Table of Contents

Foreword xii


BASICS


Abbreviations and symbols 1


Drawings 4


Accessible Building 21


Dimensional Basics and Relationships 26


Building Biology 36


Visual Perception 39


DESIGN PROCESS


Design 42


Sustainable Building 46


Facility Management 48


Refurbishment 50


Design and Construction Management 56


BUILDING COMPONENTS


Foundations 66


Walls 74


Floor Slabs 80


Roofs 85


Windows 96


Glass 104


Doors 113


Stairs 120


Escalators 126


Moving Walkways 127


Lifts 128


RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS


Basics 135


Housing Density 137


Orientation 138


Access 139


Floor Plans 143


Rooms 146


ACCOMMODATION


Student Residences 167


Elderly People's Accommodation 168


Hotels 171


Catering 174


Youth Hostels 184


Holiday/Weekend Cabins 185


Motels 186


Camping 187


EDUCATION AND RESEARCH


Children's Daycare 188


Playgrounds 190


Schools 191


Universities and Colleges 198


CULTURAL VENUES


Museums and Art Galleries 207


Theatres 209


Cinemas 222


Circus 227


Zoos 228


ADMINISTRATION AND OFFICES


Office Buildings 231


High-Rise Buildings 244


Libraries 247


Basics 247


Banks 253


RETAIL


Retail Outlets 254


INDUSTRY AND TRADE


Industry 263


Workshops 274


RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS


Christian Churches 285


Synagogues 288


Mosques 289


HEALTH


Doctors' Practices 290


Hospitals 291


SPORT AND LEISURE


Stadiums 318


Sports Facilities 320


Sports Halls 350


Swimming Pools 362


Spa 372


Amusement Arcades 375


TRANSPORT


Roads 376


Parking Facilities 387


Public Transport 403


Railways 408


Aviation 418


EXTERNAL WORKS


Cemeteries 424


Landscape Architecture 426


Earthworks 428


Garden Enclosures 430


Pergola and Trellis 432


Paths, Paving, Steps 435


Drainage 436


Vegetation


Biological Engineering 439


Greenhouses 441


Ponds and Pools 442


External Works ? Example 445


AGRICULTURE


FARMYARDS 446


Animal Husbandry 452


Supply and Disposal 461


BUILDING SERVICES


Renewable Energy 466


Building Physics 471


Daylight 488


Lighting 501


Fire Protection 511


Domestic Installation 522


Chimneys and Ventilation Shafts 537


References 540


BS and DIN Standards 548


Conversion of Units 555


INDEX 575

About the Author

Ernst Neufert was a German architect who is known as an assistant of Walter Gropius, as a teacher and member of various standardization organizations, and especially for his essential handbook Architects' data. Peter Neufert is the author of Architects' Data, 4th Edition, published by Wiley.

Reviews

Neufert s Architects Data is an essentialreference for the initial design and planning of a buildingproject. It provides, in one concise volume, the coreinformation needed to form the framework for the more detaileddesign and planning of any building project. (Building Engineer, 1July 2012)