Architectural design of a house in Batumi: plans, sections, elevations, details

Architectural design of a house: what it contains and why

The architectural design of a house turns an agreed concept into drawings you can build from. It contains floor plans with dimensions, sections with heights, elevations with materials, the roof, windows and doors, stairs and junction details. This design is used to apply for a permit, the structural engineer calculates the frame from it, the services engineers route the networks, and the crew knows where every wall goes and how high to make each sill.

What it includes

• a site plan with the house position, setbacks and levels;
• floor and roof plans with dimensions and references;
• sections with storey, stair and opening heights;
• elevations with materials and colours;
• details: junctions of windows, roof, terraces and plinth;
• specifications of windows, doors and finishing materials.

The architectural design builds on the concept, where the owner has already chosen the layout and massing; more on the concept design page. The structural engineer calculates the frame and foundation from it; more on the structural design page.

A permit album versus working drawings

A building permit needs a set that shows the house and its compliance with the zoning rules: site plan, plans, elevations, sections, key figures. A house can be approved from such an album, but it is hard to build from: it has no details, layouts or specifications. Working drawings answer the crew's questions before they ask them. We make both sets and advise not to economise on the second.

Facade and details for a humid climate

A handsome facade by the sea quickly loses its looks if overhangs, sills, drip edges and window junctions are not thought through. In the design we draw how water leaves the sills, terraces and parapets, where movement joints are needed and how facade tiles are fixed to the wall. The choice of facade materials and colours can be worked through separately; more on the facade design page.

Architecture and interiors

If an interior designer will work on the house, it is best to bring them in at the architecture stage. Then sockets, lighting, ventilation and plumbing go straight into the right places instead of being redone after the screed. How a designer works on a house is on the house interior design page.

A layout for life by the sea

A house by the sea often lives two lives: in summer it is full of guests, in winter the owner stays alone or it stands closed. So in the layout we think through how to separate the guest part, where to store things for the winter, how to air a closed house and how to get from the beach to a shower without walking through the living room. These decisions are easiest to build into the architectural design rather than rework later.

After the design is issued

The design does not end with a signature. Questions always come up on site, and the architect answers them, issues change sheets and checks that the house is built to the drawings. More on the architect's supervision page.

How much an architectural design costs

An architectural design of a house with a concept, plans and elevations costs from 57 ₾ per m². A house concept design on its own from 3 300 ₾, an extra layout option at the concept stage from 660 ₾. A house design with a full set of sections from 100 ₾ per m². A design change during construction with a change sheet from 480 ₾, the architect's supervision from 1 200 ₾ a month. The final cost is set after reviewing the plot and the brief and agreeing the scope of the design.