Child care design guide / txt
Olds, Anita Rui
- 483 p. ill. 28 cm. book
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
The child's environment. Raising America's children --
The spirit of place.
The design process.
The design team and process --
Starting out : program and site considerations --
Elements of building and site design --
Laying out the center --
Zoning a group room.
Ingredients of good design.
Healthy buildings --
Sound --
Light and lighting --
Windows, doors, and security --
Color --
Interior finishes --
Furnishings.
Functional spaces.
Designing group-room activity areas --
Spaces for infants and toddlers --
Spaces for preschoolers and kindergarteners --
Spaces for school-age children --
Spaces for staff and parents : building community --
Outdoor play spaces --
Child care centers of the future --
Appendix I : Questions to ask prospective architects --
Appendix II : Comparison : construction manager vs. general contractor -- Appendix III : A summary of low-toxic building materials --
Appendix IV : Carla Mathis' living colors.
"In this book, noted designer and psychologist Anita Rui Olds - drawing on her 30 years of experience - helps architects design spaces that meet the varied needs of a day care center's special clients. Here, you'll find step-by step explanations of interior and exterior layout and design principles taken from real-world case studies. Olds begins with an explanation of the important facets of a child environment and builds on this foundation with fully worked-out ideas and solutions for: effective design processes; intelligent overall center design; and efficient layout of dedicated functional spaces." "Chock full of over 550 floor plans, drawings, photographs, charts, and illustrations, Child Care Design Guide will become a first-choice resource as this new industry continues to grow."--Jacket.