What problem does it solve?
This Skill provides comprehensive guidance on spatial planning for buildings, addressing floor plan layout, circulation design, core design, vertical stacking strategy, net-to-gross optimization, wayfinding, and spatial legibility.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Floor Plan Archetypes: Offers detailed descriptions and examples of various floor plan types, including single-loaded corridors, double-loaded corridors, central core, side core, point tower, courtyard plan, atrium plan, free plan, open plan, and hybrid plan.
- Circulation Design: Provides guidelines for primary circulation elements like lobbies, corridors, stair design, elevator design, escalator design, and emergency circulation (egress).
- Core Design: Explains different core types, components, dimensioning by building type, and structural role of the core.
- Vertical Stacking Strategy: Outlines principles for organizing building programs floor-by-floor and strategies for heavy and wet use stacking, column grid continuity, and typical stacking patterns.
- Net-to-Gross Optimization: Defines net area, gross area, net-to-gross ratio, and provides targets and strategies for improving NTG.
- Wayfinding and Spatial Legibility: Discusses principles and strategies for effective wayfinding, including clear sightlines, landmark moments, differentiation through light and height, material, and signage integration, and universal accessibility in wayfinding.
Quick Start
Use the spatial-planning skill to review the different floor plan archetypes for your building project and select the most suitable one based on your requirements.
