Architect's Pocket Book (Routledge Pocket Books)

463 Pages·2023·26.606 MB·English

by  Jonathan Hetreed, Ann Ross, Charlotte Baden-Powell

Architect’s Pocket Book
This handy pocket book brings together a wealth of useful
information that architects need on a daily basis – on-site or in
the studio. It provides clear guidance and invaluable detail on
a wide range of issues, from planning policy through environ-
mental design to complying with Building Regulations, from
structural and services matters to materials characteristics and
detailing. This sixth edition includes the updating of regula-
tions, standards and sources across a wide range of topics,
with a particular focus on sustainability issues. Compact and
easy to use, the Architect’s Pocket Book has sold well over
100,000 copies to the nation’s architects, architecture stu-
dents, designers and construction professionals who do not
have an architectural background but need to understand the
basics, fast. This is the famous little blue book that you can’t
afford to be without.
Jonathan Hetreed and Ann Ross have drawn from dec-
ades of experience of running their own architects’ practice in
Bath to update and extend the scope of this latest edition of
Charlotte Baden-Powell’s Architect’s Pocket Book, reflecting
continuing changes in design, construction and practice, in-
corporating new contributions from consultants and suppliers
while retaining the compact scale and lively detail of the origi-
nal. www.hetreedross.com
Charlotte Baden-Powell (1936–2006) was trained at the
Architectural Association in London. She practised architecture
for over 40 years, during which time she identified the need
for this book, first published in 1997 and still incisively relevant
today.

Architect’s Pocket Book
Sixth Edition
Jonathan Hetreed and Ann Ross
From the original by
Charlotte Baden-Powell
Sixth edition published 2023
by Routledge
4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN
and by Routledge
605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business
© 2023 Charlotte Baden-Powell, Jonathan Hetreed and Ann Ross
The right of Charlotte Baden-Powell, Jonathan Hetreed and Ann Ross to be
identified as authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or
utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now
known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any
information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the
publishers.
Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered
trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent
to infringe.
First edition published by Architectural Press 1997
Fifth edition published by Routledge 2017
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hetreed, Jonathan, author. | Ross, Ann, 1955- author. |
Baden-Powell, Charlotte, 1936-
Title: Architect’s pocket book / Jonathan Hetreed and Ann Ross.
Description: Sixth edition. | Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2023. |
“From the original by Charlotte Baden-Powell.” |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2022046377 (print) | LCCN 2022046378 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781032414119 (paperback) | ISBN 9781032414133 (hardback) |
ISBN 9781003357995 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Architecture—Great Britain—Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Classification: LCC NA2590 .B3 2023 (print) | LCC NA2590 (ebook) |
DDC 720.941—dc23/eng/20221026
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022046377
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2022046378
ISBN: 9781032414133 (hbk)
ISBN: 9781032414119 (pbk)
ISBN: 9781003357995 (ebk)
DOI: 10.4324/9781003357995
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Contents
Preface to the sixth edition ix
Acknowledgements to the sixth edition xi
1 General information 1
The architect’s role in the 21st century 1
Designing for a changing climate 1
Metric system 10
Metric units 11
Temperature 12
Imperial units 13
Conversion factors 14
Greek alphabet 17
Roman numerals 17
Geometric data 18
Paper sizes 23
CAD (Computer Aided Design) 24
BIM (Building Information Modelling) 24
Drawing conventions 28
3-Dimensional hand drawing 32
NBS 33
The classifications 33
2 Design guidance 35
Professional bodies for architects and technologists 35
Planning permissions 36
Other consents 44
Party Wall Awards 50
Building Regulations 53
Dampness in buildings 61
Construction Design and Management Regulations 63
Standards – in the construction industry 67
Cost estimating, contracts, fees, disputes and legal
involvement for architects 71
vi Contents
Sustainability, energy saving and green issues in
a time of climate emergency 80
Landscaping 92
Anthropometric data 108
Sanitary provision for public buildings 126
3 Structures 131
Eurocodes 132
Building loading 133
Bending moments and beam formulae 144
Fire resistance 145
Low carbon design 147
Substructure (Foundations) 149
Superstructure (above ground structure) 153
Masonry structures 154
Timber construction 163
Metal structural framing systems (SFS) 175
Steel frame 176
Concrete frame 182
4 Services 187
Drainage 188
Rainwater disposal 192
Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) 193
Water supply regulations 196
Water storage and use 202
U-values 207
R-values 211
K-values 211
Conservation of fuel and power 212
Heat losses 215
Central heating and hot water systems 219
Ventilation 224
Electrical installation 232
Lighting 237
Sound 260
Home technology integration 266
Contents vii
5 Building elements 271
Enclosure 271
Stairs and balustrades 274
Fireplaces 277
Chimneys and flues 279
Doors 281
Windows 287
Pitched rooflights 294
Flat rooflights 296
Security fittings and ironmongery 299
6 Materials and components 302
Concrete 302
Brickwork and blockwork 304
Stonework 316
Damp-Proof Courses 317
Plaster and render 320
Metals 327
Insulation 330
Roofing and cladding 335
Glass 362
Glass blocks 371
Timber 373
Building boards 387
Wood-rotting fungi 401
Plastics 408
Wall and floor tiles 410
Nails and screws 411
Colour 413
Paints 415
Wallpaper coverage for walls and ceilings 419
Contacts/Sources 421
Bibliography/Sources 433
Index 435

Preface to the sixth edition
In the six years since the fifth edition, the art, science and
practice of architecture have continued to evolve alongside –
though less dramatically than – the growing challenges of life
on this planet. Accessibility of information – particularly techni-
cal information – the core of the APB’s usefulness – has grown
both technically and in distribution. The sheer volume of infor-
mation now available to all of us makes the positive selection
and accessible presentation of it even more useful.
We have aimed to enhance the relevance – especially the
sustainable relevance – of material presented, thinning some
of the denser sections so as to better reveal the useful core,
while retaining the broad spread – and we hope the intricate
appeal – of Charlotte Baden-Powell’s original.
As ever, the scope of the book is intended to be most useful to
the bespoke and smaller scale of architecture where most of
our own experience has been gained.
Ourselves and our many contributors – both seasoned and
new – have revised, pruned and amplified individual sections,
updating technical references and environmental issues in par-
ticular. Readers’ comments are gratefully received and have
been taken into account in this edition.
Jonathan Hetreed and Ann Ross