Architect’s Pocket Book

356 Pages·2008·6.02 MB·English

Architect’s Pocket Book
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This book is dedicated to the memory of
Charlotte Baden-Powell, for all her work, energy and
enthusiasm for creating this invaluable source for Architects.
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Architect’s Pocket Book
Third edition
Charlotte Baden-Powell
Third edition updated by Jonathan Hetreed
and Ann Ross
Architectural
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Third edition 2008
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Contents
Preface to the Third Edition ix
Preface to the Second Edition xi
Acknowledgements to the Third Edition xiii
Acknowledgements to the Second Edition xv
1 General Information
Climate maps 1
Metric system 8
Metric units 10
Temperature 11
Imperial units 12
Conversion factors 14
Greek alphabet 17
Geometric data 18
Paper sizes 24
CAD 28
Drawing conventions 29
Perspective drawing – method of setting up 33
The classifi cations 35
2 Planning
Planning and other permissions 43
Building Regulations 2000 54
Construction Design and Management Regulations 56
Standards – in the construction industry 59
Costs and law 62
Sustainability, energy saving and green issues 66
Anthropometric data 74
Furniture and fi ttings data 78
Miscellaneous data 88
Sanitary provision for public buildings 92
Trees for towns 97
Hedges 99
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vi Contents
3 Structures
Weights of materials 102
Newtons 105
Imposed loads 106
Fire resistance 110
Bending moments and beam formulae 111
Safe loads on subsoils (BS 8004: 1986) 112
Timber (BS 5268: Part 2: 1996) 113
Brickwork and blockwork (BS 5628: Part 1: 1992) 117
Concrete (BS 8500-1: 2002) 118
Steelwork 119
4 Services
Drainage 137
Rainwater disposal 140
Water supply regulations 141
Water storage 145
U-values 149
R-values 150
K-values 150
Conservation of fuel and power 150
Heat losses 153
Central heating and hot water systems 155
Ventilation 157
Electrical installation 163
Lighting 166
Sound 184
5 Building Elements
Stairs 187
Fireplaces 190
Chimneys and Flues 192
Doors 194
Windows 200
Security fi ttings 210
6 Materials
Brickwork and Blockwork 213
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Contents vii
Stonework 223
Dampness in buildings 227
Plaster and render 228
Metals 234
Insulation 237
Roofi ng 243
Glass 267
Timber 276
Building boards 295
Plastics 302
Nails and screws 304
Colour 306
Paints 309
Addresses/Sources 315
Bibliography/Sources 329
Index 333
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Preface to the Third Edition
I fi rst met Charlotte Baden-Powell to discuss the possibility of
editing this edition in 2006, after an introduction from Peter
Clegg. This remarkable book was clearly a very personal work
for her and once I had enlisted Ann Ross’s help, the three of
us discussed how the spirit and modest simplicity of the book
should be maintained while its contemporary coverage was
enhanced. It was important to Charlotte that the book stayed
small and retained its immediacy, and that we worked in a
similar fi eld of smaller scale architecture to her own.
As we have updated and revised sections, we have enlarged
some and reduced others and thereby achieved the goal of a
similar size; we hope in doing so that the really useful infor-
mation in the book has been retained and supplemented
while the losses have been only in depth or detail, for which
more specifi c technical source material can be consulted.
The only instances in which we have included sections absent
from the previous edition were those giving the briefest out-
lines of costs, law, insulation and computer-aided design for
architects – all four subject to frequent detailed changes but
we thought worth describing in general terms.
Just as Charlotte did, we welcome readers’ responses, so that
the book can continue to be improved.
Jonathan Hetreed
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