INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP VARIATIONS IN WAYFINDING AMONG USERS IN AN EDUCATIONAL BUILDING

Title

INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP VARIATIONS IN WAYFINDING AMONG USERS IN AN EDUCATIONAL BUILDING

Creator

Krishna S.B.; Dharsan H.; Vinod R.; Abinaya J.; Nesin S.M.

Description

The effective performance of users in an Educational Building is determined by the available resources and also the environment in which they dwell. Wayfinding is a daily occurrence for every user of an academic institution and this is facilitated through the distinct articulation of different spaces and recognizable circulation systems. The user behavior in a known/unknown building varies as an individual and with a group of individuals. This variation can be observed in an enclosed space and public setting. For an individual, the psychological state could influence navigating within the building whereas, for a group of individuals, the group dynamics could influence each other to navigate. The paper uses mixed methods to understand and assess the individual and group variations in wayfinding. The study was undertaken in a recently constructed School of Architecture at CHRIST University, Bengaluru. The understanding was accomplished with elaborate literature studies and the assessment was through the field observation techniques and surveys carried out with identified users like frequent individuals, new individuals, frequent groups, and new groups.The study tells that for both individuals and groups, the parameters like architectural elements, sensorial qualities, wayfinding behavior, gender, and psychological state influence them in wayfinding. It was also noted that most of the student users prefer shortcuts rather than the formal entance and lobby to navigate the classrooms. Accomplishing easy, comfortable, and efficient wayfinding within an educational building requires effective layout planning. These findings aim to contribute to the detailed understanding of effective layout planning in an educational building and its impact on user behavior for architects and decision-makers. ZEMCH Network.

Source

ZEMCH International Conference, pp. 456-464.

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

ZEMCH Network

Subject

Groups. Wayfinding; Individuals; Navigation; User-Behavior

Coverage

Krishna S.B., School of Architecture, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Dharsan H., School of Architecture, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Vinod R., School of Architecture, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Abinaya J., School of Architecture, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India; Nesin S.M., School of Architecture, Christ University, Karnataka, Bengaluru, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 26522926; ISBN: 978-819607462-3

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Conference paper

Identifier

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85184309464&partnerID=40&md5=1b4dd215b1cca07d601a73bc5fd88279