The architectural symbols you find alongside electrical accessories on UK installation drawings — door swing, window, stairs, north arrow — drawn to standard convention.
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Below are every architectural symbols on the Elec-Mate symbol library, drawn to BS EN 60617. Right-click any symbol to save the SVG, or use the AI Diagram Builder to drag them directly into a circuit drawing.
An architectural door symbol showing a left-hinged swing. Used on electrical layout drawings to show building context — wall switch positions relate to door swing.
Used in: Electrical layout plans, fire alarm zone plans, emergency lighting drawings.
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An architectural door symbol showing a right-hinged swing. Used to indicate the door swing direction relative to electrical accessories on the drawing.
Used in: All electrical layout drawings; tells the installer which side of the door switches go.
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A double-door symbol — both leaves shown. Used for main entrances, large reception doors, fire exits and accessible-width openings.
Used in: Main entrances, lobbies, fire escapes, accessible refuge points.
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A window symbol shown on the wall line. Helps the installer locate fittings relative to natural light, identify external walls, and avoid cabling routes through openings.
Used in: External walls on layout drawings, daylight-harvesting lighting plans.
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An architectural stairs symbol showing tread direction. Two-way switching at top and bottom of stairs is the textbook BS 7671 use case for the symbol.
Used in: Stairwells; emergency lighting + two-way switching are the obvious requirements.
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A compass north indicator. Critical on solar PV drawings (orientation determines yield), CCTV camera plans (sun glare avoidance), and general drawing orientation.
Used in: Solar PV system designs, CCTV / external lighting plans, all professional electrical drawings.
See all architectural symbols →The architectural symbols you find alongside electrical accessories on UK installation drawings — door swing, window, stairs, north arrow — drawn to standard convention.
Each symbol is drawn to BS EN 60617 — the UK adoption of the international IEC 60617 standard for graphical symbols on electrical diagrams. The same symbols appear on EICR forms, distribution board schedules, single-line schematics and installation layout drawings.
Regulatory requirement: BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 Reg 514.9.2 requires that all diagrams, charts and notices used in an electrical installation shall comply with the applicable standards specified. For graphical symbols on UK installation drawings, the applicable standard is BS EN 60617.
Looking for symbols in a different category? See the full BS EN 60617 symbol library covering switches, sockets, lighting, distribution, safety, containment, equipment, mechanical, renewables, controls and architectural symbols.
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