Space blocks method for wayfinding design in shopping complex

提出了空间块和事件图标相结合的寻路设计方法。空间块是由墙壁和地板包围的空间的符号系统。事件图标是一种象形图，代表空间中的动作和事件。在本研究中，我们以购物综合体尤其是百货商场为例，通过对这些地区的观察和问卷调查，提出了典型百货商场的设计方案。为了将这一模式与现有的商店进行比较，我们对国内外具有代表性的百货商店进行了全面的调查。我们收集了各门店的楼层指南，重点分析了各门店的分区构成，门店平面图种类繁多，多变，比较起来非常困难。为此，我们提出了50个商品标准代码。采用空间块-事件图标符号表示法对采集到的楼层引导数据进行描述和分类，结果表明空间块和事件图标在处理空间与事件交互的设计中具有广阔的应用前景。为了开发这种设计的有用工具，我们开始为建筑和非建筑专业的学生举办几次设计研讨会

The design method using space blocks and event icons is developed for wayfinding design. The space block is a notation system of a void surrounded by walls and floors. The event icon is a kind of pictogram, which represent actions and happenings in the spaces. In this research, we focus on the shopping complex especially department stores as the good examples of complicate wayfinding design.From observation and questionnaire surveys in those areas, we proposed the schema of the typical department store. To compare this schema and the today's existing stores, we conducted comprehensive survey of the representative department stores in domestic and overseas area. We collected the floor guides of the stores, and focus on the sectional composition of the stores.Store plans are very various and changeable, so the comparison between them are very difficult. For that reason, we proposed the fifty standard codes of goods. Using space block-event icon notation with these codes, collected floor guide data are described and classified.The results show that space blocks and event icons have potential availability for broader context in the designing which deal with the interaction between spaces and events. To develop the useful tools for that kind of designing, we began to hold the several design workshops for architectural and non-architectural students