Ergonomics of the home – factors affecting dimensions of rooms

One of the most important problems for architects designing homes is the proper specification of the dimen­sions of each room. Ergonomic studies suggest three main factors which determine the size of an interior: the space occupied by the furniture and other fittings, the space required for psychological reasons, the space of human move­ment. Especially important are the analyses of the space of human movement, which depends on human anatomical dimensions, the space required for use of fittings, the space to walk.