Needs

An architect has to consider different __kinds__ of needs in order to create a good building. In a macro level an architect has to deal with the needs of the people who will live in the building, the structural needs of the building itself and the context needs. The needs of the people could be classified __into__: physiological, psychological. Sociological. The physiological needs are related to comfort. A building must have good temperature, air, sizes, light. So that people's senses could be satisfied. The psychological needs have to be with safety and self-esteem. People need to feel safe in their buildings and need to have space enough for privacy. The way the building looks will affect the self-esteem of the people who live in. People would difficultly feel good with themselves if their buildings have messy spaces. The last classification related to people needs is the sociological. A building has to create spaces that allow people to interact with visitors. The building needs refer to the protection, weight, comfort, flow and distribution that the building __has__ to offer. A building has to protect everything inside and has to stand every kind of natural disasters for the protection of the people who live in it. The building needs to afford its own weight and the weight of the things inside. The form distribution and flow of the building has be comfortable for people who live in, because otherwise they will not enjoy living there. Finally, an architect has to consider the context because if he __does__ not pay attention to it the building will not really fit in the site. So, an architect has to consider the culture and environment of the site and __has__ to be easily connected to phone and electricity channels, as well as transportation. The building needs to be flexible as well because needs and environment are always changing.