Plumbing and Drainage for Architects
Water goes up, waste goes down.
Architects manage both.
Handle the least glamorous, most unforgiving part of building design with total assurance — and never have a bathroom layout bounced back again.
Wet areas will land right the moment you plan them.
- Plan wet areas properly — position bathrooms and kitchens where services make sense
- Understand the stack — know how drainage really works from fixture to sewer
- Slope with purpose — get falls and gradients right without repeated corrections
- Hide services elegantly — route pipes without boxing in ugly surprises for later
- Prevent smells and blockages — design traps and vents that keep systems trouble-free
- Sail through approvals — submit drainage layouts that checking authorities rarely bother to question
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Unglamorous knowledge, glamorous reputation.
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If you see yourself here, start today.
A few hours from now, you could already see differently.
Drainage was invisible to me until it clashed with my structure. Understanding stack positions, gradients and access requirements changed how I plan wet areas from the first sketch. My bathroom layouts now work hydraulically, not just visually.
Simple by design.
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Short, focused video lessons — each one a single idea, clearly explained.
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End every lesson with a small task that pushes your real project forward.
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Watch your work develop a point of view that is unmistakably yours.
Answered simply.
Plumbing seems unglamorous — why invest in it?
Because stacked toilets, misplaced risers and forgotten falls are among the most common causes of late redesign. Quiet knowledge here saves loud crises later.
Does this cover both water supply and drainage?
Yes — supply, soil stacks, venting and rainwater are all covered from the architect's coordination viewpoint.
Do I need any prior experience?
No. Every course starts from where you are and builds up step by step, in plain language.
Is this software training?
No — software changes yearly. The thinking you learn here lasts a career.
How does it work?
Short video lessons with a small practice task after each. Any device, your pace.
What does membership include?
One membership unlocks every course on RTF Academy — all 450+, nothing sold separately. And you stay in control: cancel anytime in one click, and you will never be charged again.
Ready to see your work change?
Your next project could be the one that feels truly yours.
- 5 Sections
- 25 Lessons
- 4 Hours
- 1. What It Does and How It Fails5
- 2. The Options Compared5
- 3. The Detail5
- 4. Performance5
- 5. Specifying and Building It5
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Drainage was invisible to me until it clashed with my structure. Understanding stack positions, gradients and access requirements changed how I plan wet areas from the first sketch. My bathroom layouts now work hydraulically, not just visually.
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