Print Email Facebook Twitter Comparative floorplan-analysis in programming and architectural design Title Comparative floorplan-analysis in programming and architectural design Author van der Voordt, D.J.M. Vrielink, D. van Wegen, H.B.R. Faculty Architecture and The Built Environment Date 1997 Abstract Every floorplan may be regarded as a reflection of the goals and activities of the users as interpreted by the architect. By comparing a wide range of building layouts for similar organizations one may achieve a good understanding of the ways in which goals and values can be expressed in spatial solutions. It offers the opportunity to develop a spatio-functional typology of design solutions. Post-Occupancy Evaluations focussing on underlying arguments and user experiences with different design solutions give insight into relevant points of decision, (dis)advantages for use and perception, and (dis)congruencies between spatial systems and social systems. This article demonstrates how an integration of Comparative floorplan-analysis (CFA) and Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) may contribute to more soundly based solutions in programming and architectural design. The relationship between spatial and social configurations is illuminated by an analysis of floorplans of two schools with different educational systems and the spatial implications of a shift from a medical care concept into a residential care concept in nursing homes. Subject spatio-functional analysisfloorplansdesign evaluationPOE To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:4a6c2e7c-d803-4d3f-bb44-748289f1426a ISSN 0142-694X Source Design Studies, vol. 18, nr. 1, p. 67-88 (authors version) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 1997 The Author(s) Files PDF 1997_VanderVoordt-etal_De ... Design.pdf 788.54 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:4a6c2e7c-d803-4d3f-bb44-748289f1426a/datastream/OBJ/view