79 Scale

The series of marks or points that measure distances; the proportion between two sets of dimensions.

Scale has a number of meanings within the discipline of interior design. It can refer to a method of delineation in technical drawing, the measure of distance in space, or the system of proportion that relates the size of objects to each other.

The idea of a scaled drawing has existed for centuries, as evidenced in some of Leonardo da Vinci’s earliest drawings. The idea of scaled drawings communicating design can be found in aincent delineations, but was formalized during the Industrial Revolution, when notational systems were deployed to represent the idea of the full-sized object in delineated ...

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