Technical Drawings
Technical drawings and 3D models with the information needed to rebuild the work.
Technical Drawings document the physical construction of live and spatial work, including sets, stages, installations, exhibition layouts and their technical systems.
The drawings record decisions made by the artists, designers and production teams. They give workshops, venues and future users a detailed account of how the work is built and arranged.
Models with technical information
The studio develops drawings and 3D models that connect geometry with information about the work’s components. Dimensions, materials, assembly details and component identifiers help explain how the parts fit together.
The level of detail is agreed around the project’s needs, whether the material will support fabrication, installation, touring or future reconstruction.
Information is organised using principles drawn from ISO 19650. Consistent naming, revision histories and exchange procedures help teams coordinate the drawings, models and associated data.
Where Digital Twin is also commissioned, its survey can provide the measured basis for these drawings and models.
Recording the work as built
Drawings change as a production moves through fabrication, assembly and installation. The documentation is updated to reflect the decisions and adjustments made along the way.
The resulting as-built documentation records the work’s final configuration for a particular venue and production version. It includes the dimensions, positions and technical details needed to understand what was installed.
This gives future teams a reference grounded in the realised work, with a traceable relationship to its earlier versions.
Preparing for another venue
A measured record helps a touring or reconstruction team assess how the work will fit a new space. They can examine its dimensions, equipment layout and assembly requirements before planning the installation.
The studio prepares venue adaptation drawings that record the layout and changes agreed for each location. Keeping these versions connected makes it possible to follow how the work has been presented across different settings.
Typical deliverables
The scope is agreed for each project and may include:
Measured drawings and BIM models Plans, sections, elevations and 3D models of sets, installations and exhibition layouts, with the relevant dimensions and component information.
Lighting, rigging and technical plans Drawings documenting equipment positions, layouts and the relationships between the systems serving the work.
Venue adaptation drawings The arrangement and agreed adjustments for a specific touring venue or reconstruction.
As-built documentation A record of the completed installation, incorporating the revisions and details of the version presented.
ITS PRINCIPLE, ON THE METHOD PAGE
Standards are a form of respect
ITS TERMS, DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY
Measured drawing · As-built · Venue adaptation