Martin Cook
Wiley | 2007 | PDF | 216 pages | 4 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Everyone involved in a building project wants to achieve a better building but design quality means different things to clients, users, architects, cost consultants and contractors. Negotiating design priorities is an important part of the development process.
The Design Quality Manual helps give an objective evaluation of the qualitative aspects of design. Matrices with five defined levels of quality have been developed that cover the key areas of architecture, environmental engineering, user comfort conditions, whole-life costs, detail design and user satisfaction. These can be scored by a visual survey and professional judgement and then augmented by scientific measurement where possible (e.g. temperature, lighting and sound levels). The resultant scores allow comparisons in terms of overall and specific aspects of building performance and design quality.
The Manual covers schools, hospitals and housing and offers a set of criteria by which to judge a broad range of design values; it focuses the design team on the needs of the end user and on the overall building performance.
LIST OF CONTENT
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Overview of design quality and building performance 1
1.2 Building procurement systems 6
1.3 Chequered history of building procurement systems 6
1.4 Cultural context of building procurement systems – public v. private? 10
1.5 Architects and social status 11
1.6 Architecture: art, profession or commercial enterprise? 13
1.7 Client’s changing needs and objectives 19
1.8 References 20
2 Building procurement 23
2.1 Evolution of the building industry and professionalism 23
2.2 Modern building procurement systems 24
2.3 Traditional building procurement 28
2.4 Variants of the traditional system 30
2.5 Design and build 32
2.6 Variants of design and build 34
2.7 Management contracting 35
2.8 Construction management 37
2.9 Design and manage 39
2.10 British Property Federation system 40
2.11 Project management 42
2.12 Professional development system 47
2.13 New Engineering Contract 49
2.14 Private Finance Initiative 49
2.15 Building procurement guidance 51
2.16 Chapter summary 53
2.17 References 57
3 Schools 61
3.1 Historical evolution of schools 61
3.2 The modern era of school building 65
3.3 Twentieth century schools 66
3.4 Twenty-first century schools 68
3.5 PFI schools in England and Wales – Introduction 70
3.6 PFI schools in England and Wales – Design Quality Matrices 72
3.7 PFI schools in England and Wales – Overall summary matrix 74
3.8 PFI schools in England and Wales – Architecture 77
3.9 PFI schools in England and Wales – Environmental engineering 80
3.10 PFI schools in England and Wales – User comfort 84
3.11 PFI schools in England and Wales – Whole life costs 87
3.12 PFI schools in England and Wales – Detail design 90
3.13 PFI schools in England and Wales – Conclusions 93
3.14 PFI schools in England and Wales – Recommendations 94
3.15 PFI schools in England and Wales – Summary 96
3.16 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Introduction 100
3.17 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Description of the project 102
3.18 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Design Quality Matrices 102
3.19 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Overall summary matrix 104
3.20 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Architecture 107
3.21 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Environmental engineering 110
3.22 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – User comfort 113
3.23 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Whole life costs 116
3.24 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Detail design 119
3.25 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – User satisfaction 122
3.26 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Conclusions 124
3.27 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Recommendations 125
3.28 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Summary 126
3.29 International case studies 129
3.30 Further international case studies 132
3.31 References 132
4 Hospitals 135
4.1 Historical evolution of hospitals 135
4.2 The modern era of hospital building 140
4.3 Twenty-first century hospitals 144
4.4 Benchmarking hospitals – Introducing a design quality method 147
4.5 Benchmarking hospitals – The Design Quality Matrices 148
4.6 Benchmarking hospitals – Architecture 150
4.7 Benchmarking hospitals – Environmental engineering 151
4.8 Benchmarking hospitals – User comfort 152
4.9 Benchmarking hospitals – Whole life costs 153
4.10 Benchmarking hospitals – Detail design 154
4.11 Benchmarking hospitals – User satisfaction 155
4.12 Benchmarking hospitals – Building aspects of clinical safety 156
4.13 Benchmarking hospitals – Recommendations 157
4.14 Environmental sustainability 158
4.15 International case studies 160
4.16 Further international case studies 163
4.17 Chapter summary 164
4.18 References 166
5 Housing 169
5.1 Historical evolution of housing 169
5.2 The modern era of housing 175
5.3 Twenty-first century housing 180
5.4 Benchmarking housing – Introduction 182
5.5 References 183
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Wiley | 2007 | PDF | 216 pages | 4 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Everyone involved in a building project wants to achieve a better building but design quality means different things to clients, users, architects, cost consultants and contractors. Negotiating design priorities is an important part of the development process.
