100 Zones
The separation of areas of a space according to their function.
A part of the programming phase of a project, the development of zones helps indicate the main areas of a design to begin space planning, indicate their relative area and adjacency, and begin the process of determining levels of privacy, environmental quality, and technical need.
The placement of zones is also influenced by their location in a building, the orientation to sun paths, adjacency requirements, and path of travel. A careful zoning study will reveal the placement and range between enclosed and open spaces. Zones can be expanded by the use of overlapping of function; for instance, open-office planning can have ...
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