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Section

Meaning in architecture, with examples

/ˈsekʃn/nounCore term

In architecture, section means: A drawing of a building cut vertically from top to bottom, showing the floors, ceiling heights, roof, stairs and how the inside spaces relate to each other.

In Turkish: kesit

How it is used

Used with plans and elevations in every drawing set. You cut a section through a building, and sections are named after the cut line on the plan: section A-A, section B-B. A long section runs along the length of a building and a cross section across it.

Example sentences

  1. The section shows how the double-height living room connects to the bedrooms above.

  2. Please cut another section through the staircase so we can check the headroom.

Common collocations

  • cut a section
  • section A-A
  • long section
  • cross section
  • wall section
  • floor planA drawing that shows a building from above as if it were cut horizontally about a metre above the floor, showing walls, doors, windows and rooms.
  • elevationA drawing that shows one side of a building straight on, without perspective, so that heights, openings and materials on that face can be read and measured.
  • detailA large-scale drawing that shows exactly how parts of a building are put together, such as a window frame, roof edge or wall junction, with materials and dimensions.
  • double-height spaceA room or area whose ceiling is two floors high, so that it rises through the floor above, often with a gallery or mezzanine looking down into it.

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