Architectural Drafting Services · Maryland

Architectural Drafting Services for Maryland Projects

Drafting Buddies delivers permit-ready, code-checked architectural drawings for Maryland architects, builders, and property owners - from a single-family renovation in Bethesda to a multifamily campus in Baltimore - drafted since 2014 and built to the state's current MBPS/IBC/IRC code cycle.

Drafting Disciplines
12+

Drafting Disciplines

Typical Turnaround
3-7 Day

Typical Turnaround

MD Cities Served
15

MD Cities Served

Drafting Since
2014

Drafting Since

Drawing Set Legend

Scale: NTS

  • Residential DraftingL-01
  • Commercial DraftingL-02
  • Landscape DraftingL-05
  • Historic Building DraftingL-09
  • Healthcare DraftingL-11

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QTY: 12 Services

Architectural CAD floor plans for a Maryland residential project
Architectural construction drawings for a Maryland commercial building
Permit-ready architectural drafting set for Maryland jurisdictions

Quick Overview

Architectural Drafting Services Across Maryland

Drafting Buddies provides architectural drafting services in Maryland covering residential, commercial, interior, landscape, urban planning, sustainable/green, institutional, historic, religious, healthcare, transportation, and renovation drafting for architects, builders, and property owners across Baltimore, Columbia, Rockville, Annapolis, Silver Spring, and the wider Maryland market.

Drawings are produced in AutoCAD and Revit, checked against the Maryland Building Performance Standards (MBPS) - the 2021 IBC/IRC/IECC and 2023 NEC cycle effective statewide for permits filed after December 31, 2025 - with county-level amendments verified for jurisdictions such as Baltimore County, Montgomery County, and Anne Arundel County. Typical turnaround is 3-7 business days depending on drawing scope, with revisions included through permit approval.

Who We Are

Maryland's Drafting Partner Since 2014

Drafting Buddies LLC is a CAD drafting, BIM modeling, and architectural documentation company founded in Austin, Texas in 2014, holding an A+ BBB rating and serving clients in all 50 states - including a dedicated architectural drafting practice for Maryland's residential, commercial, and institutional construction market.

Our Maryland architectural drafting service exists to close the gap between a design concept and a permit-ready, buildable drawing set. Whether you're an architect who needs production drafting support, a builder who needs a full residential set, or a property owner planning a renovation, our team produces dimensioned, code-checked drawings that move through Maryland's county plan-review process without unnecessary revision cycles.

States Served
50

States Served

BBB Rating
A+

BBB Rating

Drafting Disciplines
12+

Drafting Disciplines

Founded in Austin, TX
2014

Founded in Austin, TX

Architectural drafting drawings and blueprints for a Maryland project

The Drawing Set

12 Architectural Drafting Services We Offer in Maryland

Every drawing package below is dimensioned, cross-referenced to design intent, and checked against Maryland's current code cycle before it leaves our desk.

L-01Residential

Residential Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Our residential drafting service covers everything from a custom new build to a single-room addition for Maryland homeowners and home builders. We produce floor plans, elevations, roof and foundation plans, framing plans, door and window schedules, and full permit-ready drawing sets, drafted from a design brief, hand sketches, or an architect's preliminary layout. Every set is dimensioned to construction-document standard and checked against the county's current adopted residential code before delivery, so submittals to Baltimore County, Montgomery County, or Anne Arundel County plan review move through without avoidable rework. We work in AutoCAD or Revit and deliver DWG, RVT, or stamped PDF formats depending on what the local building department requires. This service supports custom home builders, residential architects, and homeowners across Maryland planning a new build, addition, or full renovation who need accurate, code-checked drawings ready for permit submittal and field construction.

L-02Commercial

Commercial Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Commercial drafting for Maryland developers, general contractors, and architecture firms covers office, retail, hospitality, and multifamily projects that need a full construction-document set. We produce floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, building sections and elevations, life-safety plans, and coordinated construction documents that carry a project from design development through permit and bidding. Drawings are cross-checked against the current Maryland Building Performance Standards and any jurisdiction-specific commercial amendments, including accessibility requirements under ICC A117.1, before submittal. We produce sets in AutoCAD and Revit, coordinated with structural and MEP consultants where the project requires a fully integrated document set. This service is used heavily by commercial developers and design-build teams on office build-outs, retail centers, restaurants, hotels, and multifamily projects across Baltimore's downtown core, Port Covington, and the wider Maryland commercial construction market, where accurate documentation keeps bidding and permitting on schedule.

