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CHAPTER 7 THE SURFACE
This part unpacks the surfaces of the wall, door and window.
7. The Surface
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A. The Wall
1. Walls of private rooms should not touch
Each room has a minimum of a dry and wet space which can be incorporated into the walls
B. The Window
1. Window opening
• Each room must have twenty five precent (25%) of total wall surface as operable windows.
• Each room must have operable facade on at least two walls to allow light and cross ventilation.
2. Each window sill associated with a window that is between 500 and 1000mm high off the ground must be a minimum of 500mm wide and a filled extrusion. This can be used for seating or storage.
3. Windows up to 1200mm must also contain a 500mm wide window sill and may contain storage underneath. This does not include window sills on floor to ceiling height windows.
4. If a room does not have any outdoor area included within the space, windows must be operable, facing towards an open space, which can be any of the following:
• Courtyards
• Balcony
• Void
• Anything agreeable between architect and inhabitant which allows for light and ventilation
C. The Door
1. The door handle on each opening must have the capacity to hold or allow for objects to hang. This applies to handles in private, semiprivate, and public spaces.
2. Door opening must be a minimum of
• eight hundred millimeters (800mm) wide for private spaces.
• one thousand millimeters (1000mm) for public spaces.
3. Each space must allow for a clear thoroughfare throughout it or between two or more spaces.
4. Each room must have two access points, so the inhabitant can exit the room from any space.
5. Doors have the ability to separate spaces or unify spaces as one.
6. Doors can be partition walls that separate two spaces, and once opened allow the space to open as one.
7. Opening on either side of a wall that is used to divide space must be in reference to the minimum door opening of 800mm.
8. Doors and openings located against the edge of an outdoor space must allow for the transformation of a space to become an indoor/outdoor space.
