| Details | | Publication Date: | 1991-07-01 | | Editor: | Joseph De Chiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik | | Edition Description: | Illustrated |
| Size | | Length: | 1160 pages | | Height: | 11.3 in | | Width: | 9.0 in | | Thickness: | 2.5 in | | Weight: | 124.8 oz |
Publisher's Note Interior design related expenditures now total nearly $40 billion a year in the United States alone-yet this multibillion dollar industry has to date lacked a single-source design reference to answer the day-to-day needs of interior designers and the rapidly increasing number of architects who specialize in interiors. Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning now packs an entire library of essential design data and working drawings (many contributed by the country's top interior design firms) into a single workable volume. This latest volume in the highly successful McGraw-Hill-Saver Standards Series provides time-and money-saving details for all types of construction details and finishes, woodworking and special treatments (plantscaping, signage, audiovisual systems, etc.). Endorsed by top designers Mario Buatta, Kenneth Walker, and John Saladino, among many other-and featuring contributions from Arthur M. Gensler, Jr. and the Space Design Group, this book offers an information explosion of drawings, data, and details on. . .typical layouts and clearances for residential kitchens, bathrooms, living rooms, and bedrooms; construction details for floors, walls, doors, windows, stairs, metalwork, pools, and fountains; finishes, furnishings, and furniture; as well as electrical, lighting, HVAC, and plumbing systems. Includes. . .standard abbreviations and symbols; linear, area, and volumetric measurements; architectural styles; alphabets and signage....
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