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THE ARCHITECT’S STUDIO COMPANION
RULES OF THUMB FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN

Third Edition

Edward Allen and Joseph Iano

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

This book is printed on acid-free paper. o Copyright © 2002 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. All rights reserved. Published simultaneously in Canada. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmittedin any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978)750-8400, fax (978) 750-4744. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012, (212) 850-6011, fax (212) 850-6008, E-mail: PERMREQ @ WILEY.COM. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with theunderstanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Allen, Edward, 1938– The architect’s studio companion: rules of thumb for preliminary design / Edward Allen and Joseph Iano.— 3rd ed. p. cm.Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-471-39235-9 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Architectural design — Handbooks, manuals, etc.— I. Iano, Joseph. II. Title NA2750 .A556 2001 721 — dc21 2001024235 Printed in the United States of America. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We wish to thank the many individuals who contributed so graciously to the making of this book. Among thoseprofessionals whom we consulted during its formative stages, special mention goes to Prof. Carl Bovile of the University of Maryland, who strongly influenced the underlying philosophy of the book, and Prof. Stephen Vamosi of the University of Cincinnati, who gave generously of his expertise on mechanical and electrical systems. Robert Heryford, P.E., and Peter S. Watt, P.E., of R. G. VanderweilAssociates and Marvin Mass of Cosentini Associates also shared freely their knowledge in this area. Richard J. Farley of the University of Pennsylvania and Daniel Schodek of Harvard University gave valuable advice on structural matters. Joel Loveland, of the University of Washington Department of Architect and the Seattle Lighting Design Lab, generously provided valuable concepts as well as helpfulreview for the third edition’s chapter on daylighting design. For additional contributions of technical expertise we are indebted to architects Harvey Bryan, Mark Dooling, Jerry Hicks, Douglas Mahone, and Peter Stone. The first edition of this book was created through an exceptional working relationship with the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. We thank especially Judith R. Joseph, the editor withwhom we began the project, and Claire Thompson, who continued as editor and guided the book through its development with skill and never-ending optimism. We wish to thank Marcia Samuels for an expert job of copyediting and guiding the book through the

complexities of production, and Cynthia Zigmund, Erika Levy, and Barbara Tillman for their cheer and professionalism in handling the manyadministrative difficulties. For their valuable assistance in reviewing preliminary drafts of the first edition, we thank David Glassner of Temple University, Roger N. Goldstein of Goody, Clancy Associates, Jack Kremers of Kent State University, Sandra Davis Lakeman of California Polytechnic University, Alan Levy of the University of Pennsylvania, John Reynolds of the University of Oregon, Donald Prowler...