The Architects Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design

THE GUIDEBOOK AT EVERY ARCHITECT′S FINGERTIPS UPDATED AND EXPANDED

Get your preliminary designs off the ground with The Architect′s Studio Companion, Sixth Edition the handbook you need for the preliminary selecting, configuring, and sizing of the structural, environmental, life safety, accessibility, and parking systems of a building. Edward Allen and Joseph Iano, authors of the bestselling Fundamentals of Building Construction, use their trademark talent for boiling down complex technical requirements into easy–to–use and time saving guidelines for the engineering and architectural design of buildings. Use this practical reference to:

Quickly access up–to–date information on the latest energy efficient building heating and cooling systems Easily explore alternative structural materials and systems for your building design Readily incorporate the requirements of the latest U.S. and Canadian model building codes and accessibility regulations Consider passive approaches to heating and cooling, natural daylighting, and other sustainable building design strategies

Streamline your design process today with The Architect′s Studio Companion, Sixth Edition.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XXX

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK XXX

SECTION 1 DESIGNING WITH BUILDING CODES XXX

1. DESIGNING WITH BUILDING CODES XXX

SECTION 2 DESIGNING THE STRUCTURE XXX

1. SELECTING THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM XXX

2. CONFIGURING THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM XXX

3. SIZING THE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM XXX

SECTION 3 DESIGNING WITH DAYLIGHT XXX

1. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS XXX

2. CONFIGURING AND SIZING DAYLIGHTING SYSTEMS XXX

SECTION 4 DESIGNING SPACES FOR MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES XXX

1. SELECTING HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS FOR LARGE BUILDINGS XXX

2. CONFIGURING AND SIZING MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOR LARGE BUILDINGS XXX

3. PASSIVE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS

4. MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR SMALL BUILDINGS XXX

SECTION 5 DESIGNING FOR EGRESS AND ACCESSIBILITY XXX

1. CONFIGURING THE EGRESS SYSTEM AND PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE ROUTES XXX

2. SIZING THE EGRESS SYSTEM XXX

3. STAIRWAY AND RAMP DESIGN XXX

SECTION 6 DESIGNING FOR PARKING XXX

1. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR PARKING FACILITIES XXX

2. CONFIGURING PARKING FACILITIES XXX

3. SIZING PARKING FACILITIES XXX

SECTION 7 DESIGNING WITH HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS XXX

1. HEIGHT AND AREA LIMITATIONS XXX

2. HEIGHT AND AREA TABLES XXX

APPENDIX A EXAMPLE USE OF THIS BOOK XXX

APPENDIX B UNITS OF CONVERSION XXX

BIBLIOGRAPHY XXX

INDEX XXX

EDWARD ALLEN, FAIA, has been a member of the faculties of Yale University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has frequently taught as a guest at other institutions across the United States. He is the bestselling author of The Architects Studio Companion, Architectural Detailing, Form and Forces, and Fundamentals of Building Construction, all published by Wiley.

JOSEPH IANO is an author, illustrator, and practicing architect who has taught design and technology in schools of architecture throughout the United States. He has also worked in the construction trades. Currently, he heads a Seattle design firm that provides technical and quality management consulting. He has collaborated with Edward Allen on numerous publications, including Fundamentals of Building Construction.