Parking Structures. Construction and Design Manual
Construction and Design Manual
1st Edition
Published on 3. December 2012
Book
Hardback
556 pages
978-3-938666-95-1 (ISBN)
Description
50 international multi-storey car parks with detailed planning material show new trends in the areas of multi-storey car park design and innovative parking systems. The book in our series Construction and Design Manual includes an introduction to architectural heritage with many sample buildings, illustrated with large-format photographs. The appendix contains standards and measurements in chart form, presented in an easy to understand way - a practical tool for designers.
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Persons
Ilja Irmscher, Dr.-Ing., habil., born in 1956, Managing Director of GIVT mbH (Company for Innovative Traffic Technologies). Within the city parking group Dr. Irmscher focuses on planning and consulting in the field of parking. At the same time he is an expert, both publicly appointed and sworn in by the IHK Berlin, for traffic, transport and parking facilities. Furthermore he is recommended as an expert for mechanical parking systems by the ADAC (German Automobile Association).
Content
1. Car Parks: An Integral Part of the Modern History of Architecture
1.1 How the Automobile Shapes Architecture and Urban Design
1.2 Ten Examples from a Hundred-Year Construction History
2. Basic Principles of Car Park Planning
2.1 Functional Architecture for the Interplay between Cars and their Drivers
2.2 The Automobile and its Driving Geometry
2.3 Objective and Subjective User Requirements
2.4 Requirements for Economic Operation
2.5 Typical Municipal Requirements
2.6 Regulations, Recommendations and Certificates
3. Choosing a Location: Basic Decisions
3.1 Traffic Planning Perspectives and Economic Perspectives
3.2 Urban Development Issues
3.3 Dimensioning
3.4 Traffic Integration
4. Car Parks as Holistic Systems
4.1 Design Philosophy
4.2 Internal Traffic Functionality
4.3 Car Park Types
4.4 Parking Streets as Basic Design Elements
4.5 Ramps as Basic Design Elements
4.6 Multi-Storey Car Parks
5. Further Technical Features of Car Parks
5.1 Entry and Exit Drives
5.2 Parking Management Systems
5.3 Driving Lanes and Parking Spaces
5.4 Walkways and Route Guidance Systems
5.5 Driving Surfaces and Driving Surface Markings
5.6 Planning Interior Heights: Special Aspects to Consider
5.7 Drainage
5.8 Lighting
5.9 Ventilation and Smoke Extraction
5.10 Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm Systems
5.11 Further Building Services Aspects
5.12 Facades and Safety Barriers
5.13 High-Quality Interiors
6. Mechanical Parking Systems
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Parking Lifts
6.3 Sliding Pallets
6.4 Turntables
6.5 Car Lifts
6.6 Other Mechanical Parking Aids
6.7 Semi-Automated Parking Systems
7. Automated Parking Systems
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Mode of Operation
7.3 Area and Space Requirements
7.4 Permissible Vehicle Dimensions
7.5 Space Tolerances and Minimum Distances
7.6 Stacking Principles
7.7 Main Types of Automated Parking Systems
7.8 Load-Lifting Systems
7.9 Planning Automated Parking Systems
7.10 Operation and Services
7.11 Innovative Applications
8. Appendix
8.1 Model Car Park Ordinance
8.2 Model Inspection Ordinance
8.3 Important Reference Values from the Car Park Ordinances
8.4 References and Further Reading
8.5 Keyword Index
8.6 About the Authors
9. Examples of Car Parks (Volume 2)
9.1 Freestanding Multistorey Car Parks
9.2 Self-contained Underground Car Parks
9.3 Integrated Underground Car Parks
9.4 Small Garages
9.5 Automated Parking Systems
9.6 Semi-Automated Parking Systems
9.7 Mechanical Parking Systems
1.1 How the Automobile Shapes Architecture and Urban Design
1.2 Ten Examples from a Hundred-Year Construction History
2. Basic Principles of Car Park Planning
2.1 Functional Architecture for the Interplay between Cars and their Drivers
2.2 The Automobile and its Driving Geometry
2.3 Objective and Subjective User Requirements
2.4 Requirements for Economic Operation
2.5 Typical Municipal Requirements
2.6 Regulations, Recommendations and Certificates
3. Choosing a Location: Basic Decisions
3.1 Traffic Planning Perspectives and Economic Perspectives
3.2 Urban Development Issues
3.3 Dimensioning
3.4 Traffic Integration
4. Car Parks as Holistic Systems
4.1 Design Philosophy
4.2 Internal Traffic Functionality
4.3 Car Park Types
4.4 Parking Streets as Basic Design Elements
4.5 Ramps as Basic Design Elements
4.6 Multi-Storey Car Parks
5. Further Technical Features of Car Parks
5.1 Entry and Exit Drives
5.2 Parking Management Systems
5.3 Driving Lanes and Parking Spaces
5.4 Walkways and Route Guidance Systems
5.5 Driving Surfaces and Driving Surface Markings
5.6 Planning Interior Heights: Special Aspects to Consider
5.7 Drainage
5.8 Lighting
5.9 Ventilation and Smoke Extraction
5.10 Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm Systems
5.11 Further Building Services Aspects
5.12 Facades and Safety Barriers
5.13 High-Quality Interiors
6. Mechanical Parking Systems
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Parking Lifts
6.3 Sliding Pallets
6.4 Turntables
6.5 Car Lifts
6.6 Other Mechanical Parking Aids
6.7 Semi-Automated Parking Systems
7. Automated Parking Systems
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Mode of Operation
7.3 Area and Space Requirements
7.4 Permissible Vehicle Dimensions
7.5 Space Tolerances and Minimum Distances
7.6 Stacking Principles
7.7 Main Types of Automated Parking Systems
7.8 Load-Lifting Systems
7.9 Planning Automated Parking Systems
7.10 Operation and Services
7.11 Innovative Applications
8. Appendix
8.1 Model Car Park Ordinance
8.2 Model Inspection Ordinance
8.3 Important Reference Values from the Car Park Ordinances
8.4 References and Further Reading
8.5 Keyword Index
8.6 About the Authors
9. Examples of Car Parks (Volume 2)
9.1 Freestanding Multistorey Car Parks
9.2 Self-contained Underground Car Parks
9.3 Integrated Underground Car Parks
9.4 Small Garages
9.5 Automated Parking Systems
9.6 Semi-Automated Parking Systems
9.7 Mechanical Parking Systems