Managing the building design process

Title:

Personal Author:

Tunstall, Gavin

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Amsterdam : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, 2006

ISBN:

9780750667913

Subject Term:

Architectural practice -- Management

Construction industry -- Management

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Managing the Building Design Process explains the designer's role in the creation of new buildings from the development of the plan through to completion. One key case study is used throughout the book so that the reader can clearly follow the process leading to the creation of a new building. This new edition expands on the first edition including sections on CAD and sustainability; incorporating updates to legislation and adding new illustrations as well as discussion points and useful references at the end of every chapter. Gavin Tunstall is an architect and a lecturer in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

Author Notes

Architect and Associate Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

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Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
List of figures	p. xix
List of abbreviations	p. xxi
1 About the book	p. 1
1.1 Introduction	p. 1
1.2 The purpose of the book	p. 2
1.3 How to use this book?	p. 7
1.4 The Project File	p. 9
1.5 Project File content and structure	p. 10
1.6 Discussion points	p. 11
1.7 Further reading	p. 12
Section 1 The Basics
2 Design and the designers	p. 17
2.1 Introduction	p. 17
2.2 The activity of design	p. 17
2.3 The elements of product design	p. 18
2.4 The elements of building design	p. 22
2.5 The design process	p. 24
2.6 Design co-ordination	p. 28
2.7 Innovation	p. 29
2.8 Risk	p. 30
2.9 Design guidance	p. 31
2.10 Judging the success of design	p. 32
2.11 Professional responsibility	p. 33
2.12 The development teams	p. 35
2.13 An outline of the design and construction process	p. 39
2.14 Discussion points	p. 41
2.15 Further reading	p. 41
3 Communication	p. 43
3.1 Introduction	p. 43
3.2 Exchanging information	p. 43
3.3 Written communication	p. 45
3.4 Informal and formal writing	p. 47
3.5 Drawings	p. 50
3.6 Computer-aided draughting (CAD)	p. 70
3.7 Intranets and extranets	p. 73
3.8 Organising and managing meetings	p. 73
3.9 Formal presentations	p. 78
3.10 Discussion points	p. 79
3.11 Further reading	p. 80
4 Permissions and approvals	p. 81
4.1 Introduction	p. 81
4.2 The significance of legal constraints	p. 81
4.3 Statutory controls and regulations	p. 83
4.4 Planning	p. 85
4.5 Planning Applications	p. 87
4.6 Building Control	p. 88
4.7 Other agencies	p. 94
4.8 The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994	p. 96
4.9 CDM responsibilities	p. 97
4.10 The client	p. 100
4.11 Discussion points	p. 101
4.12 Further reading	p. 102
Section 2 The Design Period
5 Inception	p. 107
5.1 Introduction	p. 107
5.2 In the beginning	p. 107
5.3 Personal organization	p. 109
5.4 The client	p. 110
5.5 The client's brief	p. 112
5.6 Analysing the client's brief	p. 114
5.7 The building type	p. 116
5.8 The site	p. 118
5.9 Assessing the need for consultants	p. 119
5.10 Development possibilities and limitations	p. 124
5.11 Project File content	p. 126
5.12 Discussion points	p. 128
5.13 Further reading	p. 128
6 Design planning	p. 131
6.1 Introduction	p. 131
6.2 Time passes	p. 131
6.3 The concept ot programming	p. 133
6.4 Time management	p. 134
6.5 Stage-by-stage programming	p. 137
6.6 The completed programme	p. 140
6.7 Project File content	p. 140
6.8 Discussion points	p. 143
6.9 Further reading	p. 143
