Planning our new homes : report by the Scottish Housing Advisory Committee on the design, planning and furnishing of new houses / Publication prepared for the committee by the Department of Health for Scotland.

  • Great Britain. Scottish Housing Advisory Committee
Date:
1944
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Credit: Planning our new homes : report by the Scottish Housing Advisory Committee on the design, planning and furnishing of new houses / Publication prepared for the committee by the Department of Health for Scotland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Paragraphs igascs acne tee (see “‘ Standards of Accommoda- tion ’ ADAPTATION OF WAR-TIME BUILDINGS ea also “ Transitional Houses ’”’) . AGING PERSONS . bathroom and w.c. in houses for . : . 86-7 combined living-room and bedroom. ior eS cottages for . : : F , : tue hS flats for 5 ‘ ’ ‘ ; ‘ isl oO hostels for. : ; , , : Pianeta housing needs of . . 24-8 maintenance of gardens by local authorities aed planning and equipment in houses for bathroom—shower and sitz bath . : Se bedroom cupboards . : : ‘ ype ais. fuel store . : : ; ; : #7218 kitchen. : : , : : . 214 living-room a A : 93, 215 lobby a Veco Ad B reconstruction and modernising of houses for . 28 rehousing of aged persons—Scottish poe Advisory Committee Report, 1938 seats and shelters in housing schemes. 301 AIR SPACE HEATING (see “ Heating and Hot Water ”’) ALLOTMENTS 283, 285 AMENITIES (see also “‘ Layout ry gardens . 280-5 local housing authorities to have regard to [Housing (Scotland) Act, 1935, Sec. te} 5265 open spaces . 286-90 tree planting and preservation ; , . _ 298 AREAS OF. Rooms (see ‘* Standards of Accommoda- tion ’—*“ floor areas’ and “‘ recommenda- tions ”’) BALCONIES access balconies j in blocks of flats. ; PE 276 design of, in interests of safety. : ; . 96 individual verandah balconies . : : 96 BARR COMMITTEE (see “ patiees *) BATHROOM area of Tin basin, washhand : ; 86, 109, 244, 258 bath and washhand basin—separate fittings 109 combined . : . 109 cabinet for toilet articles . ; 201 electric power plugs to be omitted from . . 124 equipment. : : 109-13, 201 hooks for face cloths, etc. ; y 0201 industrial areas ; 2 : Dea te internal planning : ; ear 95 linen cupboard not ‘to be placed i in . : . 203 provision for fitments to avoid damage to walls. 201 shower—thermostatically controlled. 111-12 soap, tooth brush, etc., accommodation for . 201 standardised types of ae it _washhand se a : eli 235s : : 149, 152 SOBA aves holder . , ; ‘ : Or towel rail : ; : ‘ ; Hr 2Or oan” eated . eee ‘ ‘ . 201 W.c. in separate apartment : . 71-86 w.c. cistern. , ae ] : . 110 wall finish : ; ; ; . .244 Paragraphs BED RECESS : 3 ”93 BEDROOMS areas of 51-2, 336 assessment of accommodation capacity 45 coal fireplaces in ; : ; 85, 121 cubic capacity 52 cupboards dwarf : : : 200 fixture for shoes . 200 (note VUD hanging cupboard 200, 216, 335 on internal walls. : . 200 one- or two-person households. : LO independent access to lobby 79, 84 in two-storey cottages ; : eh Oo one-person bedrooms . : : 4 . 57-8 planning of . : F ; ; : . 94 space per person in ‘ : , ela h two-person bedrooms - wardrobes—built-in ; 3s 55-8 200, 216, 335 ventilation of , Aes Wa BICYCLES, ACCOMMODATION FOR ; 140 BLINDS, WINDOW . ; : ; 2 mA A BOARD OF TRADE: ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON UTILITY FURNITURE. ; ; ; . 389 BOOKSHELVES . ; 4 : ; : naing A Box BED. : / . a FS Brick, FACING rest also ** Roughcast ” and ** Harling’) . ; ure 9. BRICKWORK AS SUBSTITUTE FOR Groner! Tee ae BROOM CUPBOARD 149, 170-2, 184 BUILDING alternative methods of (see also “‘ Experimental Building ’ ) 235, 327-34 costs in immediate post-war period. : .340-4 1920-21 2 : : e340 Barr Committee, 1939 ; ; ‘ pa HT labour . : : : ; = 341 materials : ‘ : ‘ 341 normal methods of 327, 335 BUILDING CRAFTSMEN number in Scotland before war 325 shortage of, in immediate post-war years 233, 325- 7, 341 training of 326 BUILDING REGU ATIONS: Co-onDINATION OF. . 260 -BuILDING RESEARCH STATION . . 240 BuLK PURCHASE OF BUILDING ape ee AND House FITTINGS : ‘ ; 258 BurGuH Porice Act, 1903. é 33 Burt COMMITTEE (see *“* Committees >») ByYE-LAWS occupancy of tents, vans and sheds . é Pear SA housing in county areas . ; ‘ ‘ i 434 CapIraL Costs (see also “‘ Maintenance Costs”) . 253 CEILINGS . camp ceilings 52 minimum Raine for calculating cubic content of rooms . ; 52 present standard of ceiling heights ; : as recommended heights. : . 7455 CELLULAR CONCRETE (see “‘ Contvete *)
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