Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v37i6.893
Evaluation of Transfer Space Efficiency of Metro Stations in Renovation Projects Using Virtual Wayfinding Tasks and User Satisfaction Surveys
Yimeng ZHAO
; Beijing Urban Construction Design & Development Group Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
Haishan XIA
; School of Architecture and Design, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
Ran XU
; School of Architecture and Design, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
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* Corresponding author.
Abstract
Recently, more and more older metro stations in China need renovation work to be updated to meet the passenger demand of the new era. Practices show that especially the spatial problems need to be identified in the early design phase in renovation projects (since architectural space is the basic foundation for all the upcoming designs such as signage systems, lighting, interior decoration and so on) to know in which spatial design aspects the station needs to maintain or improve. In this work, we have established a scientific and systematic transfer space quality evaluation system. Using this evaluation system and through remote virtual wayfinding experiments on three metro stations in Beijing, we compared the wayfinding efficiency and questionnaire survey results from the station’s blank spatial models with real-life wayfinding and survey results. In the end, it was possible to identify the aspects of the station’s spatial quality that need improvement. The proposed method can help designers gain a more concrete idea of the indoor space of their to-be-renovated station building in regard to passenger wayfinding efficiency and user satisfaction, and make optimisations in the early planning phase.
Keywords
simulated wayfinding; wayfinding efficiency evaluation; metro station renovation; spatial layout
Hrčak ID:
337229
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Publication date:
27.10.2025.
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