L-03Interior

Interior Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Interior drafting translates a finish and layout concept into buildable drawings for Maryland interior designers, architects, and tenant-fit-out contractors. We produce interior floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, finish and furniture schedules, millwork and casework layouts, and interior elevation drawings that carry every dimension a trade contractor needs on site. Drawings are coordinated with the base-building architectural and MEP drawings so partition layouts, ceiling heights, and lighting placement don't conflict with structure or mechanical systems above. We work in AutoCAD and Revit and can produce drawings from a designer's mood board, sketch layout, or existing interior model. This service is widely used for tenant fit-outs, retail build-outs, office renovations, and residential interior remodels throughout Bethesda, Rockville, and Maryland's broader commercial and residential interior market, where a clean, coordinated interior set shortens the path from design approval to construction.

L-04Transportation

Transportation Architectural Drafting Service Maryland

Our transportation architectural drafting service supports Maryland engineering firms and municipal contractors working on transit stations, parking structures, bus and rail facility buildings, and roadway-adjacent architectural elements. We produce building plans, elevations, and construction details for transit-related structures, along with coordinated site and access drawings that tie the building into surrounding roadway, sidewalk, and parking infrastructure. Drawings are cross-checked against applicable state and local transportation-facility design standards and coordinated with civil engineering drawings where roadway or right-of-way elements are involved. We work in AutoCAD and Civil 3D-compatible formats to keep architectural and civil drawing sets aligned. This service supports engineering firms, municipal agencies, and design-build contractors on Maryland transit and transportation-adjacent building projects, including park-and-ride facilities, transit station buildings, and parking structures tied to the state's expanding transit corridors around Baltimore and the DC suburbs.

L-05Landscape

Landscape Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Landscape drafting gives Maryland landscape architects, developers, and site planners the site-layout documentation needed for permit submittal and construction. We produce planting plans, hardscape and grading layouts, irrigation drawings, site furnishing plans, and coordinated landscape construction details that tie into the overall site and civil drawing set. Drawings account for stormwater and Critical Area buffer requirements relevant to Maryland's Chesapeake Bay-adjacent jurisdictions, and are cross-checked against the site's zoning and landscape ordinance requirements before submittal. We work in AutoCAD and Civil 3D, coordinated with the project's civil engineer and architect to keep grading, planting, and hardscape layouts consistent across the full drawing set. This service supports landscape architecture firms, developers, and site planners on residential subdivisions, commercial site plans, and public park or streetscape projects throughout Maryland's suburban and waterfront-adjacent development corridors.

L-06Urban Planning

Urban Design & Planning Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Our urban design and planning drafting service supports Maryland municipal planners, developers, and architecture firms working on master plans, mixed-use redevelopment, and neighborhood-scale design studies. We produce site and massing plans, streetscape and block-layout drawings, zoning-compliance diagrams, and presentation-quality master plan graphics used in public review hearings and planning commission submittals. Drawings are checked against the applicable jurisdiction's zoning code, density limits, and any overlay district requirements, and are formatted for both technical review and public-facing presentation use. We work in AutoCAD, Revit, and GIS-compatible formats to support large-scale master planning work. This service is used by municipal planning departments, redevelopment agencies, and large-scale developers on projects like Baltimore's Port Covington master plan and other mixed-use redevelopment initiatives across Maryland's urban and transit-oriented development corridors.

L-07Sustainable / Green

Sustainable / Green Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Sustainable and green drafting supports Maryland architects and developers pursuing energy-efficient design, LEED certification, or compliance with the state's evolving energy code requirements. We produce building envelope and insulation detail drawings, solar-ready roof plans, energy-code compliance documentation, and coordinated drawings that support third-party green-building certification submittals. Drawings are checked against the 2021 IECC energy provisions taking effect statewide for Maryland permits, and we flag where a project's design choices affect envelope performance, glazing ratios, or renewable-energy readiness. We work in AutoCAD and Revit, and can produce the supporting documentation packages required for LEED, Energy Star, or Maryland-specific green building programs. This service supports architects, developers, and homeowners across Maryland pursuing sustainable design certification or simply aiming to exceed the current energy code baseline on a new build or major renovation.

L-08Institutional

Institutional Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Institutional drafting covers schools, government buildings, libraries, and civic facilities for Maryland public agencies, architecture firms, and design-build contractors. We produce full construction-document sets including floor plans, life-safety and egress plans, accessibility compliance drawings, and coordinated construction details built to the stricter review standards institutional projects typically require. Drawings are checked against the current Maryland Building Performance Standards, ICC A117.1 accessibility requirements, and any jurisdiction-specific institutional-occupancy amendments before submittal to the local building department or state review agency. We work in AutoCAD and Revit, coordinated with structural, MEP, and life-safety consultants on larger institutional projects. This service supports school systems, county and state agencies, and design-build teams on education, library, and civic-facility projects throughout Maryland, where documentation accuracy and code compliance directly affect public-bid timelines and occupancy approval.

