Quarter 2_Lesson 1
DRAWING A
FLOOR PLAN
LO 4. DRAFT FLOOR PLANS
4.1 Draw walls,
windows, doors, fixtures,
and fittings according to
architectural design
standards
SECOND FLOOR
FIRST FLOOR
WHAT IS A FLOOR PLAN?
Floor plan is the top view of the
floor area of a house.
It shows the size and
arrangement of the rooms.
WHAT IS A FLOOR PLAN?
It also presents the sizes and
locations of the stairs, door and
window openings, and
partitions and walls. Sometimes
it includes the kind of
furnishings in each room.
FEATURES
1. Exterior and interior walls
2. location of walls, windows, doors,
and stairs
3. Rooms and its name
4. Architectural symbols ( fixed
installations, furniture, appliances etc.)
5. Outdoor areas
6. Dimensions
STEPS IN
DRAWING A
FLOOR PLAN
1. LAYOUT THE POSITION
OF EXTERIOR AND
INTERIOR WALLS.
Interior wall Exterior wall
2. ADD THE THICKNESS OF THE
WALLS WITH A HARD PENCIL
(DON’T DARKEN THE WALLS AT
THIS STAGE).
3. DRAW THE INSIDE WALLS, USING THE
SAME STYLE AS THE OUTER WALLS.
4. LOCATE THE POSITION OF
DOORS AND WINDOWS.
5. DARKEN THE OBJECT
LINES WITH AN F PENCIL.
6. ADD DOOR AND WINDOW
SYMBOLS WITH 2H PENCIL
7. ADD SYMBOLS FOR
STAIRWELLS.
DOWN
8. ERASE EXTRA HEAVY LINES
THAT CAN BE PERCEIVED AS
OBJECT LINES.
9. DRAW THE OUTLINE OF THE
FURNITURE AND FIXTURES.
10. ADD SYMBOLS FOR ANY
MASONRY WORK SUCH AS
PLANTERS, IF NECESSARY.
11.DIMENSION THE DRAWING.
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INFORMATION
ABOUT WALL
SIZES AND
DOOR SIZEZ
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
WHAT ARE TYPICAL SCALES & WHAT
PURPOSES ARE THEY USED FOR?
1:100 Scale – Standard Floor Plans,
Area Referencing & Planning
Drawings
1:50 Scale – Detailed Floor
Plans, Interior Design & Heritage
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
What size are we going to use?
Exterior 8 inches – 203.2 mm
Interior 6 inches – 152.4 mm
We will use scale 1:50 meter
scale
203.2 / 50 = 4.064 mm
152.4 / 50 = 3.048 mm
WHAT WILL BE THE SIZE OF
THIS ROOM?
2.5
4.0
1.5
NOTE: ALL
2.0 3.5 MEASUREMENTS ARE
1 meter – IN METERS.
100cm or
ANSWER
2.5 X 1000 =
2500 MM
2500 / 50 =2.5
50MM OR
5CM 4.0 ?
1.5 X 1000 =
1.5
1500 MM
1500 / 50 =
30MM OR NOTE: ALL
3CM 2.0 3.5 MEASUREMENTS ARE
? ?
IN METERS.
DOOR SIZES
RA 6541: National Building Code of the
Philippines
Every required exit doorway shall
be of a size as to permit the
installation of a door not less than
90 centimeters (3 feet) in width
and not less than 2.00 meters (6
feet, 7 inches) in height.
WHAT WILL BE THE
SIZE OF THIS DOOR
IN THE FLOOR PLAN?
2.00
NOTE: ALL
MEASUREMENTS ARE
IN METERS.
.90
STANDARD SIZES OF
WINDOW
1. In centimeters (cm): Common window sizes range from
around 60 cm by 90 cm (24 inches by 36 inches) for a typical
single-hung window to larger sizes like 120 cm by 120 cm (48
inches by 48 inches) for picture windows.
2. In meters (m): Windows can also be specified in meters. For
example, a standard window might be 1.2 meters by 1.2 meters.
3. In millimeters (mm): Common window sizes in millimeters
could be 600 mm by 900 mm or 1200 mm by 1200 mm.
