Book Details

Metric Handbook : Planning and Design Data / Pamela Buxton

Publication year: 2022

ISBN: 9780367511395

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A 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.


Subject: Building Details, Building Drawings, Metric system, Building Structure, Building materials, Flood-resilient design, Crime prevention design, Agricultural buildings, Auditoria, Civic buildings, Community centres, Data centres, Hospitals, Hotels, Houses and flats, Homes for older people, Student housing, Laboratory buildings, Library buildings, Logistics facilities, Museums, art galleries and temporary exhibition spaces, Payment and counselling offices, Places of worship, Restaurants and foodservice facilities, Sports facilities, Transport terminals, Universities