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Architectural Drafting Services

2D architectural drawing sets, floor plans and building documentation support for architects, designers, builders and developers.

Floor plansConstruction documentationRenovation drawingsFit-out joinery

Ground floor plan of an illustrative two-storey house: walls, doors, windows, stair, rooms and dimensionsABC123D-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300ELEV. SBB

DRAWING A-101 · REV B · SHEET A-03 · STATUS FOR REVIEW · SCALE ILLUSTRATIVE

Ground floor plan · A-101

One building · every drawing view · illustrative

Scope

From Design Development to Construction Documentation

We produce 2D architectural drawing sets from concept and design development drawings through to construction documentation — floor plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules — drafted to a consistent, checkable standard.

This includes renovation and extension drawings, interior and joinery documentation, and retail fit-out drawings, along with 3D architectural modelling and rendering where a project needs visualisation alongside its documentation set.

Building design

Floor plan with the floor plans area highlightedABC123D-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300
Selected · Floor plans
Floor plan

Plans That Stay Coordinated With the Rest of the Set

Coordination across the drawing set is where a lot of documentation quality is actually won or lost — a floor plan that doesn't match the reflected ceiling plan, or a door schedule that's out of step with the plan callouts, creates exactly the kind of confusion that generates costly requests for information during construction.

Every tag on this plan — rooms, doors, windows — is a reference that appears again in the elevations, sections and schedules. All values are illustrative.

Interactive floor plan. Rooms, doors and windows can be selected.ABC123D-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300ELEV. SBB
Ground floor plan · hover or tap a room, door or window
Room
Kitchen
Area
Illustrative
Reference
A-101
  • WT1 · External wall
  • WT2 · Internal partition
  • Dimension string
  • Furniture outline
Signature view

One Building. Multiple Drawing Views.

Select a room on the plan. The same zone is projected into the elevation and the section — because every sheet is drawn from one building, not drawn separately.

Floor plan with a selectable zoneABC123UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-06ELEV. SBB
Plan
South elevation with the Kitchen zone projected from the planABCW-05W-06D-0127002700±0.00+2.70+5.40
Elevation
Section B-B with the Kitchen zone projected from the planKITCHENHALLFIRST FLOORSECTION B-B27002700±0.00+2.70+5.40
Section B-B

Plan zoneElevation · grid bandSection B-B · cut through zone

Coordination

Consistency Across the Entire Drawing Set

Coordination across the drawing set is where a lot of documentation quality is actually won or lost — a floor plan that doesn't match the reflected ceiling plan, or a door schedule that's out of step with the plan callouts, creates exactly the kind of confusion that generates costly requests for information during construction. We check dimensional and schedule consistency across the full set, not just within individual sheets.

Doors
Windows
Rooms

Selected element

D-02 · Living to hall

  • A-101Referenced

    Floor plan

    D-02 tagged in Living

  • A-111Not carried

    Reflected ceiling plan

    No reference to this element on this sheet.

  • A-201Referenced

    Elevations

    D-02 on an interior elevation

  • A-601Referenced

    Door schedule

    Row D-02 · 820 × 2040

  • A-602Not carried

    Window schedule

    No reference to this element on this sheet.

  • A-603Not carried

    Finish schedule

    No reference to this element on this sheet.

  • A-501Referenced

    Details

    Detail 03/A-501 · head & jamb

One element → every reference

One Door. Every Reference.

Pick a door. Follow it from the plan, to the elevation, to its row in the schedule and on to the interior detail. When these stay in step, the site has fewer questions.

  1. 01 · Door on plan

    Plan with door D-01 highlightedD-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06
  2. 02 · Door on elevation

    South elevation with the entry door highlightedABCW-05W-06D-0127002700±0.00+2.70+5.40
  3. 03 · Door schedule

    REFTYPESIZE
    D-01Entry900 × 2100
    D-02Internal820 × 2040
    D-03Internal820 × 2040
    D-04Internal820 × 2040
    D-05Internal720 × 2040
    D-06Internal820 × 2040
  4. 04 · Interior detail

    0303 / A-501

D-01 · Front entry door · 900 × 2100 · illustrative reference only

Your practice standard

Work Inside Your Existing Drawing Standard

Drawings are produced in your practice's template and layer standard where supplied, and we can work from hand sketches, marked-up plans, or an existing model that needs updating or documenting. A practice's drawing standard is often the accumulated result of years of client feedback and coordination lessons, and we treat it as something to be followed precisely rather than a starting point to improve on unasked.

