WAY FINDING
•Know where you are •Know your destination •Know and follow the best route to the destination •Recognize destination •Find your way Back
ARCH 675 Course Project: Jiayin Li, Manish Munankami, Tahseen Hussain, Xiaoxiao Cheng
PROBLEM: What factors make one building layout easier in way finding than the other?
Jack. E Brown Engineering Building
John R. Blocker Building
What visual cues aid in way finding ? How should they be oriented?
SITE ANALYSIS: “corridors, elevators, and stairways in a building must be designed with visual cues, and landmarks in proper locations
•Similar floor to floor layout •Circular layout may be disorienting
•Multiple level entry and very different floor to floor layout
MAIN ENTRANCE Jack. E Brown Chemistry Building
•Atrium helps understand building layout. •Easy to locate elevators
John R. Blocker Building
•Dark hallway •Hard to find elevator
CORRIDOR Jack. E Brown Chemistry Building JACK E BROWN
John R. Blocker Building BLOCKER
CORRIDOR Jack. E Brown Chemistry Building JACK E BROWN
•All hallways show views to the exterior on the ends for orientation. •Floor patterning aids in locating rooms.
John R. Blocker Building BLOCKER
•No windows in hallways for orientation. •Numbering is hard to understand.
VIEW FROM ELEVATOR ON FOURTH FLOOR Jack. E Brown Chemistry Building JACK E BROWN
John R. Blocker Building BLOCKER
FLOOR PLAN MAP Jack. E Brown Chemistry Building JACK E BROWN
John R. Blocker Building BLOCKER
Small maps located next to elevator indicate floor layout in both buildings.
ROOM INFORMATION Jack. E Brown Chemistry Building
John R. Blocker Building
HYPOTHESIS: Navigation in Jack E. Brown Building is easier and more pleasant than in Blocker building. Jack E. Brown building design helps orient its inhabitants with views to the exterior and is a simpler building layout compared the Blocker Building.
RESEARCH METHODS 12
RESEARCH METHODS
RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS:
10 JACK E. BROWN FIRST FLOOR EASY WAY FINDING TRACE
JACK E. BROWN FIRST FLOOR HARD WAY FINDING TRACE
2
JACK E. BROWN FOURTH FLOOR EASY WAY FINDING TRACE
7
JACK E. BROWN FOURTH FLOOR HARD WAY FINDING TRACE
5
JACK E. BROWN FOURTH FLOOR HARD WAY FINDING TRACE
5
JACK E. BROWN 11 FOURTH FLOOR EASY WAY FINDING TRACE
JACK E. BROWN FOURTH FLOOR HARD WAY FINDING TRACE
1
JACK E. BROWN 12 FIRST FLOOR EASY WAY FINDING TRACE
JOHN D. BLOCKER FIRST FLOOR
6
JOHN D. BLOCKER FIRST FLOOR
6
JOHN D. BLOCKER FIRST FLOOR
6
JOHN D. BLOCKER FIRST FLOOR
6
JOHN D. BLOCKER FOURTH FLOOR
4
JOHN D. BLOCKER FOURTH FLOOR
8
JOHN D. BLOCKER FIRST FLOOR
8
JOHN D. BLOCKER FOURTH FLOOR
8
JOHN D. BLOCKER FOURTH FLOOR
12
JOHN D. BLOCKER FIRST FLOOR
12
I think finding the rooms was difficult‌ Not at all difficult
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2
3
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5
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7
very difficult
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7
6
Jack E. Brown Difficulty
5
4
Blocker: Average 3.7
Blocker Difficulty
3
Jack E. Brown: Average 2.4
2
1
0
M1 M2 M3
JI J2
J3
X1 X2 X3
T1 T2 T3
I think finding the rooms was stressful‌ Not at all stressful
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2
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6
7 very stressful
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7
6
5
Jack E. Brown Stress
Blocker: Average 4.1 4
3
Blocker Stress Jack E. Brown: Average 2.5
2
1
0
M1 M2 M3
JI J2
J3
X1 X2 X3
T1 T2 T3
Views to the exterior helped locate where I am ‌ Not help at all
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2
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very helpful
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7
6
5
Jack E. Brown Exterior views
Jack E. Brown: Average 4.7
4
3
Blocker: Average 2.8
Blocker Exterior views
2
1
0
M1 M2 M3
JI J2 J3
X1 X2 X3
T1 T2 T3
Jack. E Brown Engineering Building T3 T2 T1 X3 X2 X1 J3 J2 J1 M3 M2 M1 Opt. time
Time 4:55 3:47 4:01 4:23
Average Time: 4:24
3:50
5:04 3:43 6:42 3:33 4:32 4:03 4:29 3:55
0:00
2:24
4:48
7:12
John R. Blocker Building
Time
T3 T2 T1 X3 X2 X1 J3 J2 J1 M3 M2 M1 Opt. time
9:52 5:13
4:09 4:44 4:36 3:45 5:12 5:42 4:58 4:45 3:56 5:22 3:45 0:00
2:24
4:48
Average Time: 5:11
7:12
9:36
12:00
WHAT DID JACK E BROWN BUILDING LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DID JOHN D BLOCKER BUILDING LOOK LIKE?
SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVMENT:
SUGESTED IMPROVMENTS: “YOU ARE HERE” MAP
“YOU ARE HERE” map should have: ◆ Section color which is related to the wall's color; ◆ Room number; ◆ The location of you; ◆ Same direction as you stand;
SUGGESTED IMPROVMENTS: ENTRANCE Jack. E Brown Chemistry Building JACK E BROWN
John R. Blocker Building BLOCKER
◆ Add “YOU ARE HERE” maps with colors related to the wall's color in the main entrance; ◆ Add signs about the room number at the beginning of each corridor;
SUGGESTED IMPROVMENTS: ELEVATOR DOOR Jack. E Brown Chemistry Building JACK E BROWN
John R. Blocker Building BLOCKER
◆ Add “YOU ARE HERE” maps with colors related to the wall's color in the view from the elevator;
SUGGESTED IMPROVMENTS: CORRIDOR Jack. E Brown Chemistry Building JACK E BROWN
John R. Blocker Building BLOCKER
◆ Add signs about the room number at the beginning of each corridor; ◆ Add “YOU ARE HERE” maps at each corner of corridor in Blocker;
LITERATURE REVIEW ďƒ˜ Carpman, J. R., Grant, M. A., 1993, Design that cares: planning health facilities for patients and visitors, Chicago, Ill.: American Hospital Pub., pp 65-104