ASSIGNMENT 1:

Department of Architecture and

ERGONOMIC Interior Design

College of Engineering
University of Bahrain

MEASUREMENTS OF LNDA225 – HUMAN FACTORS OF

DESIGN

GARDEN BENCH
STUDENT NAME: REEM MAHMOOD SALMAN
ID: 20198025
INSTRUCTOR: DR.MONA ALDOSSARY
 SKETCH OF THE BENCH

PART ONE:

SKETCH OF
239cm
10cm
10cm 15cm
53cm 40cm 51cm

THE CHOSEN 46cm

200cm

BENCH BENCH IN THE REALITY

MEASUREMENTS

HIGHT: 53CM
WIDTH: 51CM
LENGTH: 230CM

RENDER SKETCH
  The distance between the ground and the seating surface is 46 cm; the average knee-to-foot length of
an adult male and female is 42.5cm, so lowering the seat surface to 42.5cm will provide more support to
the body.

 The budget and the type of site where the bench is used these two factors affect whether or not the
PART TWO: backrest is used. If the bench is meant to be used for a short period, such as in an active site, it's not a
big deal not to have a backrest, but if used for a place where the bench is used for 15 minutes or more, a
backrest is required.

 As for the arm, it is only 10 cm higher than the seat, so I don't consider it a bench arm because a bench
IS THIS BENCH arm must be 17.5cm to 20cm higher from the seat, as the distance between the hips and the elbow.

 When it comes to the curvature of the bench, we can see that the seat is separated into two parts,
DESIGN tilting (sloping) inward at the center, to avoid holding water at the surface, but that is actually a good
thing, as this helps support the points at the body where weight is concentrated, which is usually at the
APPROPRIATE center of the hips where all the weight of the upper part of the body is received and then distribute.
Still, instead of sloping it at the middle, it should slope towards the back, having the lowest point under
the spin, which is 5 cm away from the center of the bench seat.
OR NOT?  For the edges, it should be smoother and softer to contact the curvature of the legs without adding
tension.

Overall, I believe the bench is appropriate for public gardens because it does not require
maintenance and is not ugly, but it requires minor changes.