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This chapter provides an overview of a project’s working drawings and plans. It does not offer detailed  \ninstruction in plan reading but reviews the organization of the plans and the information necessary for estimating. *  \nThe three terms most often used to refer to the graphic portion of the documents for a building project are:  \n• Plans  \n• Drawings  \n• Blueprints  \nFor the purpose of this text, these terms are synonymous and can be used interchangeably. They are the graphic representation or illustration of the project and comprise the lines, symbols, and abbreviations printed on paper that represent the owner’s wishes, as interpreted by the architect. Plans are the quantitative representation of the project. The plans and specifications (discussed further in Chapter 2) together make up the contract documents and form the basis of the contract for construction.  \nMost drawings develop over several generations of review and modification as a result of owner input, coordination with other design disciplines, building code compliance, and general fine-tuning. This process is referred to as design development, and it occurs before the release of the final version of drawings, called the working drawings. Working drawings are the completed design—a code-compliant representation of the project, ready forbidding and, ultimately, construction. They are the focus of this chapter and are the prerequisite for preparing a detailed unit price estimate. (Note:  \n*For more than the basic review here, consult Plan Reading & Material Takeoff, published by RSMeans.  \n2  \nThe Working Drawings  \noRganizaTion of The woRking DRawings  \n“Preliminary” drawings created early in the design development process may be used as a basis for budget estimates, but budget estimating requires specific skills of seasoned professional estimators who have years of experience developing unit price estimates.)  \nThe completed drawings become a “set,” which incorporates all adjustments, changes, and refinements made by the architect or engineer as the final step in design development. Working drawings should comply with all applicable building codes, including any local ordinanceshaving jurisdiction . Drawings should include all the information you will need to prepare a detailed estimate and eventually build the project. Theset of working drawings consists of various disciplines of design, including the architectural or core drawings design, structural engineering to ensure that the structure will support the imposed loads, and mechanical and electrical engineering to make the space habitable and functional.  \nAll buildings are constructed with a definitive purpose and require professionals skilled in specific areas to make the design suitable. Just as most contractors develop an expertise in one market type of construction (residential, light commercial, etc.), design professionals focus on one general area of expertise. A good example is a commercial kitchen designer for restaurant kitchens. Specialty drawings, included as part of the set, often require considerable coordination with the mechanical and electrical systems, as well as with the core drawings.  \nOther drawings in the set include designs that are less concerned with the structure itself than with support services, such as utilities, that will be provided to the structure. These civil or site drawings include grading and drainage plans, which indicate how surface precipitation will be channeled away from the structure; landscaping and irrigation design; paving; and curbing layout. Ordinary site improvements, such as fencing, patios, walks, flagpoles, and the like, are shown on a kind of catchall site improvements drawing.  \nSome drawings are crossovers and show items of work or systems that may also be found in anot","cbCaidaQ8vhD6vM6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidaQ8vhD6vM6","pdf",329872,13,"English","# The Working Drawings\n## The Role of The Drawings\n## The Working Drawings\n## Organization of The Working Drawings","[{\"question\":\"What are working drawings in the project design process?\",\"answer\":\"Working drawings are the completed, code-compliant representation of the project, released after design development. They are ready for bidding and ultimately construction, and they support detailed unit price estimation.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the terms Plans, Drawings, and Blueprints relate?\",\"answer\":\"For this text, Plans, Drawings, and Blueprints are synonymous. They refer to the graphic portion of building project documents showing lines, symbols, and abbreviations that represent the owner’s wishes as interpreted by the architect.\"},{\"question\":\"What organizational structure do working drawings follow?\",\"answer\":\"Working drawings are organized into discipline sets, including architectural drawings (prefixed A), structural drawings (prefixed S), mechanical drawings (prefixed M or H, plus P and FP/SP/F variations), and electrical drawings (with prefixes noted in the text).\"},{\"question\":\"What types of information should working drawings include for estimation and construction?\",\"answer\":\"Working drawings should comply with applicable building codes and include all information needed to prepare a detailed estimate and build the project. The set integrates multiple design disciplines to make the space functional and constructible.\"}]","The Role of The Drawings - The Working Drawings - Plans, Drawings, Blueprints | PDF",33]