STUDIO BEHNAM

CAD drafting for engineering and construction

Drawings your team can build on.

Senior CAD drafting for architects, engineers and contractors in the Netherlands and across Europe.

Architecture · Structure · MEP · Water and civil infrastructure

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12years of full-time CAD drafting
100+projects delivered
8sectors, from hospitals to dams
1 dayto a fixed price and a delivery date
Freetrial piece from your own project

What I draw

Six kinds of work. One standard of file.

Whatever the discipline, you receive a layered DWG your team can open and keep working in, not a flat picture of a drawing. I work in your layer standard and title block, or in a clean standard of mine.

  1. 01Architectural drawings
  2. 02Existing situation drawings
  3. 03Construction details
  4. 04Structural drawings
  5. 05MEP and water infrastructure
  6. 063D sections and visualisation

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01 · Architecture

Architectural drawings

Floor plans, sections, elevations and construction drawings, from preliminary design to the working drawings the builder uses.

  • Floor plans
  • Sections and elevations
  • Construction drawings
  • Door and window schedules
  • Room schedules
  • Roof and site plans
See the architectural sheets

02 · Existing situation

Existing situation drawings

Paper drawings, scans and flat PDFs rebuilt as accurate, layered DWG. Dimensions checked against the source, not traced blind. The base for any renovation.

  • Old paper permit drawings
  • Scans and flat PDFs
  • Phone photos and sketches
  • Plans, sections, elevations
  • Your layer standard
  • Your title block

The model is now cut 1.2 m above the floor and seen from above. That horizontal cut is how every floor plan is drawn.

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03 · Details

Construction details

Wall sections, roof edges, foundations and junctions at 1:5 to 1:20, with every layer named, measured and keyed to a legend.

  • Wall sections
  • Parapets and roof edges
  • Foundations and plinths
  • Window and door junctions
  • Expansion joints
  • Material legends

Seen straight on, the cut model becomes a section drawing: what is cut is filled, and every level is marked.

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04 · Structure

Structural drawings

Concrete and steel: layouts, sections, reinforcement and connections, drawn from your engineer’s calculations and sketches.

  • Foundation plans
  • Reinforcement drawings
  • Concrete sections
  • Steel structures
  • Connections and base plates
  • Member labels and schedules
See the structural sheets

05 · MEP and water

MEP and water infrastructure

Pumping stations, reservoirs and pipe bridges, plus piping and installation layouts, drawn with the structure so clashes show up on paper, not on site. Water and wastewater was my main sector for twelve years.

  • Pumping stations
  • Reservoirs and tanks
  • Pipe bridges and crossings
  • Piping plans and sections
  • Plant rooms and risers
  • Sewer and water mains
See the MEP and water sheets

06 · 3D

3D sections and visualisation

Cut-away sections and isometric details in AutoCAD 3D and 3ds Max that make a difficult node easy to read for the people who build it.

  • 3D structural sections
  • Isometric details
  • Exploded views
  • 3D steel models
  • Visualisation in 3ds Max
  • Presentation sheets

The red frame is a section plane. It cuts the model the way a section drawing does.

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Sectors

Eight sectors, more than 100 projects.

The drawing conventions change from one sector to the next. The standard of the file does not.

HealthcareHospitals and clinics
Water and wastewaterTreatment plants, pumping stations
Dams and reservoirsDam works, storage reservoirs
Offices and public buildingsHeadquarters, administration
HousingHouses, villas, complexes
Sports and cultureHalls and auditoriums
IndustryPlant and support buildings
Roads and civil worksSite works and crossings
The most common requestThe project is won, the drawings are late and the drafters in your office are fully booked. That is the gap I fill: by the sheet, by the week or for the length of a project.

Selected drawings

Nine sheets from twelve years of work.

Every sheet here was drafted by me in AutoCAD. The projects in Iran were drawn during my years at the engineering consultancy and are shown with English text for this portfolio. Design and engineering by the project teams, drafting by me.

    Ask for the PDF catalogue

    The full sheets with enlarged details, easy to forward inside your office.

    What you receive

    Files your team can open and keep using.

    A drawing is only finished when someone else can work in it. Every delivery is checked against this list before it leaves my desk.

