Directed Movement: Towards a wayfinding based approach of design

The graduation project Directed Movement guides you through the research regarding the personal abilities and environmental characteristics which can ensure a good wayfinding experience. This theory is used to design a (complex) public building as part of the South Bank Centre in London.

Terug naar de basis: Belevingsgericht bouwen voor mensen met dementie. Back to basics: emotion-oriented building for people with dementia.

These documents contain a research and a design for a health care institute for people with dementia and the graduation presentation. The research has been done with literature, interviews and case studies in three existing health care institutes in the Netherlands. The research can be used as a guideline for designers who want to build a...

Designing a Color Driven Navigation System for the Peripheral Vision of Drivers

This report presents the study of using the peripheral vision of a driver to provide him with wayfinding information, without distracting him from his foveal task. The project used a Design inclusive Research methodology. This means that initial assumptions are formulated based on an explorative study. These assumptions are then evaluated using...

Measure, understand and improve cities: Visualizing pedestrian flows to improve inner-city quality in Delft using GPS-tracking technology

We all have walked on a street when suddenly someone comes over to you asking for directions. Sometimes, people do not know where they are and they do not know how to reach their destination. They are lost. However, people should not depend on others to find their way. The urban fabric should be legible enough to find one’s way. The problem...