Outdoor Waiting: Putting Waiting in the Wind

Move part of the waiting experience to a semi-outdoor space: a deep, extended eaves corridor, a covered courtyard, or a tree-lined cloister, equipped with truly comfortable seating and shelter. When waiting outdoors, people experience air circulation, natural light, and views of the sky and plants, significantly reducing anxiety, and they don't have to crowd into the same enclosed space with others. Numbers are communicated via mobile phone notifications or simple displays, eliminating the need to constantly stare at a screen. The flooring should be continuous with the indoor space, facilitating wheelchair and stretcher access. Shot under soft, dappled light from trees, showing the depth of the eaves corridor, seating, and greenery simultaneously. Avoid: metal benches for seating, no shelter, steps between indoor and outdoor spaces, needing to stare at a call screen.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

把部分的等待移到半戶外:一道深遠的簷廊、一個有頂的中庭、或一段種了樹的迴廊,配上真正舒服的座椅與遮蔽。人在戶外等待時,空氣流動、有自然光、可以看見天空與植物,焦慮明顯較低,而且不必與其他人擠在同一個密閉空間。號碼以手機通知或簡單的顯示器傳達,不需要一直盯著螢幕。地坪與室內連續,方便輪椅與推床。柔和的樹蔭光下拍攝,簷廊的深度、座椅與綠意同時可見。避免:座椅為金屬長凳、沒有遮蔽、與室內有階差、需要盯著叫號螢幕。