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    Making the user comfortable : an analytical study of the process of transferring the abstract comfort requirement into architectural expression
    De Silva, WCJ
    "Good architecture is that which makes user most comfortable. The user, was further argued, might suffer discomfort, when he is depressed of choice in appropriate meaning." Bruce Allsop (1974:258) According to John lang, "the architectural environment function in 3 ways. It maintain the psychological status necessary to sustain behavior setting and it supports psychological status through the use of symbols" According to these it reveals the function of architecture is making a livable built environment for the mankind. If architecture full fills this condition it utmost sense, it can be considered as an excellent product. To become a excellent product, user must be comfortable through it. Basically human needs mean comfort requirements of the human (user). Thesecomfort requirements categorized as follows. 1 .non-abstract (direct) comfort requirements 2. abstract comfort requirements