,The Architects’ Handbook
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Blackwell
Science
,02002 by Blackwell Science Ltd, First published 2002 by Blackwell Science Ltd
a Blackwell Publishing Company Reprinted 2003
Editorial Offices:
9600 Garsington Rd, OX4 2DQ, UK Library of Congress
Tel: +44 (0)1865 776868 Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Blackwell Science, Inc., 350 Main Street, The architects’ handbook I edited by Quentin Pickard.
Malden, MA 02148-5018, USA psm.
Tel: +1781 388 8250 Includes bibliographical references and index.
Iowa State Press, a Blackwell Publishing ISBN 0-632-03925-6
Company, 2121 State Avenue, Ames, Iowa 1. Architecture-Handbooks, manuals, etc.
50014-8300, USA 2. Architectural drawing-Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Tel: +1515 292 0140 1. Pickard, Quentin
Blackwell Science Asia Pty, 54 University
Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia NA2520 A67 2002
Tel: +61 (0)39347 0300 72 1-dc21
Blackwell Wissenschafts Verlag, 2002025435
Kurfurstendamm 57, 10707 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)30 32 79 060 ISBN 0-632-03925-6
The right of the Author to be identified as the A catalogue record for this title is available
Author of this Work has been asserted in from the British Library
accordance with the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. Set in Classical Garamond
by Vector CSI, Stamford, Lincolnshire
All rights reserved. No part of this publication Printed and bound in Great Britain
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall
system, or transmitted, in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, For further information on
recording or otherwise, except as permitted by Blackwell Publishing, visit our website:
the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act www. blackwellpublishing.com
1988, without the prior permission of the
publisher.
, CONTENTS
PREFACE vi FIRE STATIONS 92
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
... Schedule of Accommodation 93
CONTRIBUTORS VIll
HALLS OF RESIDENCE AND HOSTELS 99
AIRPORTS 1 Halls of Residence 99
The Airport 2 Accommodation Requirements 101
The Terminal 4 Hostel and Shared Accommodation 104
Air Traffic Control Towers 11 Foyers 106
BUSINESS PARKS 12 HEALTH SERVICE BUILDINGS 108
Detailed Considerations 14 The Acute Hospital 111
CINEMAS 18 Hospital Departments 116
Detailed Design 19 Hospital Support Services 127
Servicing Facilities 20 Community and Locality Hospitals 129
Alternative Cinema Accommodation 22 Health Centres and General
Medical Practice Premises 131
COMMUNITY CENTRES 24 Mental Health Services and their Buildings 132
Community Consultation and Briefing 25 Nursing Homes 134
Sustainability 25
Design Issues 25 HOSPICES 137
Detailed Design 138
CREMATORIA 29
Schedule of Accommodation 30 HOTELS 142
Categories of Hotels 142
EDUCATION: SCHOOLS 34 Locations 142
History 34 Functional Relationships 143
Types of Space 36 Guest Rooms 145
Building Design Issues 39 Entrances 148
Grounds 44 Lobbies 148
Facilities Management 45 Restaurants, Bars, Function Rooms 149
Provision for Under-5s 46 Laundry and Housekeeping 150
Primary 48 Employee Facilities 151
Middle Schools 51 Technical Areas 152
Secondary Schools 54
Post-16 59 HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS 154
Special Schools 59 Public Sector 156
Private Sector Development 159
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
PPG 3 (Housing) 160
61
Brownfield Sites 160
Schedules of Accommodation 63
Other Considerations 64 Lifetime Homes 160
Changing Educational Needs 64 Site Topography 162
Changing Social Expectations 66 Site Layout and Access 163
Planning New Facilities 67 Pedestrian Access 166
Conclusions 69 Services 166
Private Garages 167
EDUCATION: Relationship to Other Buildings 169
ART, DESIGN AND MEDIA STUDIOS 71 Dwelling Design Standards and Regulations 172
Design Studios 71 Classification of Plan Types 177
Workshops 72 Selecting Plans 178
Drawing Studios 73 Flats: Building Types 182
FARM BUILDINGS 74 Flats: Types of Access 183
The Origins of the Modern Farm 74 Duplex and Triplex Sections 184
Current Trends 75 Flats: Determining Factors 184
Future Trends and the Need for New Internal Function 187
Buildings 76 Main Entrance 187
Planning Controls 77 LivindReception Rooms 187
Design Considerations 78 Dining Room 187
Design and Appearance 79 Study 187
Types of Farm 79 Specialist Rooms 187
Energy Requirements 80 Kitchens 188
Examples of Types of Stock Housing 82 LaundryAJtility Spaces 191
Storage Buildings 90 Bedrooms 191
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......................... . . . . . .
