Building Designer-Drafter Course
Gain essential skills as a building designer-drafter: interpret project briefs, design one-story homes, apply residential construction standards, and deliver trustworthy floor plans, sections, elevations, and design rationales for builders and engineers. This course builds practical expertise in site analysis, standard sizing, drafting techniques, and professional documentation for efficient small home projects.

4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course equips you with hands-on skills to design a single-story home from initial brief to detailed, construction-ready drawings. Cover site and program analysis, standard dimensions, residential systems, precise floor plans, sections, elevations with correct scales and annotations, plus concise design rationales and organized project deliverables.
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Develop skills
- Architectural drafting: create precise floor plans, sections, and elevations efficiently.
- Residential design: develop compact, code-compliant one-story house layouts.
- Construction documents: use proper scales, symbols, and annotations as expected by professionals.
- Technical writing: explain design decisions with clear, concise text ready for builders.
- Detailing skills: illustrate wall, roof, and floor assemblies with accurate dimensions.
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