Architects Pocket Book

Architect’s Pocket Book
Charlotte Baden-Powell
Second edition

This book is not a construction manual, it contains no typical
detail drawings, but is instead a collection of information
needed before such drawings are prepared.

The second edition contains 30 new pages of subjects ranging
from Party Wall Awards and green issues to industrial processes.
The new drawings include information about setting-up
perspectives, wheelchairs, traditional doors and windows,
colour spectrum, etc. Additions have also been made to the
original text. Names and addresses have been updated and
email and websites added.

The aim of the book is to included information from a wide
range of sources. Facts which one knows are somewhere -
but where? I like to think that this is the book I should have
had to hand, both as a student and while running my private
practice. I hope you do too.

General Information
Climate maps 1
Metric system 8
Metric units 10
Temperature 11
Imperial units 12
Conversion factors 14
Greek alphabet 17
Geometric data 18
Paper sizes 24
Drawing conventions 28
Perspective drawing 32
CI/SfB Construction Index 34
Uniclass 40
2 Planning
Planning and other permissions 41
Building Regulations 1991 52
Standards – in the construction industry 56
Sustainability, energy saving and green issues 59
Anthropometric data 64
Furniture and fittings data 68
Miscellaneous data 78
Sanitary provision for public buildings 82
Trees for towns 86
Hedges 88
3 Structures
Weights of materials 89
Newtons 93
Imposed loads 94
Fire resistance 99
Bending moments and beam formulae 100
Safe loads on subsoils 102
Timber 103
Brickwork and blockwork 106
Concrete 108
Steelwork 112
4 Services
Drainage 119
Rainwater disposal 122
Water supply regulations 123
Water storage 127
U-, R- and K- values 130
Thermal insulation 132
Heat losses 134
Central heating and hot water systems 136
Ventilation 138
Electrical installation 144
Lighting 147
Sound 164
5 Building Elements
Stairs and gradients 167
Fireplaces 170
Chimneys and flues 172
Doors 174
Windows 180
Security fittings 188
6 Materials
Brickwork and blockwork 191
Stonework 200
Dampness in buildings 204
Plaster and render 205
Metals 211
Roofing 214
Glass 237
Timber 250
Building boards 269
Plastics 276
Nails and screws 278
Paints 280