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1. Srishti Sharma,B.Sc. Interior Design
2nd year Commercial Design Diploma
Dezyne E’cole College,www.dezyneecole.com
Interior Design

2. Project Report
Commercial
Anthropometry
At
Dezyne E’cole Collage, Ajmer
Submitted To
Dezyne E’cole Collage
To The Partial Fulfillment
Of The
Bachelor Of Science
Interior Design
By
Dezyne E’cole Collage
Dezyne E’cole Collage
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3. I, Srishti Sharma student of Dezyne E’cole college. I am grateful to
each and every individual who has contributed in successful
competition of my project.
I express my gratitude towards Dezyne E’cole for their guidance
and constant supervision as well as for providing the necessary
information and support regarding the completion of the project.
Thank You
Acknowledgement

4. This project has been created on topic to learn the commercial
anthropometric. In this I learn standard human dimensions
required for designing public spaces like retail shops, office,
restaurant, bars etc. This project has been created under the
guidance of Ms. Divya Sharma. I am very thankful to Dezyne E’cole
college.
Synopsis

5. The science dealing specially with the measurement of the human
body to determine differences in individuals, groups, etc., is
termed Anthropometry. The anthropometry is viewed mainly as
exercises in simple measurement and nothing more, one might
conclude that the dimensional data could be gathered simply and
effortlessly. Nothing, however, could be further from the truth.
There are many complicating factors and difficulties involved. One
such factor is that body sizes vary with age, sex, race, and even
occupational group.
Human body dimensions that impact on the design of interior
spaces are of two basic types – Structural and Functional.
Structural dimensions, sometimes referred to as “static”
dimensions, include measurements of the head, torso, and limbs in
standard positions. Functional dimensions, also referred to as
“dynamic” dimensions, as the term suggests, include
measurements taken in working positions or during the movement
associated with certain tasks.
Appropriateness
It is essential, due to many variables involved, that the data
selected be appropriate to the user of the space or furniture to be
designed. It becomes necessary, therefore, for the intended user
population to be properly defined in term of such factors as age,
sex, occupation, and ethnicity.
Reach, clearance, and Adjustability
The selection of appropriate anthropometric data is based on the
nature of the particular design problem under consideration. If the
design requires the user to reach from a seated or standing
position, the 5th percentile data should be utilized.
Commercial Anthropometry

6. The design clearance is the primary consideration, the larger or
95th percentile data should be used. If the design will allow
adequate clearance for the user with the largest body size, it would
also allow clearance for those users with smaller body size.
It may be desirable to provide the design with a built-in adjustment
capability. The range of adjustment should be based on the
anthropometrics of the user, the nature of the task, and the
physical or mechanical limitations involved.
Range of joint motion
The angle formed by two body segments or by one such segment
and vertical or horizontal plane usually defines the range of joint
motion at any given time. The total range is measured by the angle
formed between the two most extreme positions possible.

7. The drawings on the following pages examine the relationship of
human dimension to the design of reception spaces. The three
key areas of concern include visitor seating, the reception desk,
and location of graphics or corporate identification. In regard to
seating, the clearances around the seating elements to
accommodate circulation are stressed more than the design of
the individual seating unit itself. Of particular importance is the
design of the reception desk in terms of its responsiveness to the
anthropometrics requirements of the seated receptionist and the
standing visitor within the context of a high counter-type
arrangement and a conventional desk arrangement.
The depth of the work surface should accommodate the thumb
tip reach measurements of the user of smaller body size so that
packages and correspondence can be exchanged. Of equal
importance is eye height sitting to ensure visibility over the
counter and eye contact with the standing visitor. Eye height of
both seated and standing person is also essential in establishing
the height and location of corporate signage or other graphic
material to ensure its visibility. Details of such elements of
reception space are included as well as suggested clearances and
other dimensions for use in preliminary design assumptions.
Reception Space

12. The general approach in establishing conference table sizes is much
the same as that used for dining table. Instead of the place setting
used with dining tables, a work zone to accommodate documents,
papers, and other reference materials should be taken under
consideration. The amount of material to be accommodated, may
vary greatly depending upon the nature of the organization
involved and the type of meeting. The amount of perimeter space
allocated to each individual should at the very least be adequate to
accommodate the maximum body breath, allow for the extension
of the elbows away from the body, and provide for documents and
other material. The other factor to be considered in conjunction
with seat spacing is its effect on sight lines directed at either end of
the table. Clearance around the table for circulation should
accommodate the maximum body breath of the user of larger
body size and allow for the space taken up by chair.
Conference Rooms

16. In an interior environment such as a retail space, where customer
convenience and comfort are a matter of corporate policy, the
responsiveness of the design to human dimensions and body sizes
is extremely critical. The interface between the user and the
various types of sales counter and self displays must be of high
quality. Various counter types for use from both seated and
standing positions, indicating the anthropometric considerations
involved and suggested dimensional clearances for use in making
preliminary design assumptions.
Proper visibility of displays both from within and from without is
also crucial to the successful design of a retail space. The eye
height of the small and large viewer and the geometric
implications of human vision must be accommodated. The height
of a wrapping counter, the size of a dressing cubicle, the critical
dimensions of a shoe department, and circulation around and
between merchandise displays must all accommodate users of
varying body size. Illustrations of these aspects of retail spaces are
also among the drawings include in this section, together with
suggested clearances.
Retail Spaces

25. When considering the implication of human dimensions in relation
to the design of self-service food stores, the shopping cart should
be viewed as an extension of the human figure and the combined
measurements as a unit to be accommodated for purposes of
establishing necessary clearances. This is more critical in terms of
overall length than width considerations, since the maximum body
breath dimension, particularly of those of larger body size, is also
sufficient to accommodate the width of the chart itself. Height of
shelving for display of merchandise should be responsive to the
reach limitations of the smaller shopper, and the display of
merchandise should relate to the eye height of the majority of
users. Depending on store size and economics, width of aisles
should include an activity zone directly adjacent to the
merchandise display unit adequate to accommodate a standing or
kneeling user, who is scanning shelves, selecting goods, or loading
a cart, as well as a circulation zone that could accommodate two
lanes of shoppers with carts. Clearances between checkout booths
should be adequate to accommodate a wheelchair- bound
shopper. The situations discussed are included together with
dimensional suggestions for use in making preliminary design
assumptions.
Food Stores

30. One of the most important considerations in making hair styling
spaces responsive to human dimension is that of adjustability.
Given the tremendous variability in both size, both in term of the
customer and the stylist and the nature of the activity involved, it
is virtually impossible to accommodate the majority of people
without some degree of adjustability to compensate for the great
variability In body size. The range of adjustment possible in most
standard chairs on the market is not great enough. The styling
operation, requires the operator to style the hair of the seated
customer about the lower head, neck, and shoulder areas. Not
only is it essential that the stylist have a clear view of the work
area, but in many instances he or she must be able to step back
and check for smoothness and level of cut. Even with the chair
elevated to its maximum position, the taller stylist must still stoop
to perform his work. Until such time that more chairs with a
greater range of adjustability become available, the interior
designer or architect should explore other ways to make the
operation more responsive to the limitations imposed by human
dimension and body size.
Hair Styling

35. The drawing illustrate in plan and section the consideration that
should make the design of bars more sensitive to human body size.
Clearance and other dimensional data for use in making
preliminary design assumption are also indicated. The
anthropometric measurements of major concern are indicated in
the matrix above.
Bars

40. Thank YouSrishti Sharma
B.Sc.-ID, 2nd Year Commercial Design Diploma
Dezyne E’cole College,www.dezyneecole.com