The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design

Joseph Iano is an author, illustrator, and practicing architect who has taught design and technology in schools of architecture throughout the United States. He has collaborated on numerous publications over a span of more than 30 years. Currently, he runs a Seattle firm that provides technical, quality management, and communications consulting to the design and construction industry. Edward Allen, FAIA (1938-2020) taught more than 35 years as a faculty member of Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other North American schools of Architecture and Design. Over the course of a professional career spanning five decades, he influenced a generation of architectural educators, designed more than 50 constructed buildings, and was the best-selling coauthor of Fundamentals of Building Construction, Form and Forces, Architectural Detailing, Fundamentals of Residential Construction, and many other architectural works in print.

Acknowledgments ix How to Use This Book xi Section 1 Designing with Building Codes 1 1. Designing with Building Codes 3 Section 2 Designing the Structure 19 1. Selecting the Structural System 21 2. Configuring the Structural System 39 3. Sizing the Structural System 55 Section 3 Designing with Daylight 139 1. Design Criteria for Daylighting Systems 141 2. Configuring and Sizing Daylighting Systems 151 Section 4 Designing Spaces for Mechanical and Electrical Services 159 1. Selecting Heating and Cooling Systems for Large Buildings 161 2. Configuring and Sizing Mechanical and Electrical Services for Large Buildings 185 3. Passive Heating and Cooling Systems 221 4. Mechanical and Electrical Systems for Small Buildings 239 Section 5 Designing for Egress And Accessibility 265 1. Configuring the Egress System and Providing Accessible Routes 267 2. Sizing the Egress System 301 3. Stairway and Ramp Design 317 Section 6 Designing for Parking 333 1. Design Criteria for Parking Facilities 335 2. Configuring Parking Facilities 343 3. Sizing Parking Facilities 355 Section 7 Designing with Height And Area Limitations 369 1. Construction Types and Height and Area Limitations 371 2. Height and Area Tables 393 Appendix A Example Use of This Book 481 Appendix B Units of Conversion 487 Bibliography 489 Index 491