Charles Tindley's profile

Construction I Drafting Portfolio

This was my first 'proper' plan drawing at university, and the first one I'd ever attempted. I had no idea about line weights at this point, or how to document measurements for dimensions, and so the skill shown here is weak, however it did improve over the course of the semester. Much of the time was even taken up with setting up the title block, as I was not familiar with this. Luckily over time this became second nature and by the end of the course only took minutes to do. 
This was my second drafting task, a section of the same house I had done the plan for previously. Now aware of the use of construction lines and the benefits they provide, they are seem more in this draft. Line weights and my first attempt at hatching are als present, showing some improvement and depth to the drawing. 
Building on the section from before, these two details taught me about the internal details of the wall, such as timber frame and brick measurements, as well as the use of plasterboard and other internal elements. Construction lines were used even more here, as well as line weights. 
This final design was the first one to include an entire section of a house, from roof to footing and foundation. It provided a number of changes, namely spacing, as the whole sketch only just fit on the page. It also introduced me to a huge number of new terms for materials and components within the structure, as well as largescale hatching. This theme of whole storey sections continues on from this drawing.
This is the first two-storey section I attempted. From this section onward, speed became the main focus of the drawings, as I was fairly proficient at this point in the use of lineweights, hatching and construction lines. Due to attempting to do this drawing speedily, sadly some neatness of the text is sacrificed. 
This section drawing introduced a number of new features, including a guttering system, as well as concrete flooring for the second storey, and a double-brick walling. The same speed as the last section was achieved here, however the text was neater, and so improvement is shown. 
This stair detail was more challenging than any other section in my personal opinion. The reason is because it involved calculating very precise measurements so that the risers reached the desired height within the length of the total tread of the staircase. However, once this was achieved, it was rather simple to lable and go over in various lineweights. 
This final draft was one of my favourites, because we got to work with and find out about new materials, steel and glass, on a commercial level. In my personal opinion this is one of my neatest deafts, and was managed to be almost completely finished within tutorial time. 
Construction I Drafting Portfolio
Published:

Construction I Drafting Portfolio

Portrayal and reflection on progress of drafting skills throughout the Construction I course.

Published:

Creative Fields