This document provides instructions for Assignment 1 of an architecture course. Students are asked to produce a 1:10 scale section drawing of a small architectural project using available design information. The drawing must thoroughly depict the building's spatial definition, enclosure, and surface articulation through consideration of a "slice" through the building. It must be reproduced on a single sheet in color according to standard material coding. The goals are to promote study of design development and detail refinement in context. Students must submit both a printed drawing and digital PDF file by the deadline and will be assessed based on criteria like information content and technique.

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James Coulson . Senior Lecturer . School of Architecture + Building © Deakin University 2010
ASSIGNMENT 1: MEASURED DRAWING (SECTION)
Introduction
This project promotes engagement with project specific information of simple yet interesting
architectural projects. It requires the application of accurate construction knowledge to the complete
architectural fabric, revealed in a carefully located ‘slice’, through a known building for which suitable
information is readily accessible.
A small architectural project delineated with accurate design information and additional detail
information is to be used as the subject for a detailed section reproduced @ 1:10 scale. The project
uses this available knowledge to begin the thorough depiction of architectural fabric as spatial
definition, tectonic enclosure and surface articulation. This is achieved through a sectional drawing
that allows sufficient resolution of both the detail elements and the ‘whole’ building in one
communication.
The consideration of ‘slices’ through a building is a 2D shorthand technique that promotes the study of
detail refinement in the context of the project. This distinguishes the process of design development
from assembling isolated details from potentially unrelated standard solutions without an overriding
concern for the final integrity. This is an important element of the unit learning.
Whilst effective representation with orthographic projection is the adopted documentation technique in
this assignment, comprehension of the three-dimensional nature of architecture is still expected.
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The illustrated project is at 1:20 and 1:5 scales on an A1 sheet and it is expected that the level of
detail in this assignment will be at least as thorough as depicted here but combined at 1:10 scale.
Project Requirements
1. Each student shall use available information for the selected project as the basis for an
individually produced section drawing @ 1:10 scale. Any variation to this scale must be
agreed with the unit chair at least two weeks before submission.

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2. Preliminary work shall be developed in studio-based tutorials but final submissions must be
individual. Each student working on the same project shall select a different section location or
direction. Sections should reveal a thorough ‘slice’ through the building and give a suitable
overview of the selected project.
3. Schematic design information (@ 1:100, 1:50) and project details (@ 1:5, 1:2) collected by each
student provide the preliminary information to commence the ‘measured’ drawing. The initial
design should not be changed and any gaps in information should only be interpolated with close
reference to the project information. Details from the project are to be used to allow closer
scrutiny of enclosure and connection at important junctions.
4. All initial project information and development work should be retained and consolidated into a
project folio to show suitable individual progress with the work.
5. Show the connection to the ground and indicate the ground line beyond the building. Carefully
differentiate between information in section or in elevation through line and colour density.
6. The section shall be reproduced on a single sheet equivalent to the area of an A0 sheet (1190 x
840). For example a sheet size of 595 x 1680 (equal to 2 x A1 landscape) as a single banner is
also acceptable. The sheet size should be determined to suit the section profile for your building.
At 1:10 scale a sheet size of 1190 x 840 can accommodate a section profile of approximately
11.0 metres x 7.5 metres at full scale.
7. The final drawing shall be coloured according to Australian Standard AS1100 for material coding
to improve communication and as a checking procedure for accurate definition of extent as well
as critical thresholds between materials.
8. Include a suitable title panel to identify the unit, assignment, project (building and architect),
student, student ID, date, drawing scale and colour legend. Include a key plan or elevation @
1:200 scale to show the section location and direction.
9. The time and date for final submission of individual projects is 3 pm Thursday 25th March at the
A+B Red Submission Box.
Submit an A0, or equivalent area, coloured hardcopy version for grading and feedback
purposes. Fold the A0 sheet in half to A1 size to fit it in the Red Submission Box.
Submit a copy of all initial project information and development work in an A4 or A3 folio. Do not
use plastic sleeves for larger format inclusions as review is more time consuming.
Attach a completed submission sheet to each submission element to allow date stamping by A+B
staff.
10. Also submit a colour PDF file (printed to file < 10Mb) on DSO in the prescribed manner. PDF files
shall be clearly titled as ‘Student last name, First name 362.10.A1’.
Assessment
This project is 25% of the total assessment for SRC 362. Assessment will in the form of an overall
grade for the whole submission. All elements of the submission must be provided to receive a grade.
Criteria for individual feedback will typically include;
Information Content:
Appropriate Project & Section Selection
Appropriate Project & Development Information
Evaluation of Details (Allen workshop)
Comprehend Construction Technique
Sufficient Accurate Object Information
Appropriate Horizontal / Vertical Datums
Appropriate Critical Dimensions and Bar Scale
Appropriate Notation or Notation Legend
Information Technique: Manual or CAD
Definition of Object (Section & Elevation)
Graphic Uniformity & Legibility
Notation Quality, Location & Connection
Sheet Size, Layout, Section Key & Titles
AS 1100 Colour Application & Legend

