Metric handbook : planning and design data/ edited by Pamela Buxton.
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TextPublication details: New York,N.Y. : Routledge, 2015Edition: 5th edDescription: 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 30 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780415725422
- 721.0212 BUX
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Significantly updated in reference to the latest construction standards and evolving building types Many chapters revised including housing, transport, offices, libraries and hotels New chapter on flood-aware design Sustainable design integrated into chapters throughout Over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects and designers - this book belongs in every design studio and architecture school library
The Metric Handbookis the major handbook of planning and design information for architects and architecture students. Covering basic design data for all the major building types, it is the ideal starting point for any project. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of.
As well as building types, the Metric Handbookdeals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbookprovides an invaluable resource for solving everyday design and planning problems.
Previous edition: 2012.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Notation; Basic Design Data; Design and Construction Practice and Techniques; Re-use/Refurbishment/Whole Life Costs ; Design Basics: Buildings & Movement; Design Basics: Spaces/Urban Design; Houses and Flats; Student housing; Homes for the elderly; Hotels; Offices; Retail Trading; Factories and Workshops; Industrial Storage; Agricultural Buildings; Eating and Drinking; Sports Facilities: Indoor; Sports Facilities: Outdoor; Leisure and Community Facilities; Schools and Nurseries; Higher Education; Laboratories; Primary Health Care; Hospitals; Payment offices; Public Buildings; Museums and Art Galleries/Visitor Centres; Libraries and Information Centres / Archives; Terminals and Transport Interchanges; Parking; Sound and Vision Studios; Auditoria; Places of Worship; Structure; Materials; Doors/Windows/Stairs; Heating and Ventilation; Light; Sound; Fire; Security; Designing for the Disabled; Access for Maintenance; Service Distribution
An essential reference resource for any architect or architect student, the Metric Handbook is the major handbook for planning and design data. For each building type, the book gives basic design requirements, principal dimensional data and details of relevant building regulations. The book also contains information on broader aspects of design applicable to all building types, such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and data on human dimensions and space requirements. Significantly updated, the new edition of this work focuses on sustainable design practice to make projects competitive within a green market. As well as a full revision, including additional new building types and the latest updates to regulation and practice, the book features an improved new layout with color images and text to make it easier to find vital information quickly. Metric Handbook is a tried and tested, authoritative reference for solving everyday planning problems - it is a must have for every design office desk and drawing board
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Design Basics
- 1 Design Information and Dimensional Coordination
- 2 People and Space
- 3 People and Movement
- 4 Access and Inclusion
- 5 Capital and Whole Life Costs of Buildings Essentials
- 6 Structure
- 7 Materials
- 8 Thermal Environment
- 9 Light
- 10 Sound
- 11 Fire
- 12 Flood-aware Design
- 13 Crime Prevention Design
- Building Types
- 14 Agricultural Buildings
- 15 Auditoria
- 16 Civic Buildings
- 17 Community Centres
- 18 Emergency Services Buildings
- 19 Hospitals
- 20 Hotels
- 21 Houses and Flats
- 22 Housing for Older People
- 23 Housing for Students and Young People
- 24 Industrial Facilities
- 25 Industrial Storage Buildings
- 26 Laboratories
- 27 Libraries
- 28 Masterplanning and Landscaping
- 29 Offices
- 30 Museums, Art Galleries and Temporary Exhibition Spaces
- 31 Payment and Counselling Offices
- 32 Places of Worship
- 33 Primary Health Care
- 34 Restaurants and Foodservice Facilities
- 35 Retail Shops and Stores
- 36 Schools
- 37 Security and Counter-terrorism
- 38 Sports Facilities: Indoor and Outdoor
- 39 Streets and Spaces for People and Vehicles
- 40 Studios for Sound and Vision
- 41 Terminals and Transport Interchanges
- 42 Tropical design
- 43 Universities
- Appendix A SI System
- Appendix B Conversion Factors and Tables
- Index
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Pamela Buxtonis a freelance architecture and design journalist. She has contributed to many national newspapers, consumer magazines and trade publications including the architecture publications Building Design and RIBA Journal.
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