The Design Quality Manual helps give an objective evaluation of the qualitative aspects of design. Matrices with five defined levels of quality have been developed that cover the key areas of architecture, environmental engineering, user comfort conditions, whole-life costs, detail design and user satisfaction. These can be scored by a visual survey and professional judgement and then augmented by scientific measurement where possible (e.g. temperature, lighting and sound levels). The resultant scores allow comparisons in terms of overall and specific aspects of building performance and design quality.
The Manual covers schools, hospitals and housing and offers a set of criteria by which to judge a broad range of design values; it focuses the design team on the needs of the end user and on the overall building performance.
LIST OF CONTENT
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Overview of design quality and building performance 1
1.2 Building procurement systems 6
1.3 Chequered history of building procurement systems 6
1.4 Cultural context of building procurement systems – public v. private? 10
1.5 Architects and social status 11
1.6 Architecture: art, profession or commercial enterprise? 13
1.7 Client’s changing needs and objectives 19
1.8 References 20
2 Building procurement 23
2.1 Evolution of the building industry and professionalism 23
2.2 Modern building procurement systems 24
2.3 Traditional building procurement 28
2.4 Variants of the traditional system 30
2.5 Design and build 32
2.6 Variants of design and build 34
2.7 Management contracting 35
2.8 Construction management 37
2.9 Design and manage 39
2.10 British Property Federation system 40
2.11 Project management 42
2.12 Professional development system 47
2.13 New Engineering Contract 49
2.14 Private Finance Initiative 49
2.15 Building procurement guidance 51
2.16 Chapter summary 53
2.17 References 57
3 Schools 61
3.1 Historical evolution of schools 61
3.2 The modern era of school building 65
3.3 Twentieth century schools 66
3.4 Twenty-first century schools 68
3.5 PFI schools in England and Wales – Introduction 70
3.6 PFI schools in England and Wales – Design Quality Matrices 72
3.7 PFI schools in England and Wales – Overall summary matrix 74
3.8 PFI schools in England and Wales – Architecture 77
3.9 PFI schools in England and Wales – Environmental engineering 80
3.10 PFI schools in England and Wales – User comfort 84
3.11 PFI schools in England and Wales – Whole life costs 87
3.12 PFI schools in England and Wales – Detail design 90
3.13 PFI schools in England and Wales – Conclusions 93
3.14 PFI schools in England and Wales – Recommendations 94
3.15 PFI schools in England and Wales – Summary 96
3.16 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Introduction 100
3.17 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Description of the project 102
3.18 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Design Quality Matrices 102
3.19 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Overall summary matrix 104
3.20 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Architecture 107
3.21 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Environmental engineering 110
3.22 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – User comfort 113
3.23 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Whole life costs 116
3.24 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Detail design 119
3.25 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – User satisfaction 122
3.26 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Conclusions 124
3.27 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Recommendations 125
3.28 PFI schools in Northern Ireland – Summary 126
3.29 International case studies 129
3.30 Further international case studies 132
3.31 References 132
4 Hospitals 135
4.1 Historical evolution of hospitals 135
4.2 The modern era of hospital building 140
4.3 Twenty-first century hospitals 144
4.4 Benchmarking hospitals – Introducing a design quality method 147
4.5 Benchmarking hospitals – The Design Quality Matrices 148
4.6 Benchmarking hospitals – Architecture 150
4.7 Benchmarking hospitals – Environmental engineering 151
4.8 Benchmarking hospitals – User comfort 152
4.9 Benchmarking hospitals – Whole life costs 153
4.10 Benchmarking hospitals – Detail design 154
4.11 Benchmarking hospitals – User satisfaction 155
4.12 Benchmarking hospitals – Building aspects of clinical safety 156
4.13 Benchmarking hospitals – Recommendations 157
4.14 Environmental sustainability 158
4.15 International case studies 160
4.16 Further international case studies 163
4.17 Chapter summary 164
4.18 References 166
5 Housing 169
5.1 Historical evolution of housing 169
5.2 The modern era of housing 175
5.3 Twenty-first century housing 180
5.4 Benchmarking housing – Introduction 182
5.5 References 183
EDITORIAL REVIEW
