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Designing for a commercial purpose is completely different than designing for a residential property. As such, this web platform is dedicated to young enthusiasts whose main career interest is architecture. The content on this page will walk you through these two main approaches in the architecture field to both identify your field of interest and meet the needs of your future clients. We will go over the acting forces behind both residential and commercial architecture designs, their processes and will also address other themes such as people’s interaction, form, and function.

 

Main goals
 

This web platform will serve as a guide to help you:

  • Understand the basic behind commercial and residential architecture

  • Facilitate your understanding of architectural design and possible issues

  • Understand the components comprising construction drawings and the process involved to develop these drawings

  • Learn about the technical components of construction drawings

  • Develop a professional and technical vocabulary to convey your designs 

Objectives
 

  • Recognize the main difference between the designing process for commercial and residential purposes

  • Understand the basic architectural terms and notations and their proper application

  • Develop professional communication skills 

  • Understand the basic format of a building code and the procedures for a specific type of building, in this case, commercial or residential

  • Be able to draw a site map from a given dimensions

  • Be aware of external factors that can affect design

  • Become familiar with dimension and noting methods for sketching purposes

  • Learn the use of reference symbols, dimensioning, and proper notations

  • Describe and understand how exterior design in commercial and residential structure can affect interior planning

  • Know how the choice of building material can affect planning and structure

  • Get to know various roof styles and their aesthetic and structural effect on the design

  • Understand and utilize 2D and 3D views when creating a set of construction drawings

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