Ac540 Week 7 Response Paper

WEEK 7 Response

IRIKAA PILANIA

ARC540_HUMAN CONTEXT

The community is important, people create communities for themselves (clubs, fraternities etc.) buildings built for such purposes are later reused for some other purpose. One of the major element of this community is a learning network which achieved in form of school/ shops. The right setting for a child is the community itself, just as the right setting for an infant learning to speak in his own home. According to me, it will be easier to coordinate if there will be a small number of schools, as there will be a lower student-teacher ratio. This approach to schooling- the mini school or shop front school has been tried in a number of communities across the states.

The intimacy and small scale of school should be imitated widely since these things alone make possible the human contact capable of curing the diseases we have been naming with such frequency for last ten years. Spatial variety and ambiance can reinforce a gradient of public-to-private space. People want opportunities for both. The building follows intimacy gradient eg homes. Thus having a balance between both. For example, the rosa park elementary school is designed with the participation of the

A place can contribute to productivity and creativity, it can get in the way and limit efforts. A well-designed place can provide a nudge that guides users to good results and offer cues to support better performance. Lately, the open office plans have been very popular as they are supposed to improve efficiency by allowing for more interaction between office staff. A variety of spaces needs to be provided in offices, spaces for teamwork, standing tables, moving walls, comfy sofa everything. However, when taken too far, this idea does not work, as rows and rows of workstations create ennui. At some level, privacy is also required for tasks needing concentration “isolation rooms” or silent booths can