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| Architectural Programming |
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| A process that seeked to analyze and define an architectural problem along with the requirements that must be met in its physical solution. It is a process of analysis. |
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| Architectural programming |
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| Sometimes this is provided by the architect as part of the entire range of design servies and other times it is performed as a separate service. |
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| What is in a program report? |
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| Includes stating the goals and objectives of the client as well as site analysis, aesthetic considerations, space needs, adjacency requirements, organizing concepts, outdoor space needs, codes, budgeting demans, and scheduling limitations. |
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| What are the two primary factors in determining building size and configuration? |
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Amount of space needed
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the relationships needed among spaces |
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What are the three ways space for a particular use is determined?
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- By the number of people that must be accommodated
- By an object or piece of equipment
- By a specific activity that has its own, clearly specified space needs
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| What is the most popular definition of a space? |
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| People engaged in a particular activity. |
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| How is the area of a space calculated for a specific activity? |
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| The number of people that must be accommodated is determined and is multiplied by the area per person. |
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| A way to determine the size of a space, besides the number of people or the requirements related to a specific activity is... |
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| Determining space needs by the size of an object or piece of equipment. |
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| A way to determine the area of a space besides the number of people using it or the object or equipment in that space is... |
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| Defining space needs through a built-in set of rules of customs related to the activity itself. |
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| An example of space needs defined by the equipment or objects in the space is what? |
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The area of a pressroom is determined by the size of the printing press.
The area of a parking garage is determined by the size of cars in it. |
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| An example of space needs defined by a built-in set of rules or customs related to the activity itself is what? |
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The area of a basketball court must be a certain size regardless of the number of spectators present.
The area of a courtroom is dependant upon the procedures and custroms of a process or trial that dictate an arrangement of human activity. |
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Term
| What areas of the building does the net area not include? |
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Definition
- general circulation space between rooms
- mechanical rooms
- stairways
- elevator and mechanical shafts
- electrical and telephone equipment rooms
- wall and structural thicknesses
- other spaces not directly housing the primary activities of the building
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| What is another term for the net area of a building? |
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| What are secondary spaces in a building called? |
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| The sum of the net area and the unassinged areas. |
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The ratio of the net area and the unassigned areas.
Also called the efficiency of the building. |
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Plans that are variations of the linear system with two or more major linear segments which spaces or buildings are placed.
May be at right angles to each other or at some other angle. |
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| How do you calculate the gross area of a building during the programming phase? |
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| Once the net area is determind and the appropriate efficiency ratio is established or estimated, it is calculated by dividing the net area by the net-to-gross (efficiency) ratio. |
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| The three types of adjacency needs are... |
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Definition
people, products, and information
each type implies a different kind of physical design response |
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| Why are general concepts developed? |
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| They are developed as a response to the goals and needs of the client. |
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| What are programmatic concepts? |
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| Statements about functional solutions to the client's performance requirements. |
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| How do programmatic concepts differ from later design concepts? |
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| Because no attempt at actual physical solutions is made during the programming phase; programmatic concepts guide the later development of design concepts. |
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| What often most influences how the physical environment is organized? |
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| The functional needs of a particular type of building. |
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Consist of two sets of regularly spaced parallel lines, which create one pattern that is very strong and one that is quite flexible.
This is more appropriate for very large buildings and building complexes where a great deal of circulation is required. |
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| What are the six fundamental organization concepts? |
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- linear
- axial
- grid
- central
- radial
- clustered
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Consist of a series of spaces or buildings that are placed in a single line.
They always relate to a unifying line, usually a path of circulation.
Easily expandable. |
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