Reading of Wayfinding and Factors Affecting Visual Perception in In-between Spaces in the Residential Environment in the Pre-operation Stage; Case Study: Kerman

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1 Ph.D. of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture & Urban Art, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.

2 Associate professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture & Urban Art, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran (Corresponding Author).

3 Assistant professor of Research in Art History, Faculty of Arts, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/aaud.2022.260117.2369

Abstract

Despite the influence of the legibility of the space and the facilitation of navigation in in-between spaces in residential complexes on the quality of residents' social lives, common residential construction policies in Kerman and other cities of Iran, emphasize the layout of blocks in residential complexes, leading to the inattention to the spatial quality of the passageways used by residents in the post-operation phase. Therefore, considering the psychological aspects, the present study aims to find the spatial elements and features facilitating the wayfinding process in in-between spaces in residential complexes. The main question is: How can the factors affecting wayfinding in in-between spaces in residential complexes be increased in the pre-operation phase when the designer does not have access to the residents? In this research, residents' visual perception is assessed in the pre-operation stage by cross-checking residents' visual perception in three case studies and assessing visual factors in in-between spaces with the help of Depthmap software. The required data are collected using a questionnaire and, then, analyzed in SPSS software. The sample size is 90 persons. The results indicate that environmental, human, and visual components include landmarks, edges, paths, colors, light, walkability, social vitality, etc., each of which is effective in wayfinding at various levels of the in-between space and can enhance factors affecting wayfinding in in-between spaces in the pre-operation phase when the designer does not have access to the residents.

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  • Receive Date: 05 December 2020
  • Revise Date: 19 May 2022
  • Accept Date: 15 July 2022

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