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WorksheetsThe Principles Related to Function
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
It deals with the development of a plan arrangement to serve in a purely mechanical way the functions of the building.
Need for Adjacency
Functional Design
Required Environments
Example:
kitchen to dining room;
master bedroom to toilet
Similarity in General Rule
Required Environments
Need for Adjacency
Example:
In sports, tennis, golf, swimming pods.
In malls, fast food chains, clothing, food.
Relatedness to Departments, Goals, Systems
Similarity in General Rule
Relatedness to Core Activities
Example (in hospitals):
delivery room to recovery room to post partum
Relatedness to Departments, Goals, Systems
Sequence in Time
Need for Adjacency
Example (in a parking garage):
toll-in to park to toll-out
Relatedness to Core Activities
Sequence in Time
Extent of Man or Machine Involvement
Example:
furniture types, need for view, ceiling height, access to roof, need for vents exhausts, security, acoustics
Similarity in General Rule
Types of Effect Produced
Required Environments
Example:
radiation, chemicals, smoke, fumes, heat, noise from gymnasia or mechanical rooms, vibration from machinery
Types of Effects Produced
Relatedness to Departments, Goals, Systems
Volume of People Involved
Example:
incoming passengers, parking and services, outgoing passengers, loading and unloading taxis, runways
Relatedness to Core Activities
Required Environments
Relative Proximity to Buildings
Example:
(primary) proportion, labor, delivery, nursery
(secondary) waiting, clean and sterile utility, doctor's and nurses' lockers
(tertiary) housekeeping, janitor's closet
Relatedness to Core Activities
Sequence in Time
Extent of Man or Machine Involvement
Example:
newly married, mixed singles, elderly, married with kids
Required Environments
Types of Effects Produced
Characteristics of People Involved
Example:
single house, duplex, condominiums, apartments
Volume of People Involved
Relative Proximity to Buildings
Need for Adjacency
Example:
delivery, unloading, storage, preparation, craft, sales
Characteristics of People Involved
Extent of Man or Machine Involvement
Similarity in General Rule
