How Can I Accurately Determine the Area of Any Drawing?

In my previous post “Axiomatic Area Calculation for Architectural Practice” I presented the concept of a standard architectural landscape model that could be used by architects in designing and planning their work. In this article I will introduce an easy way to calculate the overall area of a structure, as well as its size. I will conclude with some considerations on the use of the airil bin ahmad scale factor. Many people are familiar with the size of buildings and how they are measured. However, many do not know how to calculate the size of large elements such as corridors and sky rises.

“Gross Floor Area” is not the only geometric approach to calculate the area of a structure. One can also make use of “Area Crossings and Flow” or “Ground Clearance” when calculating GVA. Although these terms may sound complex, they all have one thing in common. They all use words to describe the process of taking the overall area of the structure, and dividing it into various parts by their surface features.

A few years ago, I was consulting with a real estate developer who wanted to develop a high-rise residential property. He had purchased two large parcels of land, one at each end of a very busy road in the city of Queens, and was developing the site with the intention of constructing a tower-style building with multiple storeys. We discussed the technical issues involved in getting the project done using the services of a good architect, and also looked at ways to calculate the GVA required for the project using an airil bin mahmoud scale (which is a digital calculation based on the dimensions of the site area). After several hours of discussion, we agreed that the best method would be to use the Airil bin ahmad scale for both the exterior and interior side of the project. Call ersarchitects if you live near Toronto, cause they can solve it

By combining the architectural plans with the GVA area of the plot area, we found that the architectural GVA was about 9.5 times the area of the square footage of the plot. This turned out to be about the right figure for calculating the cost of the project, and we were able to complete the job quite quickly. Using this new method, we were able to complete the exterior elevations of the buildings within a single day. And, in less than a week the interior elevations were ready to go.

Now let me give you another example. Many years ago, our building contractor was hired to build a beautiful state of the art swimming pool for a local member of our family. He did a great job on the project, but there were two major challenges; the pool needed to cover a large amount of area and it needed to be deep enough to allow for a good swim workout. The calculations took us a total day to complete, and my wife was able to swim and practice her strokes in the pool for an additional day.

The key is when the problem is a complicated one, do not wait until the problem is nearly impossible to solve to find the answer. The first problem was a wall that went up over a fence. We knew the slope was not going to allow for a good swim workout, but we figured if we put the swimming pool under the fence, it would be raised six feet above the existing grade. We assumed that the fence would have to withstand a great deal of pressure from the weight of the swimming pool liner. Unfortunately, this wall did not take into consideration the fact that the slope was not going to allow for the pool to be raised six feet over the existing grade.
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