ARCHITECTURE
A.
Maximum Economy:
S q u a r e plan (1)
B.
Measure of economy is ratio:
P e r i m e t e r wall area/gross
floor area.
(2)
Ratio = 2(ab + ac)
bc
C.
Example 1:
Perimeter wall
a r e a / g r o s s floor area ratio
=
0:4 @ .00/s.f., exterior
w a l l cost = ,000.
(3)
Gross floor area = 10,000 s.f.
.00/s.f. enclosed
D.
Example 2:
P e r i m e t e r wall area/
g r o s s floor area ratio = 0:64
@ .00/s.f., exterior wall
c o s t = ,000.
(4)
Gross floor area = 10,000 s.f.
.20/s.f. enclosed
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