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| Steps in developing a space plan |
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Definition
| 1. determining existing conditions (relationship to surrounding areas, size of existing space, views, special features, structural, plumbing, electrical considerations) |
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| four most common space plan organizational concepts |
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Definition
1. linear organizations
2. axial organizations
3. grid systems
4. central |
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| circulation patterns - most common problem |
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Definition
| allowing adjacency requirements to dictate the arrangement of rooms and ending up with a maze of circulations routes that decrease efficiency or other problems |
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| circulation patterns - hierarchy |
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Definition
| major routes connect major rooms or spaces and have secondary paths branching from them |
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Term
| 3 basic patterns of circulation |
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Definition
1. dumbell layout- simplest & most flexible circulation path patterns, spaces are laid out along a straight path that connect two major elements at the ends
2. doughnut layout-very efficient because it makes a continues exitway, appropriate to larger groups of spaces
3. radial layout-orientated on one major space with paths extending from the central area |
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Term
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| typically two exits are required. make sure that the door is a minimum of 36" wide, swings in direction of travel, doors must not encroach more than 7" into the exit space when fully open, 44" corridors - 60" preferred for turn-around, no dead ends greater than 20' |
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| design considerations for practicum |
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Definition
1. maintain adjacencies required and provide efficient circulation
2. public vs. private space
3. enclosed vs. open space
4. daylighting, views, & artificial lighting |
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Term
| effective daylighting depth |
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Definition
| 2.5x the height of the window. |
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| the ratio of the indoor illuminance at a point on a horizontal surface to the unobstructed exterior horizontal illuminance |
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| LEED options in space planning |
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Definition
1. area for recycling must be provided if applying for credits. no other credit can be obtained until this first criteria is met.
2. reuse of existing conditions, building supply.(40% minimum, additional credit given at 60% mark)
3. bike and shower spaces earn credit. |
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