Explain the general location consideration of a door.
The designer or planner of a building should observe the following rules while deciding the
location of doors :
- The number of doors should be kept minimum for each room, because larger
number causes obstruction and thus, decreases utility of the accommodation.
The location and size of a door should be based on its functional requirements.
- From point of view of utility of the accommodation and the primary need of the
occupants, doors should preferably be located near the comer of a room (nearly
20 cm from the comer). - From point of view good ventilation and free air circulation inside the room, the
doors should be located in opposite walls facing each other. - The location, number and size of doors are also decided considering the various
factors, namely, desired day light, desired vision of outside, privacy, natural
ventilation, heat loss, etc. - In addition to above listed factors, doors should preferably be located ....
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The designer or planner of a building should observe the following rules while deciding the
location of doors :
- The number of doors should be kept minimum for each room, because larger
number causes obstruction and thus, decreases utility of the accommodation.
The location and size of a door should be based on its functional requirements.
- From point of view of utility of the accommodation and the primary need of the
occupants, doors should preferably be located near the comer of a room (nearly
20 cm from the comer). - From point of view good ventilation and free air circulation inside the room, the
doors should be located in opposite walls facing each other. - The location, number and size of doors are also decided considering the various
factors, namely, desired day light, desired vision of outside, privacy, natural
ventilation, heat loss, etc. - In addition to above listed factors, doors should preferably be located with a
view to improving the interior decoration of a room.
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