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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
DRAWING A-101 · REV B · SHEET A-03 · STATUS FOR REVIEW · SCALE ILLUSTRATIVE
One building · every drawing view · illustrative
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
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.
- Room
- Kitchen
- Area
- Illustrative
- Reference
- A-101
- WT1 · External wall
- WT2 · Internal partition
- Dimension string
- Furniture outline
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.
Plan zoneElevation · grid bandSection B-B · cut through zone
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.
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 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.
01 · Door on plan
02 · Door on elevation
03 · Door schedule
REF TYPE SIZE D-01 Entry 900 × 2100 D-02 Internal 820 × 2040 D-03 Internal 820 × 2040 D-04 Internal 820 × 2040 D-05 Internal 720 × 2040 D-06 Internal 820 × 2040 04 · Interior detail
D-01 · Front entry door · 900 × 2100 · illustrative reference only
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
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
Your standard. Applied consistently.
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
Marked-up plan
Existing model
Survey / site information
Architectural documentation
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.
- 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.
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.
Material and hardware references (M1, H1) are placeholders for the designer's own specification — no material is specified here.
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.
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 plan
Floor plan
Elevation
Section
Setback plan
Schedules
Documentation for approval submission — formatted to the authority's requirements where those are supplied. Approval itself is a decision for the authority.
What You Get
A drawing-set viewer: pick a sheet type and the matching deliverables light up.
- 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 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.
Door schedule
| Ref | Type | Size | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-01 | Entry | 900 × 2100 | Hall / Stair | Front entry door |
| D-02 | Internal | 820 × 2040 | Living | Living to hall |
| D-03 | Internal | 820 × 2040 | Bedroom 1 | Bedroom 1 to hall |
| D-04 | Internal | 820 × 2040 | Kitchen | Hall to kitchen |
| D-05 | Internal | 720 × 2040 | Bath | Hall to bath |
| D-06 | Internal | 820 × 2040 | Study | Kitchen to study |
Window schedule
| Ref | Type | Size | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W-01 | Fixed + sliding | 1800 × 1350 | Living | Living west window |
| W-02 | Awning | 1800 × 900 | Living | Living north window |
| W-03 | Fixed | 2400 × 900 | Kitchen | Kitchen north window |
| W-04 | Sliding | 1800 × 1350 | Kitchen | Kitchen east window |
| W-05 | Awning | 2100 × 1200 | Bedroom 1 | Bedroom 1 south window |
| W-06 | Awning | 1200 × 1200 | Study | Study south window |
Finish schedule
| Ref | Type | Size | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 | Floor | — | Living | Timber-look board |
| F2 | Floor | — | Kitchen | Large-format tile |
| F3 | Floor | — | Hall / Stair | Tile with stair nosing |
| F4 | Floor | — | Bedroom 1 · Study | Carpet |
| F5 | Floor | — | Bath | Wet-area tile |
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.
- 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 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.
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.
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.
The same footprint, grid and openings as the floor plan — so a render or model never drifts from the documentation set.
How Architectural Documentation Moves From Input to Issue
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.
02 · SCOPE
Scope & quote
Drawing set, stage (concept/approval/construction) and turnaround confirmed before starting, based on the actual complexity of the project.
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.
04 · REVIEW
Review
Drawings checked for dimensional consistency and coordination across the set, including schedules matching what's shown on plan.
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.
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.
| Rev | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| A | Concept sketch received as design input | For discussion |
| B | Plan documented from design drawings | For review |
| C | Approval set with dimensions and tags | For submission |
| D | Bath enlarged · D-06 relocated · schedule and detail updated | Revised |
| E | Full set re-issued with current design | For construction |
- Wall moved — bath enlarged
- Door D-06 relocated
- Room area changed
- Door schedule row D-06 updated
- Detail 03/A-501 revised
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.
01 · Concept
Sketch, plan outline
02 · Approval
Site plan, plans, elevations, sections
03 · Construction
Details, schedules, coordination
04 · Revision
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
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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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