Informative and Interactive Floor

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Informative & Interactive Floor

Keywords: floor materials; interaction design; Information design; GIS (geographic information system); Solar energy; GPS (global positioning system); LED  

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The electricity of Informative and Interactive Floor (IIF) is powered by solar roads or solar panels.

The materials of IIF are remarkably strong, flexible in shape and evaporative.

Pressure sensors, beacons, GPS, or tracking cameras detect the location of people or their cellphones and report it back to the central computer.

All the information captured by the IIF is recorded and analyzed.

Networking with the GIS, the data can be used to determine hot areas in the floor.

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The key concepts of IIF Solar Energy + Smart Floor + New Material + GIS

Solar-powered system IIF is semi-permanent and does not require any source of power other than the sun.

Solar Energy Smart

Smart system demographic and location information is transferred and saved as data in real-time.

Solar-powered system

Floor

Smart system

IIF New

Material GIS

New Material Hollow ceramic nanostructure which have remarkably high strength is suggested. (reference: D. Jang et al. (2013) Fabrication and deformation of threedimensional hollow ceramic nanostructures, Nature Materials, 12, 893-898.)

Flexibility The shape can adapt to that of the ground. We can fabricate various shapes of ceramic IIF. Therefore, unnecessary alterations to the original land is minimized Evaporation The temperature rise caused by heated concrete in the summer is a serious problem in urban society. The evaporation system of IIF can minimize such effect.

New Material

Interior Areas

GIS All the information captured by the IIF is recorded and analyzed. Networking with the GIS, the data can be used to determine hot areas in the floor.

This information is ideal for space analysis, allowing researchers to identify where customers or pedestrians are stood for periods of time or how they move around the space.

Evaporation

Flexibility

Exterior Areas

Analysis

Analysis

Customers

Pedestrians

Stores

Buildings

Corridors

Streets

Real world

Real world

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IIF in Emergency Situation (Remodeling concept of Galleria department store, Seoul, Korea)

Emergency exit The exit signage is installed too near the ceiling that it cannot be seen in heavy smoke.

Intuitive signage In an emergency, the IIF promptly and directly shows the way to the emergency exit.

A subway train is completely burnt down in a Feb. 18, 2003 fire in Daegu, Korea which claimed around 200 lives.

Alerting others Exterior building skin alerts pedestrians to emergency situations, and shows how many people are still in the building

Toxic gas Most victims of fire die from smoke and toxic gas inhalation and not from burns.

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Rescue Firefighters can be notified that there are two people remaining in the building. They can promptly recognize the location of endangered people.

Emergency evacuation map The Emergency evacuation map is located in only a few places, and it is even too complicated to understand.

Golden time: Five minutes All building occupants must evacuate within the first five minutes after the fire is detected. After this critical moment, the survival rate drops drastically.

Posture If the escape route is blocked by smoke, all building occupants must crawl or get as low as possible in order to avoid breathing toxic gas.

Floor signage Therefore, it is most appropriate for fire-related evacuation signs to be installed on the floor.

IIF in Normal Situation (Remodeling concept of Galleria department store, Seoul, Korea)

Beacon & realtime information Beacons detect the location of cellphones. Therefore, a variety of helpful information is shown on IIF in real-time.

Beacon

Way finding The IIF can work as a smart device way.

If I write my schedule in my cellphone, it informs me of the shortest or least-crowded way.

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IIF in Normal Situation (Remodeling concept of Galleria department store, Seoul, Korea) DATA USAGE Density Analysis & Movement Trace All the information captured by the IIF is recorded and analyzed.

Networking with the GIS, the data can be used to determine hot areas in the floor. This information is ideal for retail spaces, allowing stores to identify where customers are stood for periods of time or how they move around the store.

Horizontal Density The data can be used to determine hot areas in the floor.

Vertical Density The density occupants are also shown in vertical.

The density of occupancy displayed on the elevation Density data can 10:00 am, before the opening time, regular season

Female vs. Male We can understand the different shopping patterns between male and female consumers.

Application for market analysis, marketing, corporate data The socio-demographic and location information is saved in real-time and put into use. For example, the continuously accumulated data includes the shopping distance by gender, shopping duration, brand-preference, and so on.

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15:00 pm, regular season

15:00 pm, Christmas season

21:00 am, after closing time, regular season

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IIF in Urban Morphology (Concept for pedestrian interactive Faรง ade)

Art faรง ade The faรง ade is responsive to the movement of pedestrians.

The display elements (ex. stars) constantly shift and recede from view in real-time following the movements of pedestrians.

Pedestrian Interactive Faรง ade, 2014 70 X 100 X 48 cm Projection mapping on paper board

X, Y : 1000, 950 mm

X, Y : 1700, 970 mm

X, Y : 2300, 910 mm

Tracking cameras & Projection mapping Tracking cameras detect the location of people and report it back to the central computer. The location is displayed as digital art in the elevation.

Coordinates of Pedestrian, 2014, 400 X 400 X 230 cm, Projection mapping on walls and floor

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IIF in Urban Morphology (Remodeling concept of Gwanghwanmun Plaza, Seoul, Korea) December, Christmas season

DATA USAGE Density Analysis & Movement Trace In exterior areas, big data from the IIF can help map the patterns of pedestrians. Tracking the movement of pedestrians, we can perform a density analysis using programs such as ArcGIS or Depthmap (Space Syntax). The electricity is powered by solar roads, and does not require any source of power. Pressure sensors, GPS detect the location of people or their cellphones and report it back to the central computer. This information is ideal for urban planning, allowing people to identify where pedestrian are stood for periods of time or how they move around the street.

20:00 pm, store closing time

Various road patterns IIF changes conveniently and effectively according to various situations Pedestrian road Vehicle road During rush hour

In normal time

During holidays

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