Design Flashcards
The total land area of the project
“Total project acreage”
Total project acreage minus open space and infrastructure acreage
“Net developable area”
Number of residential units / total project acreage
“Gross density”
Number of residential units/net developable area
“Net density”
Radius for living room, furnitures must be within on this radius.
3m
Minimum width and area for living room.
wdith 3.60m
area
18m2
Living room
•Distance between a sofa and coffee table: Allow ____ between the table and sofa edge to give enough leg room.
•Coffee table height: Keep the table height and seat height within _____ of each other.
18”
4 inches
maximum distance of furniture to maintain conversation?
3.00m
Side table and sofa height: In general, an end table should be approximately the same height as the _____ . This allows guests to set down or reach for drinks without straining, and it also lends a more cohesive feel to the room.
arm of your sofa or chair
minimum distance from sofa and tv?
2.00m
Living room
•Allow _____ for general circulation.
900mm
Three-seat sofa
35” x 84”
900 x 2100
Loveseat
35” x 60”
Armchair
35” x 35”
Coffee table
30” x 48”
End table
24” x 24”
Rectangular end table
24” x 28”
The work triangle
•Rules of thumb:
–Each leg of the triangle should be between _____ and _____
–The total of the three legs should be between ____ and ______
–No obstructions should intersect a leg of the triangle (cabinets, islands, etc.)
–Household traffic should not flow through the triangle.
1200mm (4 feet) and 2700mm (9 feet).
3700mm (12 feet) and 8000mm (26 feet).
A refrigerator should have at least a ____mm-wide counter either on the handle side or no more than ____mm across from the refrigerator.
450
1200
•Provide a food prep area at least ____mm wide located between the sink and the ref. If this is located between the sink and the stove, it will require more travel.
900
Kitchen Layout
- Ideal for small apartments
- Works well with open plans
Layout: Single-line
Kitchen Layout
- Highly efficient use of space
- Not ideal if corridor is open at both ends (traffic congestion)
Layout: Galley
Kitchen Layout
- Ideal for family kitchens, flexible
- Can easily accommodate tables and chairs in the same room
Layout: L-shape
Kitchen Layout
- Requires plenty of space
- Affords large amounts of countertop and storage space
- Ideal if kitchen will be used heavily
Layout: U-shape
The dining chair
•Chairs are usually at least 450-500mm wide, and should be apart by about ___ mm.
150
space between chair and wall for passage only?
900mm
space between chair and wall if for passage and serving behind the chair.
1000mm
Number of storeys that wind load is critical?
10 floors and above
- High-rise building, as defined by the Fire Code:
- A building in which the distance between the floor of the topmost storey and the ground level is ___meters or more.
- Building height shall be measured from the lowest level of ______ access to the floor of the highest occupiable storey.
15
fire department vehicle
Minimum percentage of contaminated fire smoke that could enter through an smoke proof shaft
1%
Fire Command Center
•Buildings ___ storeys or more shall have a fire command center
•Emergency alarm communication system
•Fire detection and alarm system annunciator
•Sprinkler valve and water flow display panels
•Controls for unlocking stairway doors simultaneously
•PA system
10
Office building types (economic)
- Speculative: the end user is not defined
- Build-to-suit: the end user is known
Special office types
R&D (Research and Development)
•Typically a low-rise office building dedicated to research and development of various types
Medical office
•Typically mid-rise office building with an above-average floorplate, dedicated to medical-related functions
•It may require specialized equipment, including wet risers, extensive lab equipment, and waste disposal
Exhibition/trading
•Typically located within the base of a larger building, but ocassionallya distinct building unto itself
•This type has a very expansive floor plate (4,000 to 8,000 sqm) and an open floor plan, used for functions requiring large open areas
•Cores are typically located at the perimeter of the space
Three Components of office building?
Core
Floor Plate
Shell
Lease spans
•The _____ is the distance from the edge of the core to the exterior wall.
lease span
- Typical lease spans include:
- 10m: small, multiple-tenant floors
- 12m: most common
- 14m: desirable for tenants requiring large floor areas
Elevator
- General criteria:
- One elevator per ____ sqm. of building area
- Capacity to handle ___% of total building population in 5 minutes or less
4,500
10-15
Office circulation
•Main aisles (aisles leading to main exits): ____
•Intermediate aisles: ____ wide
•Secondary aisles (aisles between desks): ____ wide
1500mm wide
1200mm
900mm
Efficiency
•Ratio of rentable space to total space
•Average efficiency: ___%
•Maximum possible: ___%approx.
70%
85%
Minimum area for workstation with frequent visitor
2.30m x 1.50m
Minimum dimension for U shaped Workstation
2.40 x 1.50m
Minimum Dimension for a executive desk with frequent visitors.
1.70m x 2.70m
•Shops which can be entered from the supermarket or from a separate outside entrance. They typically remain open even after the supermarket closes for the day.
eg.:
•Drugstores
•Fast food
•Liquor stores
•Convenience stores
Satellite shops
Supermarket
Typically, aisles are ___ meters wide, and shelf islands are ___ meter wide minimum
•This means that columns spaced at a minimum of 3.20 meters will produce the best layout
•Note: shelving can be cut to fit around columns
- 00
- 20
Refrigerators are often located at___
walls.
Supermarket
•Top shelf should not be taller than ___ meters, permitting an angle of view not more than 15 degrees above the horizontal
1.60
Supernarket Shelving
Easy to reach zone starts at ___mm above the floor, which is the minimum height of the bottom shelf
375
Typical Clear Heights for Malls
3.00m to 4.20m
Multilevel malls
•To achieve this equality of desirability, customer appeal, and rent balance, it is essential that all levels have:
Equal access from parking
No mall deadend without dept store
adequate vertical transpo
maximum visibility of all floors
Amenities/common features
- Seating groups and benches for resting. However:
- Some planners believe that it is better to provide more coffee stands both for better control and to increase income.
- For some areas, it may also be advantageous to minmize benches to discourage loitering by undesirable elements
These are stores in mals that have the greatest servicing requirement
Generally speaking,
supermarkets,
department stores,
restaurants, and
drug/variety
Parking at Mall
•Parking lanes or driveways ideally should be oriented ________, to allow shoppers to walk directly to the entrance without threading through parked cars.
perpendicular to the mall entrance
Lifeblood of shopping center
Foot Traffic
- Tenants or places in the mall that draw a lot of foot traffic towards it
- Department store
- Food courts
- Cinemas
- Parking
- Major tenant stores
Magnets