Yes, we draft to your supplied title block, layer standard and drawing conventions, treating your existing standard as the baseline rather than substituting our own.

Client / practice standard

ILLUSTRATIVE RESIDENCEGROUND FLOOR PLANSCALE: ILLUSTRATIVEDRAWINGA-101REVBSHEETA-03STATUSFOR REVIEW

Drawing numbering, annotation style and line weights follow the supplied template. Layer names and weights above are illustrative.

Documentation set · same standard on every sheet

Floor plan drafted to the practice layer standardABC123D-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300
A-101 · Floor plan
Elevation drafted to the same standardABCW-05W-06D-0127002700±0.00+2.70+5.40
A-201 · Elevation
Section drafted to the same standardKITCHENHALLFIRST FLOORSECTION B-B27002700±0.00+2.70+5.40
A-301 · Section

Your standard. Applied consistently.

Inputs

Start From the Information You Already Have

Yes, we regularly draft from hand sketches, marked-up existing plans, or site survey information, translating design intent into a coordinated, dimensioned drawing set.

An existing drawing set in another format? See CAD conversion. How complete the set can be depends on how complete the inputs are — gaps are flagged, not assumed.

  • Hand sketch

    Hand sketch

  • Marked-up planMOVE WALL

    Marked-up plan

  • Existing model

    Existing model

  • Survey / site informationSP1SP2SP3SP4

    Survey / site information

Architectural documentation

Renovation & extension

Existing Conditions First. Design Decisions Second.

For renovation and extension work specifically, the existing-conditions plan is often the single most important sheet in the set, because every subsequent decision depends on it being accurate. Where survey information is incomplete or old, we flag the gaps rather than quietly filling them with assumptions that could mislead a builder on site.

We work with whatever survey and site information is available, and clearly flag any areas where existing conditions are assumed rather than confirmed, so your team knows where field verification is still needed.

Existing floor plan on the left of the slider and the proposed plan on the rightLIVINGKITCHENBEDROOM 1STUDYBATHHALLKITCHENEXTENDEDLIVINGKITCHENBEDROOM 1STUDYBATHHALLDEMOLISHNEW WALLNEW OPENINGREQUIRES VERIFICATIONCONFIRMEDCONFIRMED
Existing ← 50% → Proposed
  • Confirmed. Measured or surveyed information that can be drawn as existing.
  • Requires verification. Gaps are flagged on the drawing, not quietly filled with assumptions.
  • Demolition. Existing wall marked for removal before the new work is shown.
  • New work. Proposed wall, opening and extended room.
Retail & commercial

Documentation for Fast-Moving Fit-Outs

Retail and commercial fit-out documentation carries its own pressures — short programmes, landlord base-building constraints, and joinery that has to be both buildable and true to the design intent. We draft joinery detail with enough dimensional information that a joinery workshop can quote and build from it directly, rather than a schematic-level drawing that still needs another round of detailing before it's usable.

Retail fit-out planSHOPFRONT · FIXED OPENINGCOLCOLFIT 1FIT 2STOREJ-01 COUNTERWALL DISPLAYDISPLAY UNITSBASE BUILDING · LANDLORD CONSTRAINTS FIXED
Retail fit-out · select counter J-01 for its detail
Counter unit J-01 drawn as planJ-01 · COUNTER UNIT1800600PLAN SYMBOL · WHERE IT SITS IN THE LAYOUT
J-01 · Plan · illustrative

Material and hardware references (M1, H1) are placeholders for the designer's own specification — no material is specified here.

Joinery & interior details

Details That a Workshop Can Actually Use

Yes, joinery detail is drafted to a level a joinery workshop can price and build from, including material call-outs and fixing detail, rather than a schematic level requiring a further round of detailing.

Generally any junction where multiple materials, trades or structural elements meet in a way a general section can't adequately convey — these are exactly the points where an under-detailed drawing generates the most site queries during construction.

