School of Architecture, Fine Arts and Design

Department of Architecture

AR 1200 - Architectural Design: Creative Design Fundamentals

A.Y. 2022-2023, 2nd Semester
January 23 – January 28, 2023
Exercise No. 1

ANTHROPOMETRICS

This is exercise increases the student knowledge on anthropometrics through personalized measurements.
Anthropometry is the measurement of the size and proportions of the human body. The student shall understand
unique human body measurements before knowing the established architectural data standards such as in:
1. Architectural Graphic Standards by Ramsey & Sleeper
2. Architect’s Data by Ernst and Peter Neufert
3. Timesaver Standards for Architectural Design Data by John Hancock Callender

Drawing Requirements:
Anthropometric drawings of
1. Your body
2. Child (preferably 3 - 9 years old, Pre-school and Grade-schooler)
3. Young Adult (18 - 25 years)
4. Elderly (more than 60 years old)

Please indicate
Name, Age, and Body Type (ectomorph, endomorph, mesomorph)

1. Please provide anthropometric data

identified on this guide on the left such as:

a. Stature or height
b. Maximum Body Breadth
c. Knee height
d. Elbow Height
e. Vertical Reach
f. Side Arm Reach
g. Eye Height Standing
h. Maximum Body Depth
i. Thumb Tip Reach
j. Shoulder
k. Sitting Height
l. Elbow Rest Height
m. Hip Breadth
n. Elbow-to-elbow Breadth
o. Vertical Reach Height Sitting
p. Thigh Clearance
q. Popliteal Height
r. Buttock-Knee Height
s. Buttock-Toe Length
t. Elbow-elbow Breadth
u. Etc.

2. Maximum of 4 figures per board.

3. Leave enough space for dimensioning unlike this guide.

Boards:
-A3 Paper Size, Millimeters, use appropriate scale, and Inked
-Write your Name, Subject, Schedule, and Instructor at the upper left corner of the A3 Paper.

Note:
Study guide figures such as Vitruvian Man (Leonardo da Vinci) and Le Modulor (Le Corbusier)
Use drafting techniques such as Centering, and Lettering Guidelines.