The architect's studio companion : technical guidelines for preliminary design / Edward Allen, Joseph Iano.

By: Allen, Edward, 1938- [author]
Contributor(s): Iano, Joseph
Language: English Publisher: New York : John Wiley & sons, c1989Description: xii, 468 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0471632201Subject(s): Architectural design | Architectural design -- Handbooks, manuals, etc | Architectural designDDC classification: 721 LOC classification: NA2750 | .A556 1989
Contents:
Designing with building codes. Designing with building codes -- Designing the structure. Selecting the structural system ; Configuring the structural system ; Sizing the structural system -- Designing spaces for mechanical and electrical services. Selecting heating and cooling systems for large buildings ; Configuring and sizing mechanical and electrical services for large buildings ; Mechanical and electrical systems for small buildings -- Designing for egress. Configuring the egress system ; Sizing the egress system ; Stairway and ramp design -- Appendices. A. Height and area limitations ; B. Construction types ; C. Mezzanines and atriums ; D. Code requirements for toilet rooms ; E. Units of conversion ; F. References.
Summary: Written by architects for architects, this book answers those technical and code-related questions that come up in the early stages of designing a building. The information is presented in a clear, easy-to-use format.
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Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 463.

Designing with building codes. Designing with building codes --
Designing the structure. Selecting the structural system ; Configuring the structural system ; Sizing the structural system --
Designing spaces for mechanical and electrical services. Selecting heating and cooling systems for large buildings ; Configuring and sizing mechanical and electrical services for large buildings ; Mechanical and electrical systems for small buildings --
Designing for egress. Configuring the egress system ; Sizing the egress system ; Stairway and ramp design --
Appendices. A. Height and area limitations ; B. Construction types ; C. Mezzanines and atriums ; D. Code requirements for toilet rooms ; E. Units of conversion ; F. References.

Written by architects for architects, this book answers those technical and code-related questions that come up in the early stages of designing a building. The information is presented in a clear, easy-to-use format.

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