AR25204 Building Components and Measured Drawing – Semester II – Arch – R-2025

Subject Code & Name: AR25204 – Building Components and Measured Drawing

Regulation: R-2025

Semester: II (Second Semester)

Branch: B. Arch. (Arch)

Credits / L-T-P: 4 Credits | L-T-P: 1-0-3

Course Objectives

• To introduce the components of a typical building and their nomenclature.
• To introduce the concept of scale and enable understanding of a building through measured drawing.
• To give skills of representing physical characteristics of materials.
• To give skills in isometric and perspective projections of the measured building.

Full Unit-wise Syllabus

Unit I Introduction to Building Components and their Nomenclature

Building as act of construction for human use layered over the earth – foundation, structural systems, enclosures, weather protection. Understanding building components and their nomenclature using historic and contemporary examples from literature study, site visits, sketches. The nomenclature to include (1) basic types of construction such as load bearing/framed/space structure (2) basic components in a building such as foundation, plinth, walls, floors, roofs (flat, sloped, vaulted), roof covering, ceilings, staircases (principles and different geometric types), doors, windows and ventilators, lintel, sunshade, coping, cornice, stringcourse, parapet, waterproofing, finishing, mortar, decoration, paving (3) basic materials for the components.

Unit II – Measured Drawing and Projections of Basic Components

Introduction to concept of scale and measured drawing through basic components such as handrails, furniture, arches, etc., Orthographic (plan, elevation, section) and isometric projection of the simple components. Representation of different materials through rendering, Perspective projection of simple components.

Unit III Measured Drawing of Historical Building

Understanding a historic building in totality or in part through measuring drawing.

Unit IV – Measured Drawing of Contemporary Building

Understanding a contemporary building in totality or in part through measuring drawing.

Course Outcomes (COs)

• CO1: Understand and recognize the components of a building and nomenclature.
• CO2: Ability to measure and draw components of a building.
• CO3: Skilled to draft isometric and perspective projections of components of a building.
• CO4: Understanding a building in total or in part through the process of measured drawing.

Assessment Pattern (Quick Note)

• Weightage: Continuous Internal Assessment 50% | End Semester Examinations 50%
• Internal methodology: Three Assessments with equal weightage. One Assessment as Internal written Test/Examination (33.33%), other two assessments (each assessment weightage 33.33%) as continuous marking of the work and performance during the particular assessment period such as drawings, models, study, seminar, etc.

Source: Official Anna University – B. Arch. R-2025 Syllabus
Last Updated: September 2026