Human Architectures — A Structural Framework for Regulation Under Pressure

This working paper introduces Human Architectures (AH), a low-noise descriptive framework for reading how human systems maintain continuity under load — and how continuity fails — without relying on moral, clinical, or ideological explanations. AH models a person (and their relationships) as a layered regulation system operating under constraints. The framework defines a small set of primitives observable in everyday life: buffers (stored capacity), dampers (impact reducers), bulk (slow-moving stabilizers), propagation/coupling (how impacts spread), latency (time before forced action), and valves (partial discharge pathways). Using these primitives, AH distinguishes local failure from global failure as a difference in topology: global failure emerges when multiple protective degrees of freedom collapse simultaneously. The paper also introduces a minimal method for trajectory reading: tracking small deltas over short windows to detect loss of latency, valve contamination, buffer exhaustion, and total propagation before visible rupture occurs. AH is intentionally descriptive and non-prescriptive. It does not diagnose individuals or prescribe interventions. It is intended as a structural lens for interpretation, coordination, and safer timing under constraint. Version 1.1 — structural clarification update This revision clarifies the hierarchical distinction between the deep regulatory structure (latency, buffers, valves) and the operational state interface (K/L/V/B). In this hierarchy, K is explicitly defined as the observable signal of loss of locality rather than a co-equal deep primitive. Minor editorial improvements and formatting corrections were also applied. This version replaces the earlier exploratory release (v0.1).