Circulation Guidance: Forms Lead People In

A parametric storefront that guides human traffic with its form. The array of ribs on the floor and ceiling has a lower density at the entrance and is angled inwards, like an open funnel drawing people in. As one walks further into the store, the array gradually envelops both sides, forming a directional passage. In the deeper part of the store, the array expands into an open area. People know where to go without needing signs. Avoid: making the array's direction unrelated to the circulation, making the entrance obscured by the array, making the passage width uniform without variation, adding floor markings and signs for guidance.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一個以形體引導人流的參數化店面。地面與天花的肋片陣列在入口處密度較低、方向朝內傾斜,像一道張開的漏斗把人往裡帶;往店內走,陣列逐漸包覆兩側形成一條有方向感的通道;在店的深處陣列放大成一個開闊的區域。人不需要標示就知道往哪走。避免:讓陣列的方向與動線無關、把入口做成被陣列遮住、讓通道的寬度一致沒有變化、加入地面標線與指示牌引導。