Space Planning Basics

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO SPACE PLANNING, UPDATED AND EXPANDED WITH DIGITAL RESOURCES

Space planning involves much more than just floor plan sketches; designers must consider client needs alongside building codes, environmental factors, and other variables that affect spatial composition, and merge them into a unified, functional, spatially dynamic design. Space Planning Basics is the essential introduction and de facto reference for the design of the interior built space, with step–by–step methodology that serves as a principle resource for designers around the world.

This newly revised edition includes expanded guidance on sustainable design topics including daylighting, benchmarking, LEED, green code issues, and more. The fourth edition also supplies interactive digital resources that provide a close–up look at real–world applications.

New fourth edition updates include:

Updated drawings, diagrams, and matrices Up–to–date discussion on the latest sustainable design and universal design concepts Access to video tutorials, CAD files, and interactive documents Thorough, in–depth review for space planning aspects of the NCIDQ exam

Comprehensive in scope and highly practical in approach, Space Planning Basics is an essential resource and a complete learning solution for anyone in the early stages of design.

MARK KARLEN, PHD, AIA, has been practicing, teaching, and writing about interior design and architecture for several decades. A practicing architect, he currently teaches at Philadelphia University, in Pennsylvania.

ROB FLEMING, AIA, LEED® AP BD&C, co–founded the Master of Science in Sustainable Design at Philadelphia University, where he currently serves as the Program Director.