Space Planning for Commercial and Residential Interiors

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Foreword

CHAPTER ONE: HISTORY AND OVERVIEW

CHAPTER TWO: DESIGN METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER THREE: SPACE PLANNING AND DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS

CHAPTER FOUR: COMMUNICATION AND DRAFTING METHODS

CHAPTER FIVE: HUMAN, SOCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS

CHAPTER SIX: PROJECT COST ANALYSIS

CHAPTER SEVEN: FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS: ASSESSMENT AND PROCUREMENT

CHAPTER EIGHT: BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS

CHAPTER NINE: BARRIER FREE DESIGN--ADA REQUIREMENTS

CHAPTER TEN: COMPUTER DRAFTING AND SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

CHAPTER ELEVEN: TECHNICAL ISSUES

CHAPTER TWELVE: SECURITY ISSUES

CHAPTER THIRTEEN: SPECIFICATION WRITING

CHAPTER FOURTEEN: EPILOGUE AND FUTURE TRENDS

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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Impress clients and expand your expertise with this one-of-a-kind instructional manual and professional toolkit. Space Planning for Commercial and Residential Interiors can help you perform brilliantly on virtually any interior space-planning project. The only professional-level resource available in this field, this reference supplies all the guidance and tools you need to deliver expert results with ease.

GET THE BEST FROM ANY INTERIOR SPACE:

An essential underpinning for every subsequent decision in interior design, effective space planning sets the stage for successful interiors--interiors that work functionally and please aesthetically. Within these pages, you'll discover how to:
* Allocate space effectively in venues from home offices to airport lounges, retail stores, and hospitals
* Apply tools such as square-foot analyses and bubble and block diagrams, as well as 350 illustrations, including prototype plans and clear details, for optimum design results 
* Gather and employ information on human factors
* Handle building-code issues
* Approach technical issues regarding building systems, including building necessities such as utilities, communications, and technical and mechanical fixtures
* Organize a project easily through use of dozens of handy checklists and guidelines
* Score high on space-planning portions of the NCIDQ and NCARB exams
* Score high on space-planning portions of the NCIDQ or NCARB exams.