Armchairs, couches, as well as three seater and two seater sofas are found in living rooms. Although furniture sizes can vary, there are basic constraints — doorways, room sizes and the human body being the main limiting considerations. Read the rest of this entry »
Data on Living Room Armchairs and Sofas
2007-04-20
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Design Data, Ergonomics | Tagged: Dimensions, Furniture, Rooms |
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The Most Important Building In Scotland
2007-04-17
Architects tend to favour form over function because they know function changes over time. They know that a building’s occupants and owners will change, and over the years, the building will be inevitably adapted, decorated, used and even abused.
That a radical design will affect the locale, and influence (or at least inform) other architectural designs elsewhere, is quite a responsibility when you think about it — it is not just about the owners or users of the building, but the fact that it is seen by so many people in all weathers and in every season and that it takes on certain mythical traits. This sort of thing starts with the tradesmen who take ownership and possession of the building (“That’s one of my jobs”), and goes on through to the future historian who declares it’s significance. Read the rest of this entry »
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Design Icons, Icons, Structures | Tagged: architects, architecture, Armadillo, Clyde Auditorium, F+P, glasgow, Norman Foster, QD2, Scotland, SECC |
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