The interior plan : concepts and exercises / Roberto J. Rengel.

Introduction to interior planning : Interiors: content and organization ; Concepts of accommodation ; Interiors: the microscale ; Interiors the macroscale ; Nature of interior planning ; anatomy of a space plan ; The spare plan in context ; Drawing as design tool ; Diagramming as design tool ; Space planning basics ; Solving design problems -- Projects for people: health, safety, and welfare : Basic human needs ; Humans in buildings ; Humans in action ; Comfort ; Light and sound ; Anthropometrics ; Cast of users ; Universal design ; Wheelchairs ; Accessibility: navigating space ; Accessibility: door clearance ; Accessibility: restrooms and drinking fountains ; Accessibility application: master bedroom suite project ; Life safety: egress concepts : Egress: Exit and door requirements ; Egress: good practices for egress corridors ; Multitenant corridors -- Design process : Design process ; Programming I -- Programming II: user needs ; Programming III: from requirement to diagrams ; From diagrams to plan ; Allocating spaces ; Adjacencies: the matrix diagram ; Adjacencies: the bubble diagram ; Diagram graphics ; Contextual factors: the site ; Organization: circulation ; Organization: solids and voids ; From bubbles to plan: a transitional home ; From bubbles to plan: a restaurant ; From bubbles to plan: an office ; Essences of a scheme ; Generating alternatives ; The patent search ; Search for form ; Edit yourself ; Social spaces ; Practicing bubble diagramming and block planning -- The good room : Shapes an proportions ; Basic plan elements ; Furniture groups ; Grouping ; Zones and regions ; Centering and alignment ; The center ; Grounding ; Focal element as magnet ; Windows ; Circulation ; Thick walls ; Thick walls: practical applications ; Gathering room analysis ; Hotel lobby critique -- Beyond the room : Large single spaces ; Spatial affinities ; Dividing space ; Dividing space: plan views ; Combining spaces ; Layered space ; Formal sequences ; Informal