7 The design brief	p. 145
7.1 Introduction	p. 145
7.2 Developing the client's brief	p. 145
7.3 The client	p. 147
7.4 The building type	p. 150
7.5 Evaluation and prioritisation	p. 157
7.6 The site	p. 159
7.7 Collecting information	p. 174
7.8 Surveying and measurement	p. 175
7.9 Recording survey information	p. 176
7.10 Research and enquiry	p. 178
7.11 Preliminary design ideas	p. 180
7.12 Project File content	p. 182
7.13 Discussion points	p. 184
7.14 Further reading	p. 185
8 The Design: Function, Part 1 How buildings are used	p. 187
8.1 Introduction	p. 187
8.2 Form and function	p. 188
8.3 Activity and flow	p. 190
8.4 Anthropometrics	p. 193
8.5 Ergonomics	p. 194
8.6 The needs of special groups	p. 195
8.7 Understanding individual movements	p. 197
8.8 Orientation	p. 201
8.9 Circulation	p. 203
8.10 Project File content	p. 206
8.11 Discussion points	p. 207
8.12 Further reading	p. 207
9 The Design: Function, Part 2 Design and construction constraints	p. 209
9.1 Introduction	p. 209
9.2 Size and dimensions	p. 209
9.3 Construction constraints	p. 215
9.4 Environmental and communication services	p. 222
9.5 Sustainability	p. 225
9.6 Landscaping and planting	p. 228
9.7 Cost control	p. 229
9.8 Project File content	p. 231
9.9 Discussion points	p. 232
9.10 Further reading	p. 232
10 The design: aesthetics	p. 235
10.1 Introduction	p. 235
10.2 The nature of aesthetics	p. 235
10.3 Visual perception	p. 237
10.4 Visual hierarchy	p. 238
10.5 Elements of composition	p. 241
10.6 Form	p. 246
10.7 Proportion	p. 251
10.8 Detail	p. 254
10.9 Colour	p. 257
10.10 Construction constraints	p. 261
10.11 The effects of weathering	p. 263
10.12 The implications of wear and tear	p. 264
10.13 Project File content	p. 265
10.14 Discussion points	p. 266
10.15 Further reading	p. 266
11 Construction information	p. 269
11.1 Introduction	p. 269
11.2 Making it work	p. 269
11.3 Working drawings	p. 271
11.4 Specifications	p. 278
11.5 Schedules	p. 282
11.6 Bills of Quantity	p. 284
11.7 Cost control	p. 287
11.8 Project File content	p. 288
11.9 Discussion points	p. 290
11.10 Further reading	p. 290
12 Pre-contract administration	p. 293
12.1 Introduction	p. 293
12.2 The traditional route	p. 293
12.3 Professional responsibilities	p. 295
12.4 Forms of contract	p. 296
12.5 Tendering arrangements	p. 299
12.6 Tendering procedure	p. 300
12.7 Evaluating tenders	p. 301
12.8 The construction programme	p. 302
12.9 Pre-contract arrangements	p. 305
12.10 Project File content	p. 307
12.11 Discussion points	p. 309
12.12 Further reading	p. 309
Section 3 Construction Period
13 Construction supervision	p. 313
13.1 Introduction	p. 313
13.2 The implications of reality	p. 313
13.3 Communication	p. 316
13.4 Supervision and inspection	p. 318
13.5 Quality control	p. 320
13.6 Variations	p. 321
13.7 Valuations	p. 322
13.8 Progress	p. 323
13.9 Disputes	p. 324
13.10 Project File content	p. 325
13.11 Discussion points	p. 327
13.12 Further reading	p. 327
14 Completion	p. 329
14.1 Introduction	p. 329
14.2 The end is in sight	p. 329
14.3 Snagging	p. 331
14.4 Handover	p. 332
14.5 Latent defects and final account	p. 332
14.6 Customer satisfaction	p. 333
14.7 Project File content	p. 335
14.8 Discussion points	p. 336
14.9 Further reading	p. 336
15 Feedback	p. 337
15.1 Introduction	p. 337
15.2 Lessons for the development team	p. 338
15.3 Discussion points	p. 340
15.4 Further reading	p. 341
16 Conclusion	p. 343
Professional organisations associated with the built environment	p. 345
Glossary	p. 353
Professional journals and publications (Sources of reference)	p. 357
Index	p. 359

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