Metric handbook : planning and design data / edited by Pamela Buxton.
Contributor(s): Buxton, Pamela [editor.]
Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2022]Edition: Seventh editionDescription: pages cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 21954310ISBN: 9780367511364; 9780367511395Subject(s): Building -- Details -- Drawings | Metric systemAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Metric handbookDDC classification: 720 LOC classification: TH2031 | .M48 2022Summary: "Consistently updated since 2015 by expert authors in the field significantly revised in reference to changing building types and construction standards new chapters added on data centres and logistics facilities Sustainable design integrated into chapters throughout over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects and designers This book belongs in every design office. The Metric Handbook is the major handbook of planning and design data for architects and architecture students. Covering basic design data for all the major building types it is the ideal starting point for any project. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of. As well as buildings, the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbook is the unique reference for solving everyday planning problems"-- Provided by publisher.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 620.82 BUX (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 07/05/2024 | 114238 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Metric Handbook is the major handbook of planning and design data for architects and architecture students, with over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects and designers. It remains the ideal starting point for any project and belongs in every design office.
The seventh edition references the latest regulations and construction standards and includes new chapters on data centres and logistics facilities alongside basic design data for all the major building types. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of.
As well as buildings, the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics, and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbook is the unique reference for solving everyday planning problems.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Consistently updated since 2015 by expert authors in the field significantly revised in reference to changing building types and construction standards new chapters added on data centres and logistics facilities Sustainable design integrated into chapters throughout over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects and designers This book belongs in every design office. The Metric Handbook is the major handbook of planning and design data for architects and architecture students. Covering basic design data for all the major building types it is the ideal starting point for any project. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of. As well as buildings, the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbook is the unique reference for solving everyday planning problems"-- Provided by publisher.
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