Residential Space

Ashraf Jammal

Art And design department

Interior Design project 1AIP200

Instructor: Ms. Sohad Hassan

Fall 2011

•Residential space is a space that people live in.

I.Introduction:

•Space is the area provided for a particular purpose, it may have 2D length and width such as the floor or it may have 3D length, width and height.

There are 2 types of space :

•positive: refers to the space of a shape representing the subject matter

•negative: refers to the space around and between the subject matter.

II. Functions of residential space:

•Public zone:

•Private zone

Public zone : Entrance zone Reception zone Salon Dining room Living room W.C. for guests

Private zone: Bedroom Maid room Kitchen Bathrooms

III. Main factor that affect the design (space) :

•Orientation (sunset, sun rise)•Location•Tradition of the client•Financial (Budget of the client)•Ventilation/weather•Noise•Material to use /location of the materials•Health of the client (if disabled people “handicap”)

 IV.  The ' essential' minimum standards to be met in order to obtain planning permission apply to the following:

•Gross Internal Area (GIA) - the internal area contained by the outer walls.•Cooking, Eating and Living Space (CEL) - including a minimum width.•A living area separate from the kitchen for units with 3 or more bedrooms.•Bedroom area.•Internal general storage.•Specified area for 'dirty storage'.•External storage for dustbins and re cycling boxes.•Minimum ceiling height (2.4m).•Balcony or terrace area (flats) plus communal open space.•Garden dimensions (houses).•No single-aspect north facing dwellings.•Minimum no. Of WCs

V. Types of residential space:housesEducational and research facilitiesOffice buildingsRetail outletsWorkshops and industrial buildingsAgricultural buildingsPublic transportAirportsFire stationsHotels/motelsRestaurantZoos and aquariumTheatres and cinemasSports and recreationHealthcare buildingsPlaces of worship

VI. Types of houses:

•Terraced houses•Semi-detached houses•Courtyard houses•Detached houses•Houses with conservatories•Three level houses•Single houses•Disabled houses•Large houses

1. Terraced houses:

2. Semi-detached houses:

3. Courtyard houses:

By using courtyards it is possible to provide additional living space that is both sheltered and private. In contrast to detached housing, courtyard developments allow a high quality of life to be offered to occupants using only a comparatively small amount of land area. Enclosed courtyards can be as small as a living room but might need to be artificially lit if the surrounding walls are all higher than one storey. If, however, a garden, courtyard is required much larger areas are desirable to take full advantage of the sunlight and allow a full range of plants to be considered.

4. Detached houses:

5. Houses with conservatories:

6. Large house :

VII. House orientation:

• Optimal residential sites• Plots located on mountain slopes• Plots located by water• Orientation relative to the street• Room orientation

References and sources of informationwww.southwark.gov.uk Residential space and layout SPD – Ashford Borough council (book) •Residential design standards SPD – supplementary planning document (book) •Guidance and Standards for Housing Development and House Conversions - London Borough of Lambeth Unitary Development Plan (book) •Cabe (2010) Improving the quality of new housing: Technical background paper http://www.cabe.org.uk/files/improving-the-quality-of-new-housing.pdf •Denbighshire County Council Adopted Minimum Licensing Standards for•Houses in Multiple Occupation•Denbighshire County Council (2007) Denbighshire Housing Strategy•Denbighshire County Council (2004) Rhyl Going Forward: Strategy and KeyInvestment•Denbighshire County Council (2002) Unitary Development Plan•Homes and Communities Agency (2010) HCA proposed Core Housing•Design and Sustainability Standards Consultationhttp://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/public/documents/Consultation_Questions.pdf •Housing Act 2004•Lifetime Homes http://www.lifetimehomes.org.uk/pages/revised-designcriteria.html •Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987•Welsh Assembly Government (2005) Design Quality Requirements•Welsh Assembly Government (2010) Planning Policy Wales Edition 3 •Welsh Assembly Government (2008) Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation•Architect’s Data – Ernest and Peter Neufert