Making the user comfortable : an analytical study of the process of transferring the abstract comfort requirement into architectural expression

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"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

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De Silva, W.C.J. (2003). Making the user comfortable : an analytical study of the process of transferring the abstract comfort requirement into architectural expression [Master's theses, University of Moratuwa]. Institutional Repository University of Moratuwa. http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/1249

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