Large-scale joinery detail with dimensions150318760H1M1DETAIL ADOOR TO FIXED PANEL JUNCTION
Detail A · door to fixed panel junction · illustrative
Joinery elevation1800900780M1H1ELEVATION · PANELS, DOORS, HARDWARE REFERENCE
Elevation · counter J-01
Joinery section90060018M1H1SECTION · PANEL THICKNESS, SHELF, KICKBOARD
Section · panel build-up
Two audiences

Documentation for Both the Builder and the Authority

A drawing set's usefulness during construction is often determined by decisions made much earlier, at documentation stage — whether a tricky junction got a proper large-scale detail rather than being left to a general section, whether schedules were actually cross-checked against the plan rather than compiled independently, and whether the drawing set anticipated the questions a builder would ask rather than only the questions an approval authority would ask. We draft with both audiences in mind from the start.

Builder · construction use

Section for construction useKITCHENHALLFIRST FLOORSECTION B-B27002700±0.00+2.70+5.40
Section
Large-scale construction detail150318760H1M1DETAIL ADOOR TO FIXED PANEL JUNCTION
Detail A

Large-scale details, dimensions, material references and sections that answer the questions a builder will ask.

Authority · approval submission

Site plan for submissionBUILDING FOOTPRINTACCESSSTREETFRONT SETBACKREAR SETBACKSIDESIDENSITE WIDTH · ILLUSTRATIVE
Site plan
Plan with submission notesABC123LIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300
Notes & plan

Site plan, setbacks, notes and the submission drawing set, in the format the authority supplies.

Coordinated documentation set · one design, two audiences
Approval documentation

Drawing Sets Structured for the Submission Stage

Approval authority requirements differ enough between jurisdictions that a documentation set produced for one area's standard notes and submission format doesn't necessarily transfer cleanly to another. Where you supply the specific authority's requirements, we match them precisely, since a resubmission caused by a formatting mismatch is a wholly avoidable delay to an approval timeline that's usually already tight.

  • Site planBUILDING FOOTPRINTACCESSSTREETFRONT SETBACKREAR SETBACKSIDESIDENSITE WIDTH · ILLUSTRATIVE

    Site plan

  • Floor planABC123LIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-06

    Floor plan

  • ElevationABCW-05W-06D-0127002700±0.00+2.70+5.40

    Elevation

  • SectionKITCHENHALLFIRST FLOORSECTION B-B27002700±0.00+2.70+5.40

    Section

  • Setback planBUILDING FOOTPRINTACCESSSTREETFRONT SETBACKREAR SETBACKSIDESIDENSITE WIDTH · ILLUSTRATIVE

    Setback plan

  • Schedules

    Schedules

Documentation for approval submission — formatted to the authority's requirements where those are supplied. Approval itself is a decision for the authority.

Deliverables

What You Get

A drawing-set viewer: pick a sheet type and the matching deliverables light up.

Floor plan sheetABC123D-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300ELEV. SBB
Plan · illustrative sheet
  • Floor plans (existing and proposed)
  • Elevations and sections
  • Construction documentation sets
  • Renovation and extension drawings
  • Joinery and interior detail drawings
  • Retail fit-out drawings
  • Door, window and finish schedules
  • 3D architectural models (on request)
  • Reflected ceiling plans
  • Site and setback plans for approval submissions
Schedules

Schedules That Match What's Actually Drawn

Yes, door, window and finish schedules are cross-checked against plan callouts as part of our review process, since mismatches here are a common and avoidable source of site queries.

Yes, building these schedules from the plan and design intent, rather than requiring you to supply a pre-existing schedule, is a standard part of documentation work.

Floor plan linked to the door, window and finish schedulesABC123D-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-06
Hover a room, door or window — the matching schedule rows light up

Door schedule

RefTypeLocation
D-01EntryHall / Stair
D-02InternalLiving
D-03InternalBedroom 1
D-04InternalKitchen
D-05InternalBath
D-06InternalStudy

Window schedule

RefTypeLocation
W-01Fixed + slidingLiving
W-02AwningLiving
W-03FixedKitchen
W-04SlidingKitchen
W-05AwningBedroom 1
W-06AwningStudy

Finish schedule

RefTypeLocation
F1FloorLiving
F2FloorKitchen
F3FloorHall / Stair
F4FloorBedroom 1 · Study
F5FloorBath
Reflected ceiling plan

Ceiling Plans That Stay in Step With the Floor Plan

A reflected ceiling plan has to line up with the walls on the plan below it. Overlay the two to see the ceiling zones, boundaries and light reference points sit exactly where the plan says.

