Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 9(6), pp. 1869 - 1876
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.090619
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Anthropometric Deficit in Normative Minimum Spaces for Housing in Mexico

J. G. Lorenzo-Palomera ¹, Y. G. Aranda-Jimenez ¹, K. Suarez-Dominguez ^2,*, L. A. Brandt-Garcia ^2
1 Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism, The Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, South University Centre, Universidad Poniente, 89109, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
² Research Center, FADU, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, South University Centre, Universidad Poniente, 89109, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

ABSTRACT

The dimensions of houses in accordance with housing law, rules and regulations in Mexico are established based on standards without a precise basis in anthropometric requirements. Therefore, equal house prototypes are built in different regions of the country, although the physical characteristics of people are dissimilar. Education and strategies in architect formation require adapted information for house design. Given this scenario, the study's objective is to contrast such metric standardization with the volume of personal space delimited by body segments of population samples in three regions of Mexico. For this, an anthropometric database was generated, considering body mass, height, reach, body mass index, and personal space. Data are integrated concerning minimum dimensions of areas established in the minimum housing regulations, and necessary furniture measures are incorporated. Measurements were sorted by a given number of cases from each city. Similarities and differences between anthropometric data in the samples of three cities and the information that must be considered in the architectonic design were shown. When comparing minimum normative dimensions with anthropometric data and necessary furniture measurements, some volumetric discrepancies are evident. The Housing Law requires humanization, focusing on the inhabitants, their requirements and characteristics as added values of adequate housing. This paper is a new way to introduce the parametric analysis and consideration in Mexico and a basis for laws development.

KEYWORDS
Normative Space, Minimum Housing Anthropometry

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[1] J. G. Lorenzo-Palomera , Y. G. Aranda-Jimenez , K. Suarez-Dominguez , L. A. Brandt-Garcia , "Anthropometric Deficit in Normative Minimum Spaces for Housing in Mexico," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 1869 - 1876, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.090619.

(b). APA Format:
J. G. Lorenzo-Palomera , Y. G. Aranda-Jimenez , K. Suarez-Dominguez , L. A. Brandt-Garcia (2021). Anthropometric Deficit in Normative Minimum Spaces for Housing in Mexico. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 9(6), 1869 - 1876. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2021.090619.