4. In feet and inches: Standard window sizes in the United States
are often described in feet and inches. For example, a common
single-hung window size might be 2 feet by 3 feet (24 inches by
36 inches), or a larger window could be 4 feet by 4 feet (48
inches by 48 inches).
WHAT WILL BE THE
SIZE OF THIS WINDOW
IN THE FLOOR PLAN?
1.2
NOTE: ALL
MEASUREMENTS ARE
1.2
IN METERS.
ARRANGE THE STEPS IN DRAWING A FLOOR PLAN.
WRITE LETTERS A- K.
1. Dimension the drawing.
2. Add symbols for any masonry work such as planters, if
necessary.
3. Draw the outline of the furniture and fixtures.
4. Erase extra heavy lines that can be perceived as object
lines.
5. Add symbols for stairwells.
6. Add door and window symbols with 2H pencil
7. Darken the object lines with an F pencil.
8. Locate the position of doors and windows by center line
and by their width.
9. Draw the inside walls, using the same style as the outer
walls.
10. Add the thickness of the walls with a hard pencil (Don’t
darken the walls at this stage).
WRITE THE MISSING WORD TO
COMPLETE THE THOUGHT.
1. Layout the position of _____________.
2. Add the __________ of the walls with a
hard pencil (Don’t darken the walls at
this stage).
3. Draw the _________, using the same
style as the outer walls.
4. Locate the position _______________by
center line and by their width.
5. Darken the ___________with an F
pencil.
6. Add ______________symbols with 2H
pencil
7. Add symbols for ___________.
8. __________ extra heavy lines that
can be perceived as object lines.
9. Draw the outline of the
____________.
10. Add symbols for any
_________such as planters, if
necessary.
WRITE THE MISSING WORD TO
COMPLETE THE THOUGHT.
1. Layout the position of exterior and
interior walls.
2. Add the thickness of the walls with a
hard pencil (Don’t darken the walls at
this stage).
3. Draw the inside walls, using the
same style as the outer walls.
4. Locate the position of doors and
windows by center line and by their
width.
6. Add door and window symbols with
2H pencil
7. Add symbols for stairwells.
8. Erase extra heavy lines that can
be perceived as object lines.
9. Draw the outline of the furniture
and fixtures.
10. Add symbols for any masonry
work such as planters, if necessary.
11. Dimension the drawing.
Rubrics for FLOOR PLAN
CRITERIA 20 16 12 8 4
Border line, title 5. The border line and title 4. The border line and title 3. The border line and title 2. The border line and title !. No construction of
block is drawn properly, block is drawn but some block is drawn but some block is not drawn border line and tile block
block with good line lines are not drawn lines are not drawn completely with some made together with the
construction. Lettering is properly. Lettering is properly and with visible lines that are not drawn lettering.
construction and readable and neat. readable and neat. erasures. properly and with visible
Lettering Lettering is readable but erasures.
with erasures. Lettering is not readable
and with erasures.
Construction of 5. The lines are drawn 4. The lines are drawn 3. The lines are 2. Most of the lines are !. No construction of lines
properly and the drawing properly and but there are somewhat drawn properly not drawn properly and made.
the object and is neat and clean. some erasures. and the drawing shows the drawing shows many
many erasures. erasures.
cleanliness of
the drawing.
Application of 5. The rules of 4. The rules of 3. The rules of 2. The rules of 1. No application of
dimensioning are visible dimensioning are visible dimensioning are visible dimensioning are visible dimensioning made.
dimensioning in all parts of the drawing in the drawing but 1 is not in the drawing but 2 are in the drawing but 3 is not
and all measurements are applied properly but all not applied properly and 1 applied properly and 1 to
rules and proper correct. measurements are to 2 measurements are 3 measurements are not
measuring. correct. not correct. correct.
Timeliness 5.Work submitted on time 4. Work submitted the 3. Work submitted the 3 2. Work submitted a week 1. No submission made.
following day. days after the given time. after the given time.
Follow the instructions for the given floor plan
template. Provide different bond papers for each
work.
The rubrics will be the basis for the score.
Activity #2.
1. Measure all the parts of floor plan #2 (cm)
2. Draw floorplan #2 using the 2:1 scale (cm)
“Checking of is on Monday”
3. For performance task #2, Start to draw the
floorplan of your house. Date start Oct. 17
Date finished Oct. 30
