Car park designers' handbook

'Car Park Designers' Handbook' looks at multi-storey car parks as being utilitarian constructions. The authors do not see their design as being a finite art but as a compromise between the motorist's spatial desires and the practical need to achieve economy of construction.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Hill, Jim, 1931-
Other Authors Rhodes, Glynn, Vollar, Steve, Whapples, Chris
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Thomas Telford, 2005.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781680150384
1680150383
9780727737267
0727737260
9780727734389
0727734385
Physical Description1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations, portraits

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Design brief
  • Design elements
  • Dynamic considerations
  • Static considerations
  • Circulation design
  • Circulation layouts
  • Stairs and lifts
  • Disabled drivers and carers
  • Cycles and motorcycles
  • Security
  • Underground parking
  • Lighting
  • Signage
  • Drainage
  • Fire escapes, safety and fire fighting
  • Fiscal and barrier control
  • Ventilation
  • Structure
  • Appearance.