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

Includes index.

Introduction to interior planning : Interiors: content and organization ; Concepts of accommodation ; Lessons from primitive settlements ; Interiors: the microscale ; Lessons from transit environment ; 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 ; Solving design problems -- The room : The good room ; Shapes and proportions ; Basic plan elements ; Furniture groups ; Grouping ; Zones and regions ; Centering and alignment ; The center ; Grounding ; Windows ; Circulation ; Thick walls ; Thick walls: practical applications -- Beyond the room : Large single spaces ; Spatial affinities ; Dividing space ; Dividing space: plan views ; Combining spaces ; Layered space ; Formal sequences ; Informal sequences ; Innovative dividers ; Flow in spatial sequences ; Grounding in open spaces ; Thresholds and prospect ; Joining enclosed rooms ; Dividing spaces -- The project : Project qualities ; Project parts ; Open space and rooms ; Repetitive parts ; Development of the plan ; Programmatic particularities ; Base building ; Solids and voids ; Growing the core ; Rooms and machines Circulation: clarity, flow, and efficiency ; Circulation: schemes ; Circulation: enrichment -- Design process : Programming I ; Programming II: user needs ; Programming iII: from requirements to diagrams ; From diagrams to plans ; Allocating spaces ; 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 ; Essence of a scheme ; Generating alternatives ; The patient search ; Thinking three-dimensionally ; Practicing bubble diagramming and block planning -- 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 clearances ; Accessibility: restrooms and drinking fountains ; Accessibility application: master bedroom suite project ; Life safety: egress concepts ; Egress: exit and door requirements ; Egress: good practice for egress corridors ; Multitenant corridors -- Residential design : Residential planning ; Entry space ; Living rooms ; Dining rooms ; Bedrooms I ; Bedrooms: master suites ; Bedroom groups ; Kitchens ; Bathrooms ; Storage ; Special elements ; apartments: analysis ; Small homes: analysis ; Style influence ; Adaptability ; Assisted living ; Bubbles to block plan to loose plan ; Block plan configurations ; Plan development ; Furnishing spaces ; Efficiency apartment -- Nonresidential design : Offices: Anatomy and issues ; Office types ; Office furnishings ; Offices: reception area ; Offices: open areas ; Offices: private offices ; Offices: conference rooms ; Office analysis ; Offices: process ; Office layouts ; Retail: anatomy and issues ; Retail: store types ; Retail: circulation ; Retail anthropometrics ; Retail: fixtures ; Retail examples ; Gourmet food and wine shop ; Restaurants: anatomy and issues ; Restaurant types ; Restaurants: furnishings ; Restaurants: dining areas ; Restaurants: the bar ; Restaurant examples: four small bistros ; Restaurant analysis ; Restaurant layouts.

"This introductory-level text introduces students to the planning of interior environments, addressing both the contents of interior environments and the process of interior space planning."--Page 4 of cover.