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PRE-PROJECT GETTING STARTED
How to Use This Book
Drafting Exercises
Overview of the 23 Chapters		 1
2
4
6
Chapter 1 The F10 House, Green Architecture, Comparison Buildings 10
PROJECT 1 THE BLOCK PLAN 21
Chapter 2 Reading Maps and Reading Drawings
32
Chapter 3 Scale 46
Chapter 4 Counting, Labeling, Documenting
62
Chapter 5 Comparing the F10 House Block with Your Street 72
PROJECT 2 THE SITE PLAN 89
Chapter 6 Relationship to Nearby Buildings 96
Chapter 7 Orientation of the Building on the Site 114
Chapter 8 Topography and Landscape 128
Chapter 9 The Path to the Front Door 142
PROJECT 3 THE FLOOR PLAN 155
Chapter 10 Planning Spaces 168
Chapter 11 Circulation, Clients, and Guest Spaces vs. Family Spaces 182
Chapter 12 Furniture and Dimensions 194
Chapter 13 Window Placement, Views and Light 206
Chapter 14 Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems 218
PROJECT 4 THE ELEVATION 235
Chapter 15 Building Forms and Massing 244
Chapter 16 Buildings in Elevation 260
Chapter 17 Fenestration 272
Chapter 18 Building Proportions and People 290
Chapter 19 Materials and Colors 304
PROJECT 5 THE BUILDING SECTION 321
Chapter 20 Reading and Drawing a Building Section 332
Chapter 21 Forces and Structures 344
Chapter 22 Construction Materials 360
Chapter 23 Comparing Construction Techniques and Materials 374
PROJECT 6 THE DESIGN PROJECT 387
Part 1

Part 2		 The Design Process
Design a new home for a client
An addition to the F10 House––the people and the construction process		 388
389
403
RESOURCES   411
Index From arches to zoning ordinances... you’ll find it here 411
Appendix A Meet the Buildings
 422
Appendix B How to ‘read’ a building 444
Appendix C How to photograph a building 446
Appendix D Careers in architecture and the built environment
How to prepare for the next step		 448
Appendix E Interview with architect Marc L’Italien, designer of the F10 House 452
Bibliography Books and websites 455

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