A Study of Evaluation in Connection Space of Underground for Pedestrians Focusing on Recognition and Comfortableness

A Case Study on Umeda Area in Osaka City

Abstract

Underground space is built by the single development organization for a long time. The part of them is often complicated. Especially connection space of underground includes a large number of physical elements. Also, we are easy to lose the way there. This study focuses on connection space of underground, which has multiple development and management organization. Subjects evaluate the connection space of underground by photo focusing on the physical elements that exist in the connection space of underground (color, Material, pattern, sign and advertising, lighting, height, width). Also , subjects evaluate the connection space of underground in the two ways, “Recognition” and “Comfortableness”. Finally, we find more efficient physical elements from them by using two approaches to use underground space easily.