Managing the Building Design Process, Second Edition

Managing the Building Design Process......Page 4
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 14
Acknowledgements......Page 18
List of Figures......Page 20
List of Abbreviations......Page 22
Introduction......Page 26
The purpose of the book......Page 27
How to use this book?......Page 32
The Project File......Page 34
Project File content and structure......Page 35
Discussion points......Page 36
Further reading......Page 37
SECTION 1 The Basics......Page 40
The activity of design......Page 42
The elements of product design......Page 43
The elements of building design......Page 47
The design process......Page 49
Design co-ordination......Page 53
Innovation......Page 54
Risk......Page 55
Design guidance......Page 56
Judging the success of design......Page 57
Professional responsibility......Page 58
The development teams......Page 60
An outline of the design and construction process......Page 64
Further reading......Page 66
Exchanging information......Page 68
Written communication......Page 70
Informal and formal writing......Page 72
Drawings......Page 75
Computer-aided draughting (CAD)......Page 95
Organising and managing meetings......Page 98
Formal presentations......Page 103
Discussion points......Page 104
Further reading......Page 105
The significance of legal constraints......Page 106
Statutory controls and regulations......Page 108
Planning......Page 110
Planning Applications......Page 112
Building Control......Page 113
Other agencies......Page 119
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994......Page 121
CDM responsibilities......Page 122
The client......Page 125
Discussion points......Page 126
Further reading......Page 127
SECTION 2 The Design Period......Page 130
In the beginning......Page 132
Personal organization......Page 134
The client......Page 135
The client’s brief......Page 137
Analysing the client’s brief......Page 139
The building type......Page 141
The site......Page 143
Assessing the need for consultants......Page 144
Development possibilities and limitations......Page 149
Project File content......Page 151
Further reading......Page 153
Time passes......Page 156
The concept of programming......Page 158
Time management......Page 159
Stage-by-stage programming......Page 162
Project File content......Page 165
Further reading......Page 168
Developing the client’s brief......Page 170
The client......Page 172
The building type......Page 175
Evaluation and prioritisation......Page 182
The site......Page 184
Collecting information......Page 199
Surveying and measurement......Page 200
Recording survey information......Page 201
Research and enquiry......Page 203
Preliminary design ideas......Page 205
Project File content......Page 207
Discussion points......Page 209
Further reading......Page 210
Introduction......Page 212
Form and function......Page 213
Activity and flow......Page 215
Anthropometrics......Page 218
Ergonomics......Page 219
The needs of special groups......Page 220
Understanding individual movements......Page 222
Orientation......Page 226
Circulation......Page 228
Project File content......Page 231
Further reading......Page 232
Size and dimensions......Page 234
Construction constraints......Page 240
Environmental and communication services......Page 247
Sustainability......Page 250
Landscaping and planting......Page 253
Cost control......Page 254
Project File content......Page 256
Further reading......Page 257
The nature of aesthetics......Page 260
Visual perception......Page 262
Visual hierarchy......Page 263
Elements of composition......Page 266
Form......Page 271
Proportion......Page 276
Detail......Page 279
Colour......Page 282
Construction constraints......Page 286
The effects of weathering......Page 288
The implications of wear and tear......Page 289
Project File content......Page 290
Further reading......Page 291
Making it work......Page 294
Working drawings......Page 296
Specifications......Page 303
Schedules......Page 307
Bills of Quantity......Page 309
Cost control......Page 312
Project File content......Page 313
Further reading......Page 315
The traditional route......Page 318
Professional responsibilities......Page 320
Forms of contract......Page 321
Tendering arrangements......Page 324
Tendering procedure......Page 325
Evaluating tenders......Page 326
The construction programme......Page 327
Pre-contract arrangements......Page 330
Project File content......Page 332
Further reading......Page 334
SECTION 3 Construction Period......Page 336
The implications of reality......Page 338
Communication......Page 341
Supervision and inspection......Page 343
Quality control......Page 345
Variations......Page 346
Valuations......Page 347
Progress......Page 348
Disputes......Page 349
Project File content......Page 350
Further reading......Page 352
The end is in sight......Page 354
Snagging......Page 356
Latent defects and final account......Page 357
Customer satisfaction......Page 358
Project File content......Page 360
Further reading......Page 361
Introduction......Page 362
Lessons for the development team......Page 363
Discussion points......Page 365
Further reading......Page 366
Conclusion......Page 368
Professional organisations associated with the built environment......Page 370
Glossary......Page 378
Professional journals and publications (Sources of reference)......Page 382
Index......Page 384