    1. Layered DWGOrganised by discipline, in your layer standard or a clean standard of mine.
    2. Line weights and plot stylesCorrect pens (CTB or STB) and plot-ready layouts in paper space.
    3. Consistent stylesText, dimension and hatch styles set up for the drawing scale.
    4. Your title blockYour sheet numbering, your template and a revision table.
    5. Checked dimensionsMeasured against the source. Unclear points go on a list for you, not guessed.
    6. Clean filesPurged and audited, with no stray objects or broken references.
    7. The formats you needPDF set for review, DWG and DXF for your team, in your AutoCAD version.
    8. Clear revisionsEvery change marked with a revision cloud, so each round is quick to check.
    Your drawings stay yours. Files are used for your project only and never shared. NDA on request. Nothing appears in my portfolio without your written permission.

    How we work

    You see the quality before you pay for it.

    Hiring a draftsman you have never worked with is a risk. This is how I take that risk off your side of the table.

    1. Step 1

      Send me the drawings

      PDF, scan, phone photo, DWG or a sketch on paper. Tell me what you need and by when.

    2. Step 2

      Fixed price and date, within one working day

      Per sheet or per set. No open-ended hours and no surprises at the end of the month.

    3. Step 3

      A free trial piece from your own project

      I draw a small part first. You open the DWG and check layers, line weights and dimensions yourself. Not what your office expects? We stop there and you owe nothing.

    4. Step 4

      Drawing, with progress updates

      Screenshots along the way, so the finished set is never a surprise. Two revision rounds are included.

    5. Step 5

      Delivery, then the invoice

      DWG, PDF and DXF together. Small jobs: files first, invoice at 14 days. Larger sets: 50% at the start and the rest on delivery.

    Three ways to work together

    Way of working 01

    Per project

    A fixed price per drawing package. Clear scope, fixed deadline.

    Way of working 02

    Hourly, inside your team

    In your standards and your templates, remote or on site. Short or long term.

    Way of working 03

    Overflow capacity

    Peak-load support for drawing offices. Send your redlines and get clean DWG sets back.

    Practical details

    The answers you would ask on the phone.

    Availability
    Up to 40 hours a week, available now. A single sheet, weekly overflow or a full project.
    Rate
    €55 per hour excl. VAT, or a fixed price per drawing set. Most clients choose the fixed price.
    Turnaround
    Quote within one working day. A floor plan from a scan normally takes one to two working days.
    Where
    Remote by default. On site in the Netherlands or Belgium when the project needs it.
    You send
    PDF, scan, photo, DWG or a hand sketch, plus your layer standard and title block if you have them.
    You receive
    Layered DWG in your AutoCAD version, with a plot-ready PDF set and DXF.
    Language
    I work with clients in English. Drawings can be annotated in Dutch or English. My spoken Dutch is basic and improving.
    Invoicing
    B2B through my registered Dutch company. KVK 42113518, VAT registered. VAT reverse-charged for clients elsewhere in the EU. Payment within 14 days.
    Behnam Ghezelbashi
    Behnam GhezelbashiFounder and lead CAD draftsman

    About

    One draftsman. The whole drawing set.

    I am Behnam Ghezelbashi. For twelve years I was the lead CAD draftsman at a large multidisciplinary engineering consultancy, and every discipline went through my desk.

    Architectural, structural, MEP, hydraulic and civil drawings, from early design to detailed construction packages. Hospitals, offices, housing, pumping stations, reservoirs and dam works.

    Working across all of them taught me two things. Draw fast, and draw for the next person: clean layers, correct line weights and details a contractor can build from without calling to ask what I meant.

    Since 2025 I have been based in the Netherlands, where Studio Behnam is a registered Dutch company. I take on drafting work from architects, engineering firms, contractors and installers who have more drawings to make than hours to make them. One sheet, a busy month or a full project.

    AutoCAD 2D and 3D
    Expert level. Daily work for twelve years. This is the core of what I offer.
    3ds Max
    Visualisation of 3D sections and construction details.
    • Bachelor’s degree in Architecture
    • 12 years lead CAD draftsman
    • KVK 42113518, VAT registered
    • Based in the Netherlands

    Start small

    Send me one drawing and see what comes back.

    A fixed price within one working day. A free trial piece from your own project. You decide after that.

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    Behnam GhezelbashiYour message comes straight to me.
    • Emailbghezelbashi@gmail.com
    • Phone and WhatsApp+31 6 34 36 67 82
    • CompanyStudio Behnam, KVK 42113518

    It is now in the Netherlands. I answer on the same working day.