{"product_id":"space-planning-basics-paperback-softback-9781394197545","title":"Space Planning Basics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781394197545","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpace Planning Basics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Karlen (Author), Saglinda H Roberts (Author), Rob Fleming (Author), Sharon B Jaffe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781394197545, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 April 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.2 x 21.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEFINITIVE GUIDE TO SPACE PLANNING, REVISED AND UPDATED WITH THE LATEST INTERIOR DESIGN TECHNIQUES, EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS, AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpace Planning Basics \u003c\/i\u003eapproaches space planning in a way that ensures all considerations are met, from preliminary floor plans, to client programming needs, to how factors such as building codes and environmental factors affect a spatial composition, to sustainability. With step-by-step methodology based on the author team’s combined decades of design experience, this foundational text is the de facto reference on the subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe text covers current design approaches, building evaluation processes, and basic programming skills. It presents structural guidelines that replicate the current professional process with a clear, highly practical, and comprehensive approach. Text, drawings, graphics, and practice exercises are included throughout to reinforce learning, and each chapter contains recommended resources for further reading and study. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpdates to this newly revised Fifth Edition of \u003ci\u003eSpace Planning Basics\u003c\/i\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e New content on applying comprehensive client analysis and stakeholder engagement and coverage of the latest credentialing requirements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An explanation of evidence-based design and the importance of health and wellbeing as well as the latest developments in sustainable design and current rating systems \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Updates on spatial relationships, vertical conveyance, and building shells with new drawings, diagrams and coverage of universal design and human factors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Updated and expanded resources for instructors on a companion website including new exercises, CAD and Revit files, and interactive graphs \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpace Planning Basics\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a complete, all-in-one introduction on the subject and is an essential principal resource for thousands of designers and students in space planning or interior design courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Predesign and Context 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Built Environment’s Role 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSense of Place 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolving Design Standards 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvidence- Based Design (EBD) 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman-Centered Design (HCD) 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal Context 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrative Design 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase or Precedent Studies 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Conclusion 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelated Theories 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Health, Wellbeing + Biophilia 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealth and Wellbeing 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElements of Health + Wellbeing 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiophilia 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating Biophilic Elements 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttributes + Elements of Biophilia 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndirect Experience with Nature 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExperience of Space and Place 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Summary 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources for Further Study 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Important Influencing Factors 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Codes 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic ADA Barrier- Free Design Standards 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTravel and Egress 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToilets and Lavatories 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurniture Planning and Placement 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSite, Climate, and Sun Path 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable Design Strategies 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainable Rating or Design Systems 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources for Further Study 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Planning Methodology 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Synthesis Gap 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Synthesis Gap Expanded 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriteria Matrix 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSquare Footage Requirements + Prototypical Plan Sketches 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompleting the Criteria Matrix 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariations 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Final 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