COST EFFECTIVE CONSTRUCTION

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SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:
AR.ASHU JAIN SIMRAN JAIN
Q1.WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY COST EFFECTIVE PLANNING
AND DESIGNING? EXPLAIN IN DETAIL WITH EXAMPLE.

• A BUILDING DESIGN IS DEEMED TO BE COST-EFFECTIVE IF IT

RESULTS IN BENEFITS EQUAL TO THOSE OF
ALTERNATIVE DESIGNS AND HAS A LOWER WHOLE LIFE COST,
OR TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP.
• THE PURPOSE OF A GOOD DESIGN IS TO IDENTIFY THE ASPECTS
THAT CONTRIBUTE TO OBTAINING THE MOST FUNCTIONAL
ASPECTS FROM A GIVEN SPACE.
• BUILDING DESIGN CONTRIBUTE MOST TO OPTIMUM SPACE
EFFICIENCY, AND TO PRODUCE GOOD PRACTICE FOR
ESTABLISHING SPACE EFFICIENCY WITHIN HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS WHEN EMBARKING ON BUILDING PROJECTS

➢ KEYS TO SPACE EFFICIENCY THROUGH BUILDING DESIGN :

• MAXIMISE THE BUILT SPACE ON THE FOOTPRINT OF NEW
BUILDINGS AND BY MODEST ADDITIONS AND EXTENSIONS IN
EXISTING BUILDINGS.
• MATCH NEW USES TO THE EXISTING BUILT FORM IN
REFURBISHMENT PROJECTS.
• PROVIDE A HIGH RATIO OF USABLE AREA TO GROSS BUILT AREA.
• CAPTURE BALANCE AREAS FOR ACTIVE USE.
• PROVIDE VERSATILE SPACE, FURNITURE AND FITTINGS THAT
CAN BE USED FOR DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
• SPECIFY DESIGN FEATURES THAT ALLOW DIFFERENT
ACTIVITIES AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
• OPTIMISE SPACE STANDARDS FOR EFFECTIVE WORK.
• CREATE VERSATILE OFFICE AND RESEARCH SPACE, WITH
APPROPRIATE OPEN PLAN AREAS, SUPPLEMENTED BY MEETING
AND QUIET SPACES.
• OPTIMISE FURNITURE SIZES FOR EFFECTIVE WORK.
• PROVIDE FOR WIRELESS DATA ACCESS TO ENABLE MAXIMUM
EFFECTIVE USE OF COMMON SPACE.
➢ EXAMPLE

FIG.1 FIG.2

IN FIG.1 MORE SPACE IS SAVING THROUGH PLANNING AND COST

SAVING ALSP.
IN FIG.2 IT IS LESS SPACE SAVING AND NOT GOOD PLANNING.
Q2. WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND BY INNOVATIVE FURNITURE? AND
HOW THEY ARE HELPFUL IN YOUR COST EFFECTIVE PLANNING
AND DESIGNING ?EXPLAIN IN DETAIL.

• PLANNING AND DESIGNING YOUR WORKSPACE IS A TEAM

EFFORT THAT TAKES CREATIVITY, ATTENTION TO DETAIL, AND
A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR INTERIOR SPACE AND
HOW YOUR PEOPLE WORK.
➢ SPACE SAVING FURNITURE
• IN ONE WAY, SAVE THE FLOOR SPACE WHILE MAXIMIZING THE
STORAGE ON ANOTHER.
• FROM VERSATILE DESIGNS THAT DOUBLE UP AS STORAGE, TO
THE ONE THAT'S PERFECTLY MADE FOR A SMALL SPACE
SAVING FURNITURE IDEAS, WOODEN STREET HAS ALL IN ONE.
SCROLL DOWN TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE EXCLUSIVE
COLLECTION OF SPACE SAVING WOODEN FURNITURE ONLINE
AT WOODEN STREET.
➢ MULTI USE FURNITURE
• RESOURCE FURNITURE HAS TRAVELED THE GLOBE SOURCING
THE MOST INNOVATIVE, SPACE-MAXIMIZING SOLUTIONS
POSSIBLE FOR THE BEDROOM, LIVING ROOM, GUEST ROOM AND
THROUGHOUT YOUR HOME.
• MULTI-FUNCTIONAL FURNITURE HELPS YOU REDUCE
CLUTTER BY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PIECES IN A ROOM.
➢ EXAMPLE:-
1. CORTESI CONVERTIBLE
CHAIR BED:-

