Child care design guide /
Childcare design guide
Anita Rui Olds.
- xvii, 483 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
- McGraw-Hill professional architecture .
- McGraw-Hill professional architecture .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-470) and index.
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."--BOOK JACKET.