Space planning basics, (2^nd Ed.)

Space Planning Basics offers a highly visual, step-by-step approach to developing preliminary floor plans. Substantially revised, including coverage of integration of CAD options in planning process, new exercises, and ADA compliance shown within illustrations. It provides step-by-step space planning methodology

Planning Methodology. Defining Terms and Intent. The Synthesis Gap. The Design Program. Criteria Matrix. Prototypical Plan Sketches. Completing the Criteria Matrix. Relationship Diagrams. A Final Note on Planning Methodology. The First Planning Steps: Bubble Diagrams and Block Plans. Bubble Diagramming. Space Planning Exercises. Block Planning. Small and Dimensionally Demanding Spaces. Human Factors. Barrier-Free Design Standards. The Three-Dimensional Reality. The Building Shell and Major Systems. The Building Shell. Plumbing Systems. Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems. Important Influencing Factors. Building Codes. Lighting Design. Acoustical Planning. Planning Rules of Thumb. Flexibility/Multiuse. Furniture.Spatial Quality. Developing a Rough Floor Plan. Getting Started. Construction Reality. Start with Plumbing. Major Spaces Next. Circulation Studies. Basic Room Allocations. Furniture and Equipment. Storage and Filing. Spatial Quality. Review.Revisions. Refining the Solution. Refining the Rough Plan. The Preliminary Floor Plan. Drawing Quality and Techniques. Developing Skills Beyond the Basic Level. Basic Implications. Programs Within Programs. Open Plan/Systems Furniture. The Speculative Office Building. Future Expansion. Planning New Buildings.