AD 12500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9-12: Kitchen Stove, Proxemics, Synectics
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6 steps of programming: - establish goals, gather & analyze, specify needs, Active solar systems include the use of: - photovoltaic panels to convert solar energy into electricity, as well as utilizing the thermal properties of sunlight. Adaptive reuse - adaptation and modification of an existing structure to enable it to serve a useful purpose today. Amp - the measure of the rate of flow. Anthropometrics: - the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body. Barrier-free access - although private/residential structures are less controlled than public-sector buildings, most housing projects that include three or more units are required to have at least one accessible or adaptable unit for the physically impaired. Bubble diagram - relationships established in the matrix are expressed. Circular seating arrangement - couches and chairs in a circle. Cluster planning - developed to prevent suburban sprawl and gridlock form, while minimizing the area of the lots.