Idea 22of 22Builds onMatch the views to the object
Builders call them plans and elevations
How do architects and builders use views?
Today you'll discover
- the builders' names for the views
- which view shows the ground covered
- which views show heights
Think firstThree views of a house
Which view shows how much ground the house will cover?
Decide first, then press Next. Read the headings over the three views.
Three views of a house: the top view, a rectangle with a line down the middle; the front view, a square with a triangle on top and a door; the side view, a long rectangle with a line where the roof starts. Then the headings change to plan, front elevation and side elevation.
See the whole ideathe big idea and the key word, in one place
The big idea
Builders call the top view a plan, and the front and side views elevations.
Where it goes nextArchitects and engineers draw plans and elevations before anything is built. 3-D modelling apps can make them from one model of the building.
For exampleA house plan shows the walls and rooms from above. Each elevation shows one outside wall, with its doors and windows.
Key words
- plan
- the top view of a building, as builders and architects call it
- elevation
- a front or side view of a building, which shows its heights
Ready to use it?
- Name the plan and the elevations of a building.
- Choose the drawing that answers a builder's question.