Outline on Article: Anthropometrics and Programming

1. The Design Process

a. Analyze

b. Synthesize

c. Evaluate

2. Problem Statement

a. Identify the client’s needs:

i. Who

ii. What

iii. When

iv. Where

v. How

vi. Why

b. Set preliminary goals

i. Functional requirements

ii. Aesthetic image and style

iii. Psychological stimulus and meaning

3. Analysis

a. Break down the problem

b. Clarify the issues

c. Assign the values to the various aspects of the problem

4. Programming

a. What exists?

i. Collect and analyze relevant information

ii. Document physical and cultural context

iii. Describe existing elments

b. What is desired?

i. Identify user needs and preferences

ii. Clarify goals

iii. Develop matrices, charts and adjacency diagrams

c. What is possible?

i. What can be altered?

ii. What can be controlled?

iii. What is allowed?

iv. Define limits:

1. Time

2. Economic

3. Legal

4. Technical

5. Concept Development

a. Brainstorm ideas

b. Draft a concept statement

c. Develop schematic designs

6. Evaluation

a. Develop Hypotheses

i. Create a design solution

b. Compare alternatives

c. Make design decisions

i. Combine best design elements into the final design

ii. Make preliminary material selections

iii. Make preliminary furniture and lighting selections

iv. Prepare presentation to client for feedback and preliminary approval

d. Test and refine ideas

7. Develop and refine design

a. Develop plans, elevations, sections and details

b. Develop specifications for interior finish materials, furnishings and lighting

8. Implement Design

a. Prepare construction drawings

b. Finalize specifications for interior finish materials, furnishings and lighting

9. Reevaluate Completed Design

a. Design reviews

b. Coordination with architect, engineers and consultants

c. Client feedback

d. Post-occupancy evaluation

10. Human Factors

a. Human movement

b. Human activity

c. Human repose

i. Touch

ii. Hearing

iii. Smell

iv. Heat

d. Static and not

e. Social distances

f. Psychological dimensions

i. How we feel

g. Structural Dimensions

h. Functional Dimensions

11. Human Dimensions

a. Intimate zone

i. Allows physical contact; invasion by a stranger can be in discomfort

b. Personal space

i. Allows friends to come close and possibly penetrate inner limit briefly; conversation at low voice levels is possible

c. Social zone

i. Appropriate for informal, social and business transactions; communication occurs at normal to raised voice levels

d. Public zone

i. Acceptable for formal behavior and hierarchical relationships; louder voice levels with clearer enunciation are required for communication

12. User Requirements

a. Identify users

b. Identity needs

c. Establish territorial requirements

d. Determine preference

e. Research environmental concerns

13. Activity Requirements

a. Identify primary and secondary activities

b. Analyze nature of the activities

c. Determine requirements for:

i. Privacy and enclosure

ii. Access

iii. ADA

iv. Flexibility

v. Light

vi. Acoustic

vii. Security

viii. Maintenance and durability

14. Furnishing requirements

a. Determine furnishing and equipment requirements for each activity

b. Identify other special equipment required

c. Establish quality requirements of furnishings

d. Develop possible arrangements

15. Space Planning

a. Document existing or proposed spaces

b. Analyze space

16. Dimensional Requirements

a. Determine requirements dimensions for space and furniture grouping

17. Desired Qualities

a. Determine qualities appropriate to spatial context and compatible with clients or users needs or wishes

18. Desired Relationships

a. Desired relationships between

b. Desired zoning of activies