proportion

Ken proportions

1 mat= 3 x 6 shaku or
½ x 1 ken

Ht of room = no. of mats x 0.3

1.618
phi
1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21….
Fibonacci Series
Golden proportion
The Divine Proportion in the Body
The white line is the body's height.
The blue line, a golden section of the white
line, defines the distance from the head to the
finger tips
The yellow line, a golden section of the blue
line, defines the distance from the head to the
navel and the elbows.
The green line, a golden section of the yellow
line, defines the distance from the head to the
pectorals and inside top of the arms, the width
of the shoulders, the length of the forearm and
the shin bone.
The magenta line, a golden section of the
green line, defines the distance from the head
to the base of the skull and the width of the
abdomen. The sectioned portions of the
magenta line determine the position of the
nose and the hairline.
Although not shown, the golden section of the
magenta line (also the short section of the
green line) defines the width of the head and
half the width of the chest and the hips.
The head
forms a golden
rectangle with
the eyes at its
midpoint. The
mouth and
nose are each
placed at
golden
sections of the
distance
between the
eyes and the
bottom of the
chin. The
beauty unfolds
as you look
further.
Human Age Development Stage Key Attributes
0 Gestation Conception

1 Newborn Birth

1 Infant Walking, vocalizing

2 Toddler Talking, expressing, imitating

Self image and control, toilet

3 Toddler training

5 Early child Formal education begins

Age of reason, knowing of right and

8 Mid child wrong

Thinking, puberty, sexual maturation

13 Adolescent and drive

Full physical growth, adult in society,

education complete, beginning
21 Young adult career, financial
responsibility, eligible for voting

Refinement of adult skills, parenting

34 Mid adult role

Fulfillment of adult skills, serving,

55 Elder adult retirement begins with eligibility for
Medicare, Social Security and AARP

89 Completion Insight and wisdom into life

Classical Orders
 Renaissance theories

Andrea Palladio’s
7 ideal proportion of rooms
Le Modulor
Furnicube