This document summarizes a student group project to create architectural drawings of a house design using AutoCAD. The group chose an architectural topic because the skills would benefit their fields of study as civil engineers and a biosystems engineer. Their goals were to design a house with efficient layout and key features like bedrooms, bathrooms and a kitchen. They created floor plans, elevations, and a site plan showing the location of the house on a lot. Dimensioning and labeling were added to clearly convey the design. The project involved learning how to use AutoCAD to draw architectural components and represent an entire house design.

1. Date: December 2, 2014
Class: ENGR 2100-036

3. The topic we chose was Architectural. Our group chose this topic
because we thought it would benefit us most. Architectural drawings
are used throughout day to day life whether you’re a contractor, civil
engineer, architect, or a home owner. It’s important to understand
the ins and outs of how architectural drawings work. They show
detailed layouts, door size and swing, window location, and the
dimensions of each component of a building. This is all useful
information if one is looking to renovate a building or to make an
addition. Detailed layouts allow the designer to convey their work to
the owner more clearly.

4. We selected this topic because we thought it would be the most
beneficial to our field of study. Being able to use and understand
AutoCad is important for a wide variety of majors. Being able to draw
individual buildings and dimension them is important to us. As civil
engineers, Austin and Gabriel will have to use their skills to draw up
building designs in their careers. As a biosystems engineer Kayla will
have to draw similar buildings and detail them. Both of these majors
are important when it comes to designing the building. We felt that
an architectural project would benefit us farther in the long run than
any of the other options.

5. GOALS:
-Develope sensible,
efficient flow throughout
entire design
-Details: 3 bedrooms, 1
master bath, large
kitchen, dining / living
room, outdoor patio

6. -Created initial block plan
-Small changes made to initial rough design

7. -Add doors and
windows to drawing
-All doors same size
except for French
door in master and
garage door
-All windows same size except for rounded windows and
big windows by patio

8. - Expanded deck area
- Larger welcome area
to house
- Transition from
indoor to outdoor

9. -Add North Block from Design Center
-Add Hatch and blocks to all bathrooms and kitchen

10. -Dimensions were
added to the
kitchen and fixtures
were labeled in the
kitchen also.

11. -This is an addition to what
was completed in Step 4.
-Bathroom Labels were
added to fixtures
-Star Hatch was utilized
for floor and counters

12. -Continuation from
Step 6
-Dimensions were
added to bathroom

13. -3 sizes of windows
-2 types of windows
-Sliding W1 is the most common window

14. -4 sizes of doors
-4 types of windows
-Interior single (D1) is the most common door

15. -Roof plan was
added which
shows the slant
and tilts of the
roof
-Dimensions of
roof were also
added

16. -This shows the
product of steps 12
and 13. This is the
front and right side
elevations with the
wall and roof
projections.

17. -Front elevation
created using wall
and porch
projections
-W1, W2, and W3
windows are used
for this elevation

18. -Right side elevation
created using wall and
extension lines
-Standard 16’ garage
door

19. -Back elevation
created using wall
and roof
projections.
-French door shown
off master and all
other windows are
sliding W1

20. -Left side elevation
shown with window,
wall, and roof projects
on.
-All 3 windows are W1
windows with
dimension 2’6x2’6

21. -Lot plot was created on
‘Foster Creek Cir’
-Ground slope and
setback lines are shown
-Lot dimensions and
neighboring lots are also
shown.

22. -House was added to
lot as well as
sidewalks, driveway,
and pool
-Sewer, water, and gas
lines are also shown