Course Overview
This course will introduce students to the process and requirements needed to create construction drawings for a residential project, including plans, elevations, legends, schedules and drawing references. Students will first design and develop freehand drawings to scale and will create a set of construction drawings using AutoCAD, based on their design solutions.
Prerequisite(s)
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$945.48 - $988.42 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify various types of construction drawings for residential interior design.
- Produce construction plans with dimensions, specifications, legends, and schedules.
- Design and dimension a reflected ceiling plan that includes variations in ceiling heights, materials, and lighting.
- Produce a lighting legend.
- Produce building sections showing stairs with appropriate annotation.
- Create attributed title blocks.
- Incorporate attributed blocks for sections, elevations, doors, finish symbols, and title blocks.
- Apply external referencing to create detailed areas in plans and elevations.
- Produce a power and communication plan with a legend.
- Comply with electrical codes when producing power and communication plans.
- Produce finishes plans complete with schedules, legends, and appropriate specifications.
- Produce elevation complete with annotation and dimensions.
- Apply appropriate line weights, scale, dimensions, and text standards.
- Prepare a set of residential construction drawings with referencing.
Effective as of Fall 2025
Related Programs
Residential Construction Drawings (INTD 2360) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
School of Construction and the Environment
- Interior Design Fundamentals
Certificate Full-time/Part-time
Course Offerings
Spring/Summer 2026
Below are two offerings of INTD 2360 for the Spring/Summer 2026 term.
CRN 64208
Dates
Apr 08 - Jun 24 Loading
- CRN 64208
- $945.48 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 08 - Jun 24 | Wed | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
Kristina Calero Horvath
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- *Please note* - Students who do not meet the mandatory prerequisites will be dropped without notice. If you wish to be placed on the INTD Department maintained waitlist for this course, please email INTD_Waitlist@bcit.ca with the following information: Your Name, Student Number, Course Number, and CRN. **Please note** - waitlist requests are not accepted until after 9:30am on Registration day.
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CRN 66835
Dates
Apr 13 - Jul 06 Loading
- CRN 66835
- $988.42 Domestic fees
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13 - Jul 06 | Mon | 13:00 - 16:00 | Burnaby NE01 Rm. 347 |
Duration
12 weeks
Instructor
Christine O Cheng
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- "*Please note* - Students who do not meet the mandatory prerequisites will be dropped without notice. If you wish to be placed on the INTD Department maintained waitlist for this course, please email INTD_Waitlist@bcit.ca with the following information: Your Name, Student Number, Course Number, and CRN." No class on Monday May 18 (Victoria Day)
Confirmation
Required
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Status
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