Monthly Archives: July 2016

Architectural details are the drawings made at a larger scale than the plans and exterior elevations to accurately show the various methods of construction and the moldings and ornamentation on the building. The scale of details varies according to the size of the item being drawn in detail. 1/2″ = 1′- 0″ and 3/4″ =… Read More »

Colonial architecture was and is the architecture of rectangles. On the floor plan, these rectangles intersected each other much the same as they would in a game of dominoes. In the elevations the parallelogram was used almost exclusively, with its looks enhanced by a great deal of horizontal lines. Arches, curves and oblique shapes were… Read More »