectural lettering. Complemented with extensive drawings, inspiring examples, and tips for developing your own style of graphic expression, Manual Drafting for Interiors arms readers with essential skills they'll use throughout their career as a designer.

Leseprobe

CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Before Beginning

About This Text

Chapter Descriptions

Drafting versus Freehand Drawing

What Skills Are Needed to Draft by Hand?

Why Learn Manual Drafting?

Three Critical Concepts

Expectations and Frustration

Chapter 2: Getting Started

Recommended Drafting Equipment and Supplies

Care of Tools

Setting Up the Drafting Surface and Starting Practice

Line Weights and Line Types

Chapter 3: Understanding Orthographic Drawings

Defining Orthographic Drawing

Orthographic Views for Interior Spaces

Understanding Orthographic Projection

Considerations for Creating Orthographic Views

Drafting Conventions

Chapter 4: Learning Architectural Lettering

Guidelines

Numbers

Letter Spacing

Line Spacing

Lettering with a Triangle

Stylistic Differences

Composing the Drawing Sheet

Chapter 5: Adding Details

Material Symbols

Line Weights for Details

Upholstered Furniture in Plan

Adding the Human Figure

Plants in the Interior

Windows in Elevation

Poché

Chapter 6: Adding Dimensions and Notes

Parts of a Dimension Line

Drawing Dimension Lines

Placement of Dimension Numbers

Dimensioning Variations

Notes in Drawings

Coordinating Dimensions and Notes

Chapter 7: Developing a Set of Drawings

Working Drawings

What Makes Multiple Sheets of Drawings a Set?

List of Drawings for Construction of an Interior

Symbols for Set Coordination

Making Elevation and Section Symbols

Steps to Developing a Set

Checking the Drawing Set

Chapter 8: Drafting Three-Dimensional Drawings

Types of Paraline Views

Construction of Paraline Views

Tips for Drawing Paralines

Chapter 9: Recording Field Measurements

Steps for Recording Site Dimensions

A Note about Accuracy

Chapter 10: Hand Drafting for Documentation and Rendering

What is Measured Drawing?

Preparing Measured Drawings

Rendering Techniques for Hard-line Drawings

Reflective Materials: Stainless Steel, Mirrors

Using Historic Rendering Techniques

Glossary of Common Building Design Terms

Index

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:

Cavataio, S. Christine.

Manual drafting for interiors / S. Christine Cavataio.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 978–0–470–87940–5 (pbk.); 9781118121658 (ebk.); 978–1–118–12166–5 (ebk.); 978–1–118–12997–5 (ebk.); 978–1–118–12998–2 (ebk.); 978–1–118–12999–9 (ebk.)

1. Architectural drawing—Technique. 2. Interior decoration rendering—

Technique. I. Title.

NA2708.C38 2012

729.028—dc22 2011016230

PREFACE

Introducing the principles and skills of manual drafting for interior design practice is the focus of this book. Readers are provided with information to learn drafting conventions and techniques while also learning the language of architectural design communication. Knowledge of this form of drawing and its related terminology is crucial for building design professionals. Manual drafting has many useful applications for the study of interiors that help support the exploration and visualization of both form and surface treatments throughout the design process. The ability to hand draw is a useful tool that serves interior designers throughout their careers.

Despite the dramatic decline of relying on hand drawing in design offices, there still exists a strong motive for teaching manual drafting skills. As instructors in this subject area can attest, students who are able to manually draft often quickly grasp an understanding of the space or component they are designing. The kinesthetic act of completing a manually drafted drawing provides time to reflect, resulting in a more thorough and thoughtful response. Drafting hand skills and knowledge also serve as a platform for learning computer-aided drafting software.

Additionally, key concepts and conventions of architectural drafting can be applied to creating two-dimensional freehand sketches of the built environment. This ability is particularly helpful for observing and recording a building’s existing interior conditions. Alternatively, the ability to hand draft promotes using sketches for creative problem solving.

No matter the age of the drawing, skillful hand drafting is enjoyable to view because it exquisitely displays crisp precision, while every mark manifests the individual who produced it. As digital means of design communication have become more commonplace, manual drafting is increasingly valued as a form of creative expression.

The need for a text that extends instruction outside of the classroom has grown as hand-drafting skills are being taught more frequently in shorter time frames than in the past. This change has come about as curricula are adapted to reflect the expanding knowledge base required for interior design practice in the twenty-first century.

This book is designed for use as a course textbook, a self-tutoring handbook, and a general reference guide. Its smaller size makes it convenient to be packed into a drafting toolbox and carried to class and to the workplace. The chapters are arranged in the same order as a drafting course, starting with an introduction of tools and then presenting instructions and illustrations that indicate how to execute drawings. Important design communication terminology from the chapter contents is displayed at the beginning of each chapter. Drafting assignments at the end of every chapter provide an opportunity to develop skill while applying increasingly more difficult techniques.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My heartfelt thanks goes to the following people for making this book possible:

First, my gratitude is extended to my interior design faculty colleague, Joseph Fiorello, for recommending and introducing me to his editor from Wiley. Had it not been for that day in October 2009, I would not have submitted the proposal for this book. Many thanks go to Paul Drougas, acquisitions editor at Wiley, for encouraging me to write about a subject that I love to teach and for steering me through the process. My sincere appreciation goes also to his assistant, Michael New, for patiently responding to my numerous questions while completing the manuscript. Much appreciation goes to Amy Odum, senior production editor, for managing the bookmaking process and to Ginjer Clarke for her careful review of the text.

The talented faculty at Newbury College continually inspire my teaching and create a welcoming supportive community. I wish to thank my design colleagues Andrew Paraskos, Arthur Birkland, and Marcy Pape for making my office environment so congenial; every day on campus is a pleasure.

I am frequently reminded how lucky I am to be in a work setting where I am continuously learning. To my students past and present, thank you for the wonderful opportunity to share my knowledge and in return to receive the greatest gift from teaching.

Many of the drawings in this text were generated for real projects. My sincere appreciation goes to my clients, pass and present, for providing me with an opportunity to practice interior design.

Last, but not least, I want to acknowledge the constant support and assistance of my husband, Jack Glassman. His architectural knowledge and professional experience was crucial in putting together the section on measured drawing in Chapter 10. Moreover, his ongoing enthusiasm for this project and my design practice has made all the difference.

Chapter 1

Before Beginning

Key Terms and Phrases

ScalesMaterial symbolsMark makingCoordinated drawingsParaline drawings [images]Isometric drawingsOblique drawingsField measuring [field measurements]Measured drawingHard-line drawingOrthographic drawingComputer-aided drafting (CAD)Freehand drawingLine weightAccuracyEconomy of time

About This Text

It is hoped that this primer will be useful as a reference for independent study or as a companion textbook for an introductory drafting course. The underlying template for organizing this text is an introductory drafting course. Information is presented in a similar sequence, with each chapter introducing basic concepts and skills that can be built upon in subsequent chapters. However, specific topics can be referenced in any order. The instruction and examples address the design of building interiors and the various components and elements that constitute this specific area of environmental design.