THE CORTESI CONVERTIBLE

CHAIR BED

NOT ONLY LOOKS CHIC AND

COMFORTABLE; IT ALSO FOLDS
OUT INTO A LOUNGE-CHAIR-
STYLE BED.
2. LAPTOP DESK – BREAKFAST
TRAY – MINI TABLE
•
AUTO-LOCK BUTTONS
MAKE ADJUSTING THE
HEIGHT A SIMPLE TASK.
IT FOLDS UP AND OUT OF
THE WAY WHEN YOUR
DONE FOR EASY
STORAGE.
• WHEN YOU’RE READY TO GET BACK TO WORK, SETUP IS A
BREEZE!
3. THE COFFEE TABLE THAT
HOUSES AN ARMCHAIR AND
SIDE TABLE
• COFFEE TABLE BY DANIEL
PEARLMAN SEEMS LIKE A
ROBUST COFFEE TABLE WITH
STORAGE SPACE. WHEN
THE SIDE TABLE AND ARM
CHAIR ARE REMOVED FROM
UNDER THE MANTLE OF THE
LARGE TABLE THE SETUP
MAKES FOR AN ALMOST COMPLETE SMALL CONDO INTERIOR.

4. DUTY BOX WARDROBE

• DUTY BOX WARDROBE IS A

HIDDEN TREASURE TROVE OF
CHIC FUNCTIONALITY. AN
ORDINARY (BUT FASHIONABLE)
FULL-LENGTH MIRROR OPENS
UP TO REVEAL NINE SPACIOUS
SHELVES FOR ALL OF YOUR
CLUTTER.
 • PERFECT FOR SMALL SPACE LIVING, WHERE BATHROOM
CLOSETS MIGHT NOT BE INCLUDED, THIS MIRROR PROVIDES
ALL THE ORGANIZATION YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR HOME
LOOKING CLEAN.

5.THE STORAGE STEPLADDER AND

SEAT IN ONE

• IT WOULD BE GREAT IN OUR

BEDROOM TO REACH THOSE
BOXES ON TOP OF THE
WARDROBE. IT WOULDN’T MISFIT
IN THE HALLWAY EITHER TO
STORE SOME SHOES AND SIT ON
WHILE PUTTING THEM ON WHEN
GOING OUT.

6. CUBISTA OTTOMAN TURNS INTO

FIVE SEATS

• THE CUBISTA CAN BE

CONVERTED INTO FIVE
SEPARATE SEATS. EACH SIDE THE
OTTOMAN CAN BE ATTACHED TO
ONE OF FOUR BASES THAT NEST
INSIDE THE STRUCTURE.

7. THE LIFT TOP COFFEE TABLE

THAT MAKES A CONVENIENT COUCH
DESK

• THIS LIFT-TOP COFFEE TABLE

WHICH LETS YOU EASILY AND
QUICKLY ADJUST ITS HEIGHT. SO
YOU CAN USE IT AS
A TRADITIONAL COFFEE TABLE
 OR AS A LAPTOP WORKSTATION. APART FROM CREATING YOUR
LITTLE HOME OFFICE FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR COUCH
THE MAINSTAYS LIFT-TOP TABLE ALSO MAKES A GREAT
TABLE TO HAVE DINNER FROM.

8.RIVET FOLD OTTOMAN SOFA BED

• RIVET FOLD OTTOMAN SOFA

BED IS AN EXCELLENT
ADDITION TO THE MODERN
HOME

• IT FITS IN LIKE IT HAS ALWAYS

BEEN THERE, AND YOUR
GUESTS WILL APPRECIATE
THEIR COMFY SLEEPING
QUARTERS. FIND OUT
MORE SPACE SAVING GUEST
BEDS.

9. THE LIBRARY CHAIR

ITS UPHOLSTERED WALL HAS

FEATURING RACKS FOR
HANGING MAGAZINE AND
NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES
ON THE OUTSIDE. IT REMINDS
SOMEWHAT OF A CUBICLE
ALLOWING YOU TO CLOSE
YOURSELF OFF OF YOUR
ENVIRONMENT TRULY
EMERGING IN THE
IMAGINITIVE WORLD OF YOUR
LITERATURE.
10. THE FUTURISTIC MODULAR, MULTIFUNCTIONAL SOFA

A MODULAR SOFA WITH LOOSE

CUSHIONS, WHICH CAN BE
ARRANGED IN MANY
DIFFERENT WAYS AND CAN
ACCOMMODATE UP TO 7
PEOPLE. THE CUSHIONS CAN
SERVE AS A SEAT, BUT ALSO AS
ARMREST, FOOTSTOOL, SIDE
TABLE OR OTTOMAN.

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