The Factors That Influence The Design Process

Criteria for performance appraisals is an appraisal free of bias, documented results on file, strategies implemented by development of performance measures, feedback, and information for an employee to maximize their performance. Rating factors, effectiveness, and results used to either terminate employees or identify those with potential for advancement.

The main entrance to a building creates the first impression of the whole facility. This gives the end user an overall impression of the building and what it has to offer. Once that impression is made it is hard for it to be unmade. One must continually ask how the threshold will be addressed, how will the materials be used in order to create the necessary feeling that the building needs to present to its end users.

For instance, keeping those with mobility issues in mind, Aptus has both an accessible main entrance, equipped with a slope leading from the sidewalk to the doors, and the availability of an “activation push-button” to open doors, and a semi-accessible side-entrance equipped with a ramp, and a door that is practically always left open to ensure physical accessibility (intext). It has an elevator, and a number of barrier-free washrooms, both for staff and clients aside from the necessary accessibility components inside the washroom, again, have automatic-door operation (intext).

Residents raised their concerns about noise pollution from employees, visitors, and ambulances. The building would directly affect neighbors on 39th Street, whose backyards would face the facility’s entrance.

Appraisal: determine the value of building and suitability for intended use, check zoning ordinances and provide an opinion on the advisability of

According to Hammel J et al, Building codes, guidelines and standards all provide minimum level of accessibility. However they do not make accommodation for everyone, therefore the result showed

The elements of design were created by Arthur Wesley Dow to help people see, describe, and create visual qualities in a systematic way. It consists of 7 elements: line, shape, form, colour, value, texture and space.

traditions and religions as well as over searching stylistic trends and dates. A variety of styles have been used in the idea of architecture. The science of architecture begins with gravity. Gravity added with the creative manipulation and coordination of material, technology, light and shadow. Architecture comes with the durability, utility, and creativity. Through each generation these theories have developed and changed. The newly developed standards of today’s public safety has made an immense affect on the redesign of modern buildings. Modern buildings should be redesigned using these new standards because the security needs to be improved, materials have to be restored and replaced, and designs need to be modified or updated. Safety and security are very important in today’s society. There are thousands to millions of precautions taken to prevent harmful and dangerous things from happening. A couple years ago on the day of September 11, 2001 a series of events occurred that would change the United States forever. In between the states of New York and Washington D.C four events of terrorist attacks were made. Planes had been hijacked and flown into buildings attempting to be suicide attacks. Nevertheless these attacks ended up being more of a tragedy then suicide. In New York, The World

The Building Code of Australia (BCA) refers to stairways in D3.3(c) and requires compliance with AS1428.1 for stairways that are required to have access features. The Commission’s view is that all stairways, other than those specifically exempted under the BCA, should have these features for access and safety reasons.

May include adaptations such as accessible designs for rooms, the addition of ramps, wheelchair lifts, elevators, or stair lifts

By providing a provision of transition areas for the elderly allows the aging eyed enough time to adapt to spaces with different levels of light. Even distribution of light levels so that there will be no visual barriers of extremely dark or light spots. Avoid unnecessary contrast of light and dark shadows and advancing. Smooth ground-level entrances without stairs and level ramps can help wheel chaired people significantly. Wheelchair accessibility stated that minimum size for a single, stationary wheelchair is 30” X 48”. Ramp slope is 1:12 with a 30” rise for a run. Clear width of 36” and a clear width for a single wheelchair passage is 32” at a point and 36” continuously. Level handles for opening doors rather than twisting knobs and continuous and easy to grab handrails to help with people struggling with arthritis. Surfaces that are stable, firm, and slip resistant prevent falling for the elderly, which is important due to that fact that one out of three older people fall each year. Installing automated doors that feature a “push” option if heavier than five pounds. Eliminate noise from exterior sources by using absorbing materials such as green noise barriers, roof insulations, acoustic ceilings, insulation under floors and façade insulations. Design to provide options for those with various levels of mobility. By focusing on key principles of Universal design such as equitable use for people with diverse abilities, flexibility in use for a wide range of individual preferences, simple and intuitive use that’s understandable regardless of users understanding or knowledge, perceptible information, tolerance for error, low physical effort, and use of appropriate

Also under NSW Safety laws any person manufacturing or designing structure must make sure that it is done so in a way that the need for any manual task is reduced so that it is

Computer aided design (CAD) is used in design offices around the world because speed and efficiency is extremely valuable. The idea of Concurrent Design Engineering is a relatively new concept that has improved the speed that designers produce a product. Concurrent Design Engineering is a way to integrate all the processes in design back to a three-dimensional geometric data base or a CAD model. All the steps in designing a product have an opportunity to contribute to and be actively informed of decisions and changes throughout the process of design. CAD has the ability to generate fast, easy to understand models that can be altered with ease and with concurrent design engineering, any changes would be known by everybody involved. Each of

The goal of appraisals should always be encouraging and should comprise of some discussion about past performance, but the attention should be on future development. The performance is measured

Concept: Designs based on creative idea or invention developed, approved and agreed upon by the client and the designer at the commencement of the project.