Building Type Basics for Office Buildings

 Building Type Basics for Office Buildings
Item #: 165-9234-02
Author: A. Eugene Kohn, Paul Katz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:0-471-38923-4
Format: Hardcover
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Helpful design information regarding office buildings for architects and designers
From the acclaimed New York Firm of Kohn Pedersen Fox, this volume in the Building Type Basics series gives readers the essential information they need to initiate designs for every type of office building, from dramatic skyscrapers to utilitarian low-rise complexes. It combines in-depth coverage of all of the structural, mechanical, acoustic, traffic, and security issues unique to today's office buildings with the nuts-and-bolts guidance you need to launch your design project and see it through. Including a wealth of brilliant photos and illustrations, this volume also addresses a broad scope of timely issues related to modern office design: standard and alternate workplaces, the "smart" office building, security, healthy interiors, elevators, image and identity, and more. 304 pp.

Building Type Basics for Office Buildings - Table of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part I: Architectural Issues
    • Introduction
    • The Office Building Type: A Pragmatic Approach
  • Part II: Consultants' Issues
    • Interior Architecture
    • Structural Systems
    • Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing Systems
    • Vertical Transportation
    • Curtain Walls
    • Alternative Workplace Solutions
    • Safety and Security
  • Part III: Case Studies
    • Gannett/USA Today Corporate Headquarters
    • Chagrin Highlands Building One
    • Thames Court
    • Tour CBX
    • Endesa Headquarters
    • 11 Charter Road
    • One Raffles Link
    • Ernst & Young Building
    • Espirito Santo Plaza
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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