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ALL ABOUT ADVANCE ARCHITECTURE
Architectural information for beginner architects and students
WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE
What is Drawing ? Reason why people draw ? What is Architecture ? Architects perspective. What is Architectural Drawing ? What is the...
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING SYMBOL
To work on the Understanding of Architectural Drawing Symbols and dimensions. The drawing of an architectural working drawing requires...
RELATIONSHIP OF PLAN ELEVATION AND SECTION
Designing happens in a studio/office of an architect. This however has to be transferred to the site for execution. In any case the design...
ARCHITECTURAL TERM AND DEFINITION
Basic terminology should know every architects and architectural students. Its very useful in architectural studies...
MAKING OF GOOD FOR CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
A comprehensive set of drawings used in a building construction project which will include not only architect's drawings but structural…
CLASSIFICATION OF BUILDING BASED ON OCCUPANCY
All buildings, whether or not existing or hereafter erected shall be classified consistent with use or the character of occupancy...
INTERNATIONAL STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE
New architecture style that emerged in many western countries in the decade after world war in 19th century in France...
MODERN ARCHITECTURE
The period from late 1800’s to the present has been described as one of the most creative & productive times in the history...
IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR SITE SELECTION
Site selection is the first step in construction of a house for residential use. Since a house is an asset for a life time for most people…
INTERRELATIONSHIP OF SPACES
Space is that nothingness around us that gets displaced when ever an object is placed or moved. It can also be seen as the continuous...
CIRCULATION IN ARCHITECTURE
Circulation in architecture can be defined as Circulation within spatial unit, Vertical circulation and Horizontal Circulation…
SITE ANALYSIS
Preparing a development application could be a exacting method that utilizes site analysis and information on the environmental...
OCCUPANT LOAD CALCULATION
The overall number of persons that will occupy a building (or portion thereof), associate degree elevator, etc., at anybody time...
KITCHEN DESIGN
The kitchen is not a specialized workroom, for it has many uses. It is used for preparation of meals, food preservation, storage of food…
ERGONOMIC KITCHEN DESIGN
Kitchen in the house is the platform where the feeding of family is done. So, an efficient kitchen design which is convenient to work…
RAMP DESIGN
A ramp is a sloping pathway leading from one level to another. Ramps of an appropriate design shall be provided at all changes in level…
STAIRCASE DESIGN
Staircase is an important component of a building providing access to different floors and roof of the building. It consists of a flight…
TOILET DESIGN
Activities commonly performed in the bathroom / toilet include washing of hands, face, and hair, bathing, elimination, and grooming…
CARPET AREA, BUILT-UP AREA AND SUPER BUILT-UP AREA
The Real Estate Act has made it mandatory for developers to disclose the carpet area of the units that they sell...
REFUGE AREA
Refuge areas are such areas in a building where people can take shelter in case of a fire. As per the building and construction norms…
FLEXIBLE FAR
Additional FAR, as provided in the Master Plan may also be examined with a view to provide flexibility and also to utilize...
GENERAL BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
The requirements for various parts of buildings shall be in accordance with given below. Habitable Rooms, Kitchen and Water-Closets...
SPECIFICATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE WORK
Specifications in architecture work detailed description of the process of all workmanship and materials which are required to complete…
SPECIFICATION ON EARTHWORK IN EXCAVATION
General guidelines for excavation work and Methods of writing specification for excavation at site. The process of moving earth…
SPECIFICATION ON CARRIAGE AND STACKING OF MATERIAL
Depending upon the feasibility and economy the mode of carriage is determined whether by mechanical or animal transport or manual labour...
SPECIFICATION ON BRICKWORK AND CONCRETE
A structure, such as a wall, built of bricks. Brickwork = Bricks + Mortar, Concrete = cement + fine agg. + coarse agg. + water...
PLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT IN BUILDING
Electromagnetic radiations are energy waves having time varying electric and magnetic fields at right angles to each other and are predo...
GUIDELINES OF PODIUM DESIGN
Podium is a horizontal projection extending beyond the building footprint on one or more sides, and may consist of one or more levels...
FURNITURE ARRANGEMENTS
Furniture sizes may vary slightly; those indicated are the averages commonly met with in upper middle-class homes, and are little affected…
WINDOW DESIGN GUIDELINE
Window design guideline for non-conditioned/mixed mode buildings. The following may be considered in selection of type of windows...
