Ergonomics is the art of refining the design of products to make them very efficient in human use. This includes changes in hearing, sight, temperature, and so on (Rouse, 2007, online).
Greek temples were mostle intended to serve as homes for their gods. They were design to fit the structure of their gods(odyssey, 2012, online). The gods were believed to be really large and powerful, therefore the temples were built in a really large proportion. The temples were made to house the statues of the gods. As seen in the pictures the height of this buildings were more then 5 times that of a normal human being. The temples were also located on high ground to further allow it be seen and show the dominance of the gods (odyssey, 2012, online).
Greek temples were mostle intended to serve as homes for their gods. They were design to fit the structure of their gods(odyssey, 2012, online). The gods were believed to be really large and powerful, therefore the temples were built in a really large proportion. The temples were made to house the statues of the gods. As seen in the pictures the height of this buildings were more then 5 times that of a normal human being. The temples were also located on high ground to further allow it be seen and show the dominance of the gods (odyssey, 2012, online).
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The pantheon temple has a huge bronze door of a height of 43.3meters. A normal door intended for human use is about 2 meters tall. This means that the pantheons door is more than 21 times the size of a normal door. This further hows that it was made for a supernatural building. In the building of these structure, they used really expensive and quality material this is why bronze was used to show the wealth of the gods (view on cities, 2013, online).
The greek orders are dorics ionic and corintian these were used in the construction of some of these temples:
DORIC: This is the simpliest, oldest and most used of the three greek order.
Typically the arrangement of greek temples were based on the megaron (Hendricks, 2011, online).
IONIC
This is a more complex order decorated in spiral scrolls (google, online, 2014). It was invented during the archaic period (Hendricks, 2011, online).
CORINTHIAN
This was the latest order. It is the earliest example of the classical architectural period. This order used a column column, which had an ornate capital with acanthus leaves and dmall scrolls. The remainder of it was same as the ionic order. (Hendricks, 2011, online).
In each of theses order, it is seen that they considered ergonomics. The pantheon was built in the corintian order and in its construction ergonimics was effectively considered. Another example is the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. This is a temple made for Hephaestus and it is made in a very large way because it was believed that the gods had huge bodies. This is why the normal ergonomics of a human was not used in its construction. (Hendricks, 2011, online). The diagram is below:
The greek orders are dorics ionic and corintian these were used in the construction of some of these temples:
DORIC: This is the simpliest, oldest and most used of the three greek order.
Typically the arrangement of greek temples were based on the megaron (Hendricks, 2011, online).
IONIC
This is a more complex order decorated in spiral scrolls (google, online, 2014). It was invented during the archaic period (Hendricks, 2011, online).
CORINTHIAN
This was the latest order. It is the earliest example of the classical architectural period. This order used a column column, which had an ornate capital with acanthus leaves and dmall scrolls. The remainder of it was same as the ionic order. (Hendricks, 2011, online).
In each of theses order, it is seen that they considered ergonomics. The pantheon was built in the corintian order and in its construction ergonimics was effectively considered. Another example is the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens. This is a temple made for Hephaestus and it is made in a very large way because it was believed that the gods had huge bodies. This is why the normal ergonomics of a human was not used in its construction. (Hendricks, 2011, online). The diagram is below:
the erechtheion is a temple in acropolis and as seen in other greek temples, the ergonomics of the gods were deeply considered (Hendricks, 2011, online).
The roman theatres were strictly built for the purpose of the humans inhabiting it The romans tried to incorporate the materials used, to even help with the ergonomics of the building.
The popular building called the Colosseum which was built in the 70s Ad is an example of ergonomic considerations in building. The colosseum is the biggest amphiter built. IT houses between 43000-73000
spectators. The door were built to human proportions and even the seats were built to human proportion.
(Guiterrez, 2006, online).
The colosseum being a very public and often used building, employed ergonomics, both in the structure of the body and how the body is programmed to think (Biarritz, 2005, online). It is said that 50000 people could enter it in 15 minutes, this is a marvel of ergonomics. The passages and the doors were placed in a way that it made it easy for people to get into. People also got into the colosseum arcording to their social strata which meant everyone knew where they were going. The colosseum shows how the feeling od materials affect its purpose. As a public building they use stone to construct it with no decorations. this is because it was meant for battles to take place and so the texture of the environment had to promote that feeling (Panda, 2004, online).
The colosseum has no roof so during summer they spread grast canvas sheets to stop the sun from getting to people. This shows that the how the body reacts to a given environment was considered. They knew that if the sheet were not present it would have been uncomfortable to be there in the summer (Hick, online, 2009).
Also the roman markets also relied on ergonomics. The doors are made proportional to the human body. there also staircases to take people to other levels of the market (Gill, 2014, online). The trojan market is below.
The popular building called the Colosseum which was built in the 70s Ad is an example of ergonomic considerations in building. The colosseum is the biggest amphiter built. IT houses between 43000-73000
spectators. The door were built to human proportions and even the seats were built to human proportion.
(Guiterrez, 2006, online).
The colosseum being a very public and often used building, employed ergonomics, both in the structure of the body and how the body is programmed to think (Biarritz, 2005, online). It is said that 50000 people could enter it in 15 minutes, this is a marvel of ergonomics. The passages and the doors were placed in a way that it made it easy for people to get into. People also got into the colosseum arcording to their social strata which meant everyone knew where they were going. The colosseum shows how the feeling od materials affect its purpose. As a public building they use stone to construct it with no decorations. this is because it was meant for battles to take place and so the texture of the environment had to promote that feeling (Panda, 2004, online).
The colosseum has no roof so during summer they spread grast canvas sheets to stop the sun from getting to people. This shows that the how the body reacts to a given environment was considered. They knew that if the sheet were not present it would have been uncomfortable to be there in the summer (Hick, online, 2009).
Also the roman markets also relied on ergonomics. The doors are made proportional to the human body. there also staircases to take people to other levels of the market (Gill, 2014, online). The trojan market is below.
From the study of the roman and greek architecture and theirs examples you can see that the ergonomics of the human body has been put into place. The greek temples have a higher roof while the roman temples have a smaller proportion. The roman theatres have tiered seating while the greek temples do not this shows that they are built for the human body to have a place to rest
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Le corbusier is an architect that highly influenced architecture from 1887-1965. The modulor is a diagram that was established by le Corbusier is an anthropometric data. Iid wt has a man that stand with his hands raised in the air. Le corbusier applied the modulor to his method of architectural construction. His first application of this theory was the Unite d'Habitation. This led to the statue being cast in concrete in front of the building because of its influence (Martin, 2010, online). The design is said to be able to influence the design of door handles to cities.
As accepted as this rule is, it is partial to women and children. If applied to a design it produces a structure bigger than the size (Wiles, 2008, online).
As accepted as this rule is, it is partial to women and children. If applied to a design it produces a structure bigger than the size (Wiles, 2008, online).
Zaha hadid has a very brave way in how she makes her designs. Upon how playful she gets with shapes she still tries to incorporate ergonomics into her designs. In the Ephyr sofa, she gets her inspiration from rocks. Natural feeling buildings and elements give a warmer feeling to the body. In the white chair it is easier to see how the the chairs are designed in such a way that the leg area sits comfortably. Also the back rest is made to accommodate the shape of the back.
Eames considered how humans fit into his designs. He made sure that the average man fits properly into the environment. You can see that the chair promotes extreme comfort.
From siza furniture you can see how he tries to incorporate the human form into his work.