Keeping People From Getting Lost
Further research reinforces the importance of lines of sight and layout when considering how people find their way in a building.
Further research reinforces the importance of lines of sight and layout when considering how people find their way in a building.
People who have been following space syntax research will not be at all surprised by a study recently completed at the Harvard Medical School.
Hua and her colleagues examined the relationship between worker-perceived support for collaboration, individual workstation characteristics, and floor-plan layout.
What sort of architectural elements are most likely to be present in buildings where people get lost most frequently?
Research by van Rompay and his colleagues has confirmed that utilitarian and hedonic shoppers respond differently to retail environments.
Asking people about the optimal arrangement of tables in a restaurant may not be a good use of time.
There is a push to increase patient- and family-centered care in hospitals and all the resulting additional amenities and in-room seating areas increase the size of nursing units.
Lee and Guerin comprehensively explored the relationship between indoor environmental quality (air, thermal, and lighting), and job performance and environmental satisfaction in five office types in LEED certified buildings.
Carlson and her colleagues reviewed current research on how people find their way through buildings and use navigating through the new Seattle Central Library as a case study to illustrate important wayfinding principles.
There is more to optimal workplace design than adding a few windows.