ANTHROPOMETRICS

Bedroom Redesign Project

Project type Bedroom Renovation project

Site Location Averiwatta, Katunayake, Sri Lanka

Duration 26th April 2022- 30th May 2022

This is a free-hand project. No software were used.

Project Summary

The ability of a human to function in this world depends on the size and measurements of the human body itself in relation to its surrounding environment. Therefore, when designing the built environment or objects for human use, it is essential to take into consideration the measurements of the human body or body parts concerned Planning and designing spaces and objects that can be accessed and manipulated by human beings without difficulty makes up for a healthy and fulfilling life experience, and as designers and manipulators of space, architects need to possess a good understanding of how a space functions compared to the human body and its movements.

Anthropometrics: The study of the measurement of the human body, its proportions, and movements.

The goal of this project is to redesign and renovate the student’s current bedrooms to their personal liking. The student should individually take detailed measurements of their bedroom and draw basic plans, sections ad elevations; using photographic proof to elaborate its present state. The data shall be used to redesign their bedroom to your personal requirement based on anthropometric measurements, and present the design using plans, sections and elevations, and a model

For the successful completion of this project, students should also provide a philosophical statement about who they are; what they want in the room and why; how they want the room to feel like; what they need to do in the room to make it the way they want it to be.