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The book deals with humans both as creators and receivers
by exposing their physiological, psychological, genetic & gained characteristics and resulting needs.
It discusses material and spatial creative design targets of human spaces w.r.t comfort, security and efficiency. The first was discussed from the meteorological, acoustical and visual aspects. As of security, the book exposes architectural, structural and technical provisions against earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorism, robbery and fire.
To provide efficiency it is pertinent to discuss expected human activities and their positive and negative relation in and around architectural spaces. These cover detailed discussions of private, public, service and circulation spaces.
Service areas – undisguised in most architectural books – were dealt with rather extensively. They were divided into those housing personnel, provisions and services (food preparation, laundry, stores and infra- structures wet and dry spaces for electric, water, drainage, boilers..Etc).Horizontal and vertical circulation elements are discussed as contributing to comfort security and efficiency of their users.
Architectural external & internal requirements for both closed and open space, their qualities and space relationships are discussed together with detailed sketches and Photos.
Product Description
The book deals with humans both as creators and receivers
by exposing their physiological, psychological, genetic & gained characteristics and resulting needs.
It discusses material and spatial creative design targets of human spaces w.r.t comfort, security and efficiency. The first was discussed from the meteorological, acoustical and visual aspects. As of security, the book exposes architectural, structural and technical provisions against earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorism, robbery and fire.
To provide efficiency it is pertinent to discuss expected human activities and their positive and negative relation in and around architectural spaces. These cover detailed discussions of private, public, service and circulation spaces.
Service areas – undisguised in most architectural books – were dealt with rather extensively. They were divided into those housing personnel, provisions and services (food preparation, laundry, stores and infra- structures wet and dry spaces for electric, water, drainage, boilers..Etc).Horizontal and vertical circulation elements are discussed as contributing to comfort security and efficiency of their users.
Architectural external & internal requirements for both closed and open space, their qualities and space relationships are discussed together with detailed sketches and Photos.