This is architectural coordination — it records positions, not an electrical design.

Floor planABC123
Reflected ceiling plan with ceiling zones, boundaries and light reference pointsSERVICES ZONEL1L2L3L4L5L6CLG-1 · PLASTERBOARDCLG-1CLG-2 · WET AREABULKHEAD LINEBOUNDARY
Reflected ceiling plan · A-111
  • Ceiling zones and boundaries stay aligned with the walls drawn on the plan.
  • Light reference points show position only, for coordination with whoever designs the lighting.
  • Services zone marks where other trades' ceiling-mounted items are expected.
Site & setback

Site Context Before Building Documentation

Yes, site plans showing setbacks, site coverage and other approval-relevant information are produced as part of a construction documentation set where required.

Site plan with boundary, building footprint, access, north point and setback linesBUILDING FOOTPRINTACCESSSTREETFRONT SETBACKREAR SETBACKSIDESIDENSITE WIDTH · ILLUSTRATIVE
Site plan · hover or focus a setback line

Setback distances come from the relevant authority's requirements and differ between jurisdictions. This sheet shows how they are drawn — no numbers are assumed here.

3D model

When Documentation Needs a 3D View

This includes renovation and extension drawings, interior and joinery documentation, and retail fit-out drawings, along with 3D architectural modelling and rendering where a project needs visualisation alongside its documentation set.

Yes — see our 3D rendering service for architectural visualisation, or scope this alongside your drawing set so the render and the documentation come from the same underlying design. Explore 3D rendering and BIM modelling & coordination.

Simplified isometric massing of the house rising from its floor plan
Plan → 3D · 100%

The same footprint, grid and openings as the floor plan — so a render or model never drifts from the documentation set.

Workflow

How Architectural Documentation Moves From Input to Issue

The same plan at the input stage
INPUT · Hand sketch, marked-up plan, survey or model
  1. 01 · INPUT

    Design input

    Sketches, marked-up plans, survey or an existing model, plus your drawing template if you have one and any known site or heritage constraints.

  2. 02 · SCOPE

    Scope & quote

    Drawing set, stage (concept/approval/construction) and turnaround confirmed before starting, based on the actual complexity of the project.

  3. 03 · DRAFT · COORDINATE

    Drafting

    Plans, elevations, sections and details are drafted to a consistent standard, with cross-sheet coordination checked as the set develops rather than only at the end.

  4. 04 · REVIEW

    Review

    Drawings checked for dimensional consistency and coordination across the set, including schedules matching what's shown on plan.

  5. 05 · ISSUE

    Delivery & revisions

    Set delivered with revision tracking through design changes and approval stages, so it's always clear which issue reflects the current approved design.

Revision control

Keep Every Design Change Traceable

Set delivered with revision tracking through design changes and approval stages, so it's always clear which issue reflects the current approved design.

Revisions are tracked with a clear history against the previous issue, so it's always unambiguous which version of the design a given drawing sheet reflects.

Floor plan at revision D, RevisionABC123D-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300ELEV. SBB
REV D · REVISED · illustrative
RevDescriptionStatus
AConcept sketch received as design inputFor discussion
BPlan documented from design drawingsFor review
CApproval set with dimensions and tagsFor submission
DBath enlarged · D-06 relocated · schedule and detail updatedRevised
EFull set re-issued with current designFor construction
  • Wall moved — bath enlarged
  • Door D-06 relocated
  • Room area changed
  • Door schedule row D-06 updated
  • Detail 03/A-501 revised
Drawing set lifecycle

One Building. Multiple Project Stages.

The same building gets more detailed as the project moves on — concept, approval, construction, and revision — with the drawing set tracked at each step.