L-09Historic Buildings

Historic Building Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Historic building drafting requires a different discipline than new construction, and our team produces measured existing-condition drawings and rehabilitation plans for Maryland's historic properties. We prepare as-built and existing-condition drawings from field measurements, restoration and rehabilitation drawing sets, and construction documents that comply with the Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code and applicable Secretary of the Interior standards for historic preservation. Drawings are coordinated with the project's historic preservation commission requirements, whether that's a local historic district review in Annapolis, Baltimore, or Frederick, or a state-level historic tax credit application. We work in AutoCAD and Revit, producing both technical construction documents and the measured drawings often required to support preservation review submittals. This service supports preservation architects, historic property owners, and developers working on adaptive reuse and rehabilitation projects across Maryland's historic downtowns and waterfront districts.

L-10Religious Buildings

Religious Building Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Our religious building drafting service supports Maryland congregations, denominational building committees, and architects working on new sanctuaries, fellowship halls, and religious campus additions. We produce full construction-document sets including sanctuary and assembly-space layouts, accessibility and egress plans, and coordinated site drawings for parking and campus expansion, drafted to meet the assembly-occupancy requirements of the current Maryland building code. Drawings account for the specific life-safety and occupant-load calculations that apply to large-assembly spaces, and are coordinated with structural and MEP consultants where the project includes complex roof structures or large open-span sanctuaries. We work in AutoCAD and Revit and can produce drawings from a building committee's program requirements or an architect's preliminary design. This service supports congregations and religious institutions across Maryland planning new construction, renovation, or campus expansion projects.

L-11Healthcare

Healthcare Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Healthcare drafting demands the tightest code coordination of any building type, and our Maryland healthcare drafting service delivers construction documents built for that level of scrutiny. We produce floor plans, life-safety and egress plans, infection-control and clearance-compliant room layouts, and coordinated construction documents for hospitals, outpatient clinics, and medical office buildings. Drawings are checked against the Maryland Building Performance Standards, applicable Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) healthcare design guidelines, and ICC A117.1 accessibility requirements, and are coordinated closely with MEP and medical-equipment planning consultants. We work in AutoCAD and Revit, formatted for submittal to both the local building department and, where applicable, Maryland's state health facility review process. This service supports healthcare systems, medical office developers, and design-build firms on hospital, clinic, and medical office projects throughout Baltimore, Rockville, and Maryland's broader healthcare construction market.

L-12Renovation

Renovation Projects Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

Renovation drafting is one of our most requested Maryland services, covering everything from a kitchen remodel to a full commercial building renovation. We produce existing-condition and as-built drawings from field measurements, demolition plans, proposed renovation layouts, and permit-ready construction documents that clearly distinguish new work from existing construction. Drawings are checked against the Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code, which governs alteration and renovation work differently than new construction, and we flag where a renovation scope triggers additional code-upgrade requirements. We work in AutoCAD and Revit, and can produce drawings from an existing building with no prior CAD file by field-measuring the space directly. This service supports homeowners, property managers, and contractors across Maryland handling kitchen and bathroom remodels, home additions, ADU conversions, and full commercial renovation projects where accurate existing-condition documentation is the foundation of a smooth permit and construction process.

Code Compliance

Drafted to Maryland's Current Code Cycle

Every architectural drawing set is checked against the Maryland Building Performance Standards (MBPS) and the county-level amendments in force for the project's jurisdiction and permit date.

Effective Jan 1, 2026

2021 IBC / IRC

Statewide baseline shifts from the 2015 editions to the 2021 International Building and Residential Codes, plus the Maryland Building Performance Standards, for all permits applied for after December 31, 2025.

Effective Jan 1, 2026

2021 IECC Energy Code

Envelope, insulation, and glazing-ratio detailing is checked against the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code as it becomes the statewide standard.

MBPS Reference

Maryland Building Rehabilitation Code

Renovation and historic-building drafting is checked against the state's rehabilitation code, which governs alteration and change-of-use work differently than new construction (COMAR 09.12.58).

Accessibility

ICC A117.1 & ADA

Commercial, institutional, healthcare, and religious-building drawings are checked against ICC A117.1 accessibility standards alongside the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Local amendments matter

Maryland's 24 counties and Baltimore City enforce the MBPS baseline with their own amendments and adoption timelines - Baltimore County, for example, adopted the 2021 IBC/IRC/IMC/IECC family locally in September 2024, ahead of the statewide January 2026 date. We verify the specific jurisdiction's current adopted edition against the project address before drawings are finalized, and recommend confirming submittal requirements with the local AHJ before permit filing.

