
Construction drawings are done on large, often A1 sheets, and include a huge amount of detailed information. These will often be presented on a number of sheets, each one depicting a different aspect of the proposed building. Town planning drawings include more details such as dimensions, surrounding buildings, plotted shadow diagrams and set-backs, etc. They are necessarily simple to illustrate only the space, flow, function and aspect of a building. These kinds of drawings are known as concept sketches or schematics and are used to pitch an idea to a client or advertise a house or apartment to a prospective buyer. The simpler forms of Plans and Elevations are used to illustrate and depict interiors in broad strokes. Two-dimensional drawings in Environmental design function in many ways and are constructed accordingly. Plans and Elevations are used for a wide set of purposes including to promote, advertise, inform and depict the built environment.