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Unit staff will return hardcopy drawings and project folders at the review session, provisionally
indicated in the unit program. All students are expected to attend. Work not retrieved at this session
will be available at subsequent tutorials as notified.
Some drawings and project folios may be retained for exhibition, course evaluation and accreditation
purposes. All PDF files submitted on DSO shall be retained as a record of submissions for the unit.
Project Resources
The following references provide a guide to suitable project for this assignment. However students are
encouraged to tackle a project of choice provided the scope of work is equivalent. This choice should
be confirmed by week 2 along with appropriate collection of project information to enable prompt
commencement of the project and suitable use of the available tutorial sessions.
S Author Title, Publisher, Year Call No.
* Dal Co, Francesco Tadao Ando: Complete Works, Phaidon, London,
UK, 1995
720.092 Ando
Dal/Tac RSV
* Engel, Heino The Japanese House: a Tradition for Contemporary
Architecture, Charles E. Tuttle Company Inc.,
Vermont, Canada, 1964
728.0952 Eng
* Farrelly, E. M. Three Houses: Glenn Murcutt, Phaidon, London, UK,
2002
728.0994 Murc
Far/Thg RSV
* Fromonot, Francois Glenn Murcutt Works and Projects, Thames and
Hudson, London, UK, 1997
720.994
Murcut
Fro/Gmw
* McLeod, Virginia Detail In Contemporary Residential Architecture,
Laurence King, London, UK, 2007
728.370222
Mcl/Dic
* Ogg, Alan Architecture in Steel: The Australian Context,
RAIA, Red Hill, ACT, 1987
721.04447142
Ogg/Ais RSV
* Pegrum, Roger Details in Australian Architecture Vol. 1 & Vol. 2,
RAIA, Red Hill, ACT, 1984 & 1987
720.994 Peg
RSV
* Schittich, Christian
(ed.)
In Detail: Building Simply, Birkhauser, Basel,
Switzerland, 2005
720.40904
Sch/Idb RSV
* Schittich, Christian
(ed.)
In Detail: Single Family Houses, Birkhauser, Basel,
Switzerland, 2005
728.37 Sch/Ids
RSV
* Shittich, Christian
et al
The Glass Construction Manual, Birkhauser
Publishers, Switzerland, 2007 (Detail Compilation)
691.6 Bal/Gcm
2007
Detailing Workshop
The tutorial session for week 2 will be focused on the evaluation of your project for underlying detailing
knowledge and this evaluation will form part of the project folio submission for final assessment of
assignment 1.
At the commencement of this workshop students will be expected to nominate their project choice and
demonstrate they have copies of the necessary 1:100 or 1:50 general information and the 1:5 or 1:2
detail information ready to commence development of the 1:10 section.
The reference for the detailing analysis is as follows;
S Author Title, Publisher, Year Call No.
*2 Allen, Edward Architectural Detailing: Function, Constructability,
Aesthetics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1993
720.284
All/Adf RSV
The analysis will assist comprehension of the detail information in the context of your project. You will
need to come prepared for detail using either manual or digital means.