Building Type Basics For Office Buildings; Author: Kohn, A. Eugene; Joint Author: Katz, Paul; Hardback; Book

Author: Kohn, A. Eugene; Joint Author: Katz, Paul
Building Type Basics Series; Hardback; Book; Illustrations, Bibliography, Index
304 pages
Published: August 2002
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 0471389234

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 ofoffice 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.Provides designers with important first steps and addresses the questions routinely encountered in the early phases of a project commission. Office buildings range from dramatic skyscrapers to utilitarian low-rise complexes. They can be built for corporations, governments or on speculation for developers. In this volume, Kohn Pedersen Fox shares knowledge and expertise on all aspects of office building design.