Architectural Diagrams

Architectural diagrams turn complex design thinking into clear visual stories. In this category you will find diagram types, real project examples, and step by step tips for making your own. From site analysis to circulation studies, illustrarch shows how strong diagrams improve both design and presentation.

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Stacking Diagram: How to Allocate Uses Floor by Floor
Architectural Diagrams

Stacking Diagram: How to Allocate Uses Floor by Floor

A stacking diagram assigns each use in a brief to a level, and gives total area and building height. How to build one,...

Figure-Ground Diagram: How to Draw and Read Urban Fabric
Architectural Diagrams

Figure-Ground Diagram: How to Draw and Read Urban Fabric

A figure-ground diagram reduces a city to built mass against open space. How to read it, put a number on it, draw it...

Sun Path Diagram: How to Read One and Use It in Design
Architectural Diagrams

Sun Path Diagram: How to Read One and Use It in Design

A sun path diagram shows where the sun sits all year for one latitude. How to read it, plot obstructions, and size an...

Matrix Diagram in Architecture: How to Map Space Adjacencies
Architectural Diagrams

Matrix Diagram in Architecture: How to Map Space Adjacencies

A matrix diagram, or adjacency matrix, maps how every space in a building should relate before you draw a plan. This guide covers...

Shopping Mall Bubble Diagram: A Step by Step Retail Planning Guide
Architectural Diagrams

Shopping Mall Bubble Diagram: A Step by Step Retail Planning Guide

A practical guide to the shopping mall bubble diagram: placing anchors so shoppers pass the most frontage, drawing the mall street, attaching food...

Kindergarten Bubble Diagram: A Step by Step Guide for Preschool Layouts
Architectural Diagrams

Kindergarten Bubble Diagram: A Step by Step Guide for Preschool Layouts

A practical guide to the kindergarten bubble diagram: garden access for every group room, supervision sightlines, attached sanitary facilities, and the adjacency rules...

What Is an Isometric Drawing in Architecture?
Architectural Diagrams

What Is an Isometric Drawing in Architecture?

A clear look at isometric drawing in architecture, covering how the 120-degree projection works, how it compares to axonometric and perspective views, and...

Exploded Diagram Architecture: What It Is and How to Draw One
Architectural Diagrams

Exploded Diagram Architecture: What It Is and How to Draw One

An exploded diagram in architecture lifts a building into its real assembly order so structure, skin, space, and services each read on their...

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