Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data

David Littlefield, Pamela Buxton

ISBN 10: 1856178064 / ISBN 13: 9781856178068

Published by Routledge 15/03/2012, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Metric Handbook: Planning and Design Data
• Publisher: Routledge 15/03/2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856178064
• ISBN 13: 9781856178068
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

• Significantly updated in reference to the latest construction standards and new building types.
• Sustainable design integrated into chapters.
• Over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects and designers – this book belongs on every design office desk and drawing board.

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 really is the unique reference for solving everyday planning problems.

About the Author

David Littlefield is a senior lecturer at the University of the West of England, where he teaches in the Department of Planning and Architecture. For many years he worked as a writer and journalist.  David has written, co-written or edited over ten books on architecture.