  1. 01 · Concept

    The building at the concept stage

    Sketch, plan outline

  2. 02 · Approval

    The building at the approval stageABC123LIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300ELEV. SBB

    Site plan, plans, elevations, sections

  3. 03 · Construction

    The building at the construction stageABC123D-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300ELEV. SBB

    Details, schedules, coordination

  4. 04 · Revision

    The building at the revision stageABC123D-01D-02D-03D-04D-05D-06W-01W-02W-03W-04W-05W-06UPLIVINGR-01KITCHENR-02HALL / STAIRBEDROOM 1R-04BATHR-05STUDYR-0666007800660078001440051003300ELEV. SBB

    Tracked changes, current issue

  • Residential documentation
  • Renovations and extensions
  • Retail and commercial fit-outs
  • Interior design documentation
  • Development approval drawing sets
  • Building permit documentation
  • Multi-unit residential documentation
  • Heritage-sensitive renovation drawings
FAQs

Architectural Drafting FAQs

Architectural drafting is the production of the technical drawing set — floor plans, elevations, sections and details — that documents a building design for approval and construction.

Yes, we regularly draft from hand sketches, marked-up existing plans, or site survey information, translating design intent into a coordinated, dimensioned drawing set.

Yes — see our 3D rendering service for architectural visualisation, or scope this alongside your drawing set so the render and the documentation come from the same underlying design.

Yes, architectural documentation can be produced in Revit as a coordinated BIM model where the project calls for it, particularly on larger or multi-consultant projects.

Yes, we draft to your supplied title block, layer standard and drawing conventions, treating your existing standard as the baseline rather than substituting our own.

Yes, door, window and finish schedules are cross-checked against plan callouts as part of our review process, since mismatches here are a common and avoidable source of site queries.

We work with whatever survey and site information is available, and clearly flag any areas where existing conditions are assumed rather than confirmed, so your team knows where field verification is still needed.

Yes, where you supply the relevant authority's specific requirements — standard notes, sheet format, submission conventions — we draft to match precisely, since a formatting mismatch can trigger an entirely avoidable resubmission delay.

Generally any junction where multiple materials, trades or structural elements meet in a way a general section can't adequately convey — these are exactly the points where an under-detailed drawing generates the most site queries during construction.

Yes, joinery detail is drafted to a level a joinery workshop can price and build from, including material call-outs and fixing detail, rather than a schematic level requiring a further round of detailing.

Yes, floor plans, elevations and schedules for multi-unit residential buildings are a common project type, coordinated across repeated unit types to keep the drawing set consistent.

Yes, and we pay particular attention to accurately documenting existing heritage fabric before proposing changes, since a heritage authority's assessment often depends heavily on how clearly the existing condition is represented.

Revisions are tracked with a clear history against the previous issue, so it's always unambiguous which version of the design a given drawing sheet reflects.

Yes, building these schedules from the plan and design intent, rather than requiring you to supply a pre-existing schedule, is a standard part of documentation work.

Yes, site plans showing setbacks, site coverage and other approval-relevant information are produced as part of a construction documentation set where required.

Yes, drawing sets can be structured to reflect a staged construction sequence, with each stage's scope clearly delineated on the drawings.

Yes, plans and details reflecting accessibility requirements — clearances, ramp gradients, sanitary facility layouts — are drafted according to the specific requirements applicable to your project.

Both — a single-room addition and a full new-build documentation set are equally within scope, and are quoted according to their actual size and complexity rather than a one-size-fits-all rate.

Yes, wall type schedules identifying construction and fire/acoustic ratings for each partition type are a standard part of a coordinated construction documentation set.

Yes, architectural documentation is checked against the structural design for consistency — floor levels, structural grid alignment and opening locations in particular — to avoid conflicts discovered only during construction.

Basic site plan documentation supporting a building approval is within scope; specialist landscape design documentation would typically sit with a landscape architect, though we can coordinate our drawings against theirs.

Yes, developing a master drawing set intended for repeat construction across multiple sites is a common request from volume builders and display home developers.

Yes, where a separate interior designer is producing finishes and joinery documentation, we coordinate our architectural drawings against theirs so both sets remain dimensionally consistent.

Yes, secondary dwelling documentation is drafted with the same coordination discipline as a primary residence, including its own approval-relevant setback and site coverage information where required.

Yes, where a lender requires a specific set of drawings to support a construction loan application, we can confirm what's needed and make sure the documentation set covers it.

Yes, conversion documentation follows the same existing-conditions verification discipline as any other renovation, confirming what's actually built before proposing the change of use.

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