Needs

During the design process, architects have to deal with different conditions that are determined by the need of three different categories. These groups are the needs of the people,the building and the context. Eventually, these three will conflict between them and the work of the architect is to resolve it. Moreover, those needs changes in time. Even through the process of desing, the context could change, the people could change and maybe the purpose of the structure could change. This means that the architect should be prepared not only to deal with the needs but with the changes too. The building will protect the people, so it will become part of them. In order to satisfy the needs of the people that the building will serve, the architect should take care of different aspecs such as providing them fresh spaces, with watter and air installations, also the spaces should be noiseless and lit up with both natural and artificial light. Besides, the architect must think about the human size and proportions, not bigger, not smaller. The building must give the persons a sense of safety and it must present spaces for social activities without invading the personal life of the inhabitants. Therefore, the architect must know very well the characteristics of the client so he can fill his needs. In terms of the building needs, it should protect, as I said, the people inside of it. Besides stand up its own weight, it must resists any natural disaster. It must have an entrance and exit prepared for people and materials. Buildings must have spaces destined for services like electricity, water, air, circulation, among others. In other words, the building must have the proper spaces needed for the living of any person. On the other hand, the context also estabishes some other conditions. The culture of the region will detemine the way of living of the people who will be using the building. The design of teh architect should help and work with the context, not make it worse. In addition, the project must be economic in order to be feasible. The building and the context should be seen as one. In short, architects should take care of many conditions or needs to make a good and functional design.