웨이파인딩 시설물의 환경색채 분석에 관한 연구

Abstract

(Background and Purpose) With an increase in number of indoor and outdoor public spaces, their size have increased and their structures have also become more complicated. If this phenomenon continues, the importance of public spaces for users is expected to grow. Moreover, the growing importance of wayfinding has led more cities to implement wayfinding systems. The general elements that can help users’ wayfinding behavior may include directional signs and road names. However, other elements such as materials, patterns, and colors may be used in wayfinding systems as well. In a larger context, a building or structure can also serve as a wayfinding element. These elements serve as indicators that help users of space build their awareness of the current space and information about their destinations. In this study, we analyze the role and relevance of environmental colors in wayfinding systems. (Method) The rationale for this study was established after a review of previous studies on the use of visual information in wayfinding was completed. Environmental color data on wayfinding facilities in cities were also derived from an analysis of urban cases with wayfinding systems. Finally, the effect of environmental colors on users was confirmed through an analysis of the evaluation criteria that were tailored to measure their functions. (Results) Based on urban cases where the way-finding system was implemented, the environmental color of a facility played a role in conveying information about a space to the user. It also represented the identity of the space and affected other factors such as the psychology, physiology, and safety of the user. Environmental colors that consisted of achromatic colors and oil colors were evaluated differently—depending on the difference and type of each color—and their relationship with the wayfinding behavior of the user using the space was identified. (Conclusions) In this study, following the case analysis of cities to which the wayfinding system was applied, a study to analyze it through evaluation indicators was conducted based on previous studies and literature reviews. Demonstration studies should be conducted in the future to further broaden the impact of the environmental color of public space facilities on the way-finding. It is hoped that the data from this study will be used as basic data when the city to which the way-finding system is applied is designed and implemented.