🏚️Roof

The covering structure on top of a building that protects it from weather.

📏Scale

The ratio between dimensions on a drawing and the actual building.

📝Schematic Design

A design phase refining the concept into preliminary plans and layouts.

✂️Section

A drawing showing a building cut through vertically to reveal internal structure.

📋Site Plan

A drawing showing a building's position relative to its site boundaries.

✏️Sketch

A quick freehand drawing used to explore design ideas.

🪜Staircase

A series of steps connecting different levels of a building.

🏗️Steel Frame

A skeleton of steel beams and columns that supports a building.

🔧Subcontractor

A specialist hired by a general contractor for a specific trade.

♻️Sustainable Design

An approach that minimizes environmental impact throughout a building's life.

📨Tender

A formal offer to carry out construction work at a stated price.

☀️Terrace

A flat outdoor area attached to a building, often elevated.

🌲Timber

Wood used as a structural building material.

🔺Truss

A framework of triangles used to span large distances efficiently.

🏙️Urban Design

The shaping of public spaces, streets, and neighborhoods at city scale.

⛪Vault

An arched ceiling or roof structure usually made of stone or concrete.

🌬️Ventilation

The intentional supply and removal of air within a building.

💧Waterproofing

The process of making a building surface resistant to water penetration.

🪟Window

An opening in a wall fitted with glass to admit light and air.

📜Zoning

Municipal regulations that govern land use and building density.