How to draw like an architect, pt.1 – The Floor Plan

howtoarchitect.com Doug goes through the floor plan of a shingle style home he designed discussing the visual characteristics that make it legible and descriptive.
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25 Responses to How to draw like an architect, pt.1 – The Floor Plan

  1. AdaptAndConquer says:

    Very helpful I designed a house with pencil and pad

  2. 0525616753123 says:

    I’m an architecture student and this helps very well , Thank You

  3. Namini11 says:

    I’m an environmental design student and this was very helpful. thanks!

  4. originxnovice says:

    my fav vid of yours

  5. Bear5177 says:

    “Mudroom.” I haven’t heard that term used in a long time. Is it common where you work or live?

  6. ceridwengwyon says:

    thanks for the videos, they are very instructive!

  7. MatchstalkMan says:

    CAD – a Macintosh SE – priceless!

    I am producing floor plans for a school but I am cheating by not using AutoCAD or ArchiCAD. It take slonger but the accuracy does not have to be as exact as a professional architect plan.

    BTW, I’m not an architect, just an architect wannabe… TeeHee!

    I love the pointers and tips you give. It makes clear what I am doing, even though I never understood it until now.

    Kudos!

  8. tomasconleche says:

    Folks who don’t know: Poche is a term used for the fill-in patterns, like in the dark parts where the outside walls are.

  9. ultrapokesim says:

    @howtoarchitect Foyer? Ive heard people call it Foyer (Foy-ay), but others call it Foyer (Foy-er). I know Foyer is french so it could be (Foy-ay). In English its pronounced (Foy-er). Which way is it???? I wish to be a architect but this question bothers me.

  10. greenrose531 says:

    Hey i am an architecture student from India…..ur videos are very helpful…!.thanks,n keep uploading…

  11. 11swallowedinthesea says:

    believe it or not, but i design my floorplans, or shall i say the basic outlines, in Paint [yes, the default program, lol]. then move on to AutoCad. i find it much easier than doodling on paper for some reason.

  12. ajasneed says:

    this is better than i thought

  13. bennnnnjmennnnn says:

    couldnt help but notice how you pronounced foyer…….

    nice vid though

  14. shazachick1 says:

    ive never used a compass for my designs but i go with the floor plan. omg ive never maped any of my buildings before but i have to be an architect

  15. AwesomeCoasters says:

    The music is absolutely sublime ::) What’s the name of this song?

  16. batyeh says:

    i like the handwriting
    where can i learn it from?

  17. batyeh says:

    i like the handwriting!
    where can i learn it from

  18. rmcdaniel423 says:

    A separate wing for the “domestic help” and “thin” 2×6 inner walls. This is surely not a typical residential home.

  19. 1212surface says:

    @martymar516

    Basic understanding – yes.

    As you progress, depending on the type of architect you are and where you are working, you probably have some often-used materials you work with – Concrete, steel, etc… you sort of become more specialized and understand those materials more.

    I work in commercial architecture so I almost never use brick – but if the client wants that brick look, it will have to be “Las-Vegas-verneered”… or the labor will cost too much.

  20. TEEVENSSNEVEET says:

    @13okk he cant show you his drawing… first of all its CAD this wasn’t drawn by hand… and have you ever used it? anyone that hasn’t used the program would be beyond lost, second theres no way he would do this in one sitting… possible? maybe. realistic? fuck no.

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  23. 13okk says:

    hii the video is very helpfull and nice bhut i would like to see yhu actaully DRAW!!! have a good day an happy new years an merry christmas to yhuu GOD bless

  24. howtoarchitect says:

    @KineticFX scan and photoshop

  25. KineticFX says:

    How do you manage bring your hand lettering into your digital work?