| Title |
Wayfinding Design Factors in Underground Parking Facilities Within Large-scale Apartment Complexes |
| Authors |
박진수(Park, Jin-Su) ; 황희준(Whang, Hee-Joon) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2022.38.3.25 |
| Keywords |
Wayfinding; Design Factor; Underground Parking Lot; Apartment Complex; Virtual Reality |
| Abstract |
To better accommodate densely populated areas in Korea, the housing type has gradually developed into high-rise apartment complexes. With
the high concentration of households and vehicles, it is common for large-scale parking lots to be built underground. However, navigating
through the underground levels has caused a psychological burden for drivers. This study aims to identify the design factors affecting a
driver’s wayfinding in underground parking facilities of large scale apartment complexes in Korea and to highlight positive aspects derived
from virtual reality experiments. The environmental factors for wayfinding were theoretically considered and the experimental variables were
set up through literature review and advanced research analysis. There were six design elements applied during a driver’s wayfinding test
implemented in virtual reality spaces of 12 variation simulation models. Another experiment was conducted in eight different virtual reality
spaces to confirm the correlation between three design factors related to the wall, floor level and the main road. The results of these
experiments indicated that the load-bearing wall structure, application of the main road, and the floor without level changes were
advantageous design factors for a driver’s wayfinding in large-scale underground parking facilities. The findings from this study can
potentially be utilized as a practical design guideline for underground parking lots within apartment complexes. |