individual has is physically large enough ‘and visually accomodating, noise con di turb people and give them a feeling of ina dequate space. Excessive noise is @ com yuse extreme pS¥- 238 Specific human measurements ‘re important in the produ of objects for them. ‘As an example, consider a chair. What measurement do you think determines the height of the seat? What about the backrest? What about the width of the seat? ‘The basic answers forall of these questions involve measurements. But in design we talk about “AN- THROPOMETRICS” or the mea- surement of the size and propor- o tions of the human body. (See ae f Nie? Chapter 3) ‘Anthropomettics is @ pure discipline. Measurements are objectively and scientealy obtains 2a. Applying these measurements to produce a desired effect we cal “ERGONOMICS or the oo serements of man implemented to accomodate him to machines. Aniivoponeties is the tangible basis for producing optimum man-machine relationshipe Clothing, furniture, evessories: all ae designed specifically for people as the users. The physical space needs of people are most critical in the drawing of floor plans. These needs are measurable, anchso, Floor plans show physical spatial relationships. There are other forms of physical space stare at you, neither i length of time. For both people, the feelings this activity can create may be undesirable, for reasons we We must consider Even if the space an t00. In addition to the need of a certain ‘amount of area around each person, everyone requires “VISUAL SPACE”: 3 place to rest the eyes. People prefer t0 Fest their eyes away from other people. ’a form of obtaining privacy : wu do not need to be alone. Just as you would not want a stranger 0 would you want to ceptual space here. ‘mon occurence. It can cat insomnia, ulcers, heart other disorders. In addition, it dimishes the | ‘auditory sense it self, At a less severe level, it can anxiety and feelings of insecurity in peo ple who are continually 1, to this uncontrollable aspect of the