Coverage

To Which Sectors We Have Served In Maryland

Residential & Custom Homes

New builds, additions, and custom home design drafting.

Commercial & Retail

Office, retail, hospitality, and mixed-use construction documents.

Healthcare

Hospitals, clinics, and medical office building drafting.

Education & Institutional

Schools, libraries, and civic facility construction documents.

Religious & Assembly

Sanctuaries, fellowship halls, and religious campus expansion.

Historic & Preservation

Measured drawings and rehabilitation plans for historic properties.

Landscape & Site Planning

Planting plans, hardscape, and site-layout drafting.

Transportation & Municipal

Transit facilities, parking structures, and municipal buildings.

Tools & Software

Software Behind Every Drawing Set

We work in the same platforms your architect, contractor, and local plan reviewer already use. See how we compare AutoCAD and Revit when a project needs both.

  • 2D Drafting

    AutoCAD

    Floor plans, elevations & permit sets

  • BIM

    Revit

    Architectural BIM & construction documentation

  • Concept / 3D

    SketchUp

    Massing studies & 3D visualization

  • Site / Civil

    Civil 3D

    Site plans & grading coordination

  • Residential

    Chief Architect

    Home design & residential plan sets

  • BIM

    ArchiCAD

    Alternative BIM authoring on request

  • Markup

    Bluebeam Revu

    Redline review & submittal markups

  • Rendering

    Lumion / Enscape

    Client-facing visualization

Why Drafting Buddies

Why Choose Us for Architectural Drafting in Maryland

  • Code-Checked, Not Just Drawn

    Every set is cross-checked against the current MBPS/IBC/IRC edition and the project's specific county amendments before delivery.

  • 12 Drafting Disciplines Under One Roof

    From residential to healthcare to historic preservation, one team handles the full scope without handing your project between vendors - see the full services lineup.

  • Fast, Fixed-Quote Turnaround

    Most drawing sets are quoted with a fixed price and delivered in 3-7 business days, with revisions included through approval.

  • A+ BBB-Rated, Nationwide Experience

    Founded in 2014, serving all 50 states, with a dedicated Maryland desk that understands local jurisdictional requirements.

  • Format Flexibility

    AutoCAD DWG, Revit RVT, or stamped PDF - delivered in whatever format your architect, fabricator, or plan reviewer needs.

  • Direct Communication

    You work directly with the drafter on your project, not a rotating account-management layer, for faster revision cycles.

How It Works

Our Workflow for Architectural Drafting Services Maryland

  1. 01

    Share Your Project

    Send design briefs, sketches, existing drawings, or field measurements.

  2. 02

    Scope & Fixed Quote

    We confirm discipline, jurisdiction, and turnaround, then send a fixed quote.

  3. 03

    Drafting & Coordination

    Drawings are built and coordinated with any structural or MEP consultants involved.

  4. 04

    Code & QA Review

    Every set is checked against the governing MBPS edition and internal dimension QA.

  5. 05

    Delivery & Revisions

    You receive permit-ready files with revisions included through approval.

Coverage Area

Architectural Drafting Services Across Maryland

We work with architects, builders, and property owners across all Maryland counties - from Western Maryland to the DC suburbs to the Eastern Shore - alongside our statewide drafting services in Maryland. Nearby work also covers Virginia and Pennsylvania.

  • Baltimore

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  • Columbia

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  • Silver Spring

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  • Rockville

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  • Bethesda

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  • Frederick

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  • Annapolis

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  • Gaithersburg

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  • Bowie

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  • Waldorf

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  • Germantown

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  • Hagerstown

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  • Towson

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  • Bel Air

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  • Dundalk

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Client Feedback

What Maryland Clients Say

“Our permit set sailed through Montgomery County review on the first submission - the code references were exactly right.”

Residential Builder

Rockville, MD

“They handled our historic rehab drawings with real care for the preservation review requirements. Saved us a redesign cycle.”

Property Owner

Annapolis, MD

“Fast, accurate commercial drawings for our tenant fit-out in downtown Baltimore. Turnaround was faster than our in-house team.”

General Contractor

Baltimore, MD

Architectural Drafting Services in Maryland - FAQs

Architectural Drafting in Maryland

Statewide, Maryland enforces the Maryland Building Performance Standards, moving to the 2021 IBC, IRC, and IECC for permits filed after December 31, 2025. Counties like Baltimore County may adopt some editions earlier - we verify the specific jurisdiction before finalizing drawings.

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