The design institute does not provide the architectural drawings
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This post was last edited by Pingdan Shi on 2015-8-28 21:05. Dear everyone: I have a question I’d like to ask. Our facility features a steel structure with 4 floors and an open layout, as well as various tank areas (equipped with fire dikes and cofferdams, both of which are made of reinforced concrete). The design agency refuses to provide us with the architectural drawings – why is that? But buildings like office towers, as well as other reinforced concrete workshop structures, all have construction plans. There are buildings that come with architectural plans, and others that do not; no relevant regulations can be found online either. I earnestly ask for the help of all the experts in this group. Thank you, thank you! ! @Fish in the desert @ylb913
Is there still this difference? Why don’t they give any reason? Logically, it should be possible
I don’t understand what building plans are – are they architectural renderings? Renderings aren’t technical drawings
It's hard to figure out what architectural drawings are now
I have seen the structure of this cofferdam; its design mainly involves retaining walls, which are usually lower on the outside and higher on the inside. I have also seen relevant catalogues, but I am not a designer. The other option is a barrier structure that is over one meter high; in this case, only the barriers’ protective and fire-resistant properties are taken into account, and the impact of explosions on the walls is not considered. In our factory, the walls are usually made of bricks or rubble stone, so specifying the appropriate height, thickness, and the relevant material specifications poses no major issues.
There are no buildings, so why give you building plans? Structural drawings will suffice.
What you mentioned are structures, not buildings
This post was last edited by htt1229 on 2015-9-3 21:54. Definition of a building: A space and structure constructed from building materials, serving as a place for people to live and carry out various activities. Structures are man-made structures that do not have, do not include, or do not provide functions for human habitation, such as water towers, tanks, filtration tanks, clarification tanks, biogas digesters, etc. Generally, our design institute provides only structural drawings for structures such as ponds, without any architectural drawings. The tank area is considered a structure, but generally we also provide floor plans for the cofferdam construction, along with some detailed drawings of the construction methods. Renderings do not belong to the category of engineering technical drawings. Generally, renderings are needed only during the planning or design phase of civil or industrial projects. Construction drawings are usually specified separately in the contract.
8th floor is correct. There are not many architectural specialties involved in petrochemical projects. In a design institute with 1,000 employees, there are 150 people in civil engineering, but perhaps only 20 in architecture. So, if you need any complex architectural drawings or renderings, please let us know in advance.
Generally, buildings have architectural plans and structural drawings, while structures only have structural drawings