I.
. . .
Blackwell
Science
,02002 by Blackwell Science Ltd, First published 2002 by Blackwell Science Ltd
a Blackwell Publishing Company Reprinted 2003
Editorial Offices:
9600 Garsington Rd, OX4 2DQ, UK Library of Congress
Tel: +44 (0)1865 776868 Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Blackwell Science, Inc., 350 Main Street, The architects’ handbook I edited by Quentin Pickard.
Malden, MA 02148-5018, USA psm.
Tel: +1781 388 8250 Includes bibliographical references and index.
Iowa State Press, a Blackwell Publishing ISBN 0-632-03925-6
Company, 2121 State Avenue, Ames, Iowa 1. Architecture-Handbooks, manuals, etc.
50014-8300, USA 2. Architectural drawing-Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Tel: +1515 292 0140 1. Pickard, Quentin
Blackwell Science Asia Pty, 54 University
Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia NA2520 A67 2002
Tel: +61 (0)39347 0300 72 1-dc21
Blackwell Wissenschafts Verlag, 2002025435
Kurfurstendamm 57, 10707 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)30 32 79 060 ISBN 0-632-03925-6
The right of the Author to be identified as the A catalogue record for this title is available
Author of this Work has been asserted in from the British Library
accordance with the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988. Set in Classical Garamond
by Vector CSI, Stamford, Lincolnshire
All rights reserved. No part of this publication Printed and bound in Great Britain
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall
system, or transmitted, in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, For further information on
recording or otherwise, except as permitted by Blackwell Publishing, visit our website:
the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act www. blackwellpublishing.com
1988, without the prior permission of the
publisher.
, CONTENTS
PREFACE vi FIRE STATIONS 92
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vii
... Schedule of Accommodation 93
CONTRIBUTORS VIll
HALLS OF RESIDENCE AND HOSTELS 99
AIRPORTS 1 Halls of Residence 99
The Airport 2 Accommodation Requirements 101
The Terminal 4 Hostel and Shared Accommodation 104
Air Traffic Control Towers 11 Foyers 106
BUSINESS PARKS 12 HEALTH SERVICE BUILDINGS 108
Detailed Considerations 14 The Acute Hospital 111
CINEMAS 18 Hospital Departments 116
Detailed Design 19 Hospital Support Services 127
Servicing Facilities 20 Community and Locality Hospitals 129
Alternative Cinema Accommodation 22 Health Centres and General
Medical Practice Premises 131
COMMUNITY CENTRES 24 Mental Health Services and their Buildings 132
Community Consultation and Briefing 25 Nursing Homes 134
Sustainability 25
Design Issues 25 HOSPICES 137
Detailed Design 138
CREMATORIA 29
Schedule of Accommodation 30 HOTELS 142
Categories of Hotels 142
EDUCATION: SCHOOLS 34 Locations 142
History 34 Functional Relationships 143
Types of Space 36 Guest Rooms 145
Building Design Issues 39 Entrances 148
Grounds 44 Lobbies 148
Facilities Management 45 Restaurants, Bars, Function Rooms 149
Provision for Under-5s 46 Laundry and Housekeeping 150
Primary 48 Employee Facilities 151
Middle Schools 51 Technical Areas 152
Secondary Schools 54
Post-16 59 HOUSING AND RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS 154
Special Schools 59 Public Sector 156
Private Sector Development 159
EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
PPG 3 (Housing) 160
61
Brownfield Sites 160
Schedules of Accommodation 63
Other Considerations 64 Lifetime Homes 160
Changing Educational Needs 64 Site Topography 162
Changing Social Expectations 66 Site Layout and Access 163
Planning New Facilities 67 Pedestrian Access 166
Conclusions 69 Services 166
Private Garages 167
EDUCATION: Relationship to Other Buildings 169
ART, DESIGN AND MEDIA STUDIOS 71 Dwelling Design Standards and Regulations 172
Design Studios 71 Classification of Plan Types 177
Workshops 72 Selecting Plans 178
Drawing Studios 73 Flats: Building Types 182
FARM BUILDINGS 74 Flats: Types of Access 183
The Origins of the Modern Farm 74 Duplex and Triplex Sections 184
Current Trends 75 Flats: Determining Factors 184
Future Trends and the Need for New Internal Function 187
Buildings 76 Main Entrance 187
Planning Controls 77 LivindReception Rooms 187
Design Considerations 78 Dining Room 187
Design and Appearance 79 Study 187
Types of Farm 79 Specialist Rooms 187
Energy Requirements 80 Kitchens 188
Examples of Types of Stock Housing 82 LaundryAJtility Spaces 191
Storage Buildings 90 Bedrooms 191
