Wayfinding: Lewis Hall

For our wayfinding project, our group chose to assess the issues in Lewis Hall, a popular dorm on Daisy Hill. From our presentation we listed the issues we want to tackle in Lewis, "We thought a dorm presented a unique setting for a redesign, and that there were many aspects of navigation through the space that leave room for confusion.The entrance to the building is marked with subtle, medium sized text on the side of the building and an overhang marking the entrance doors. These are average indicators, but leave room for perhaps something on a larger scale or more eye-catching. Once you make your way inside the outer doors, you must swipe a valid KU ID to enter the inner doors and into Lewis hall. The place for this is unmarked, small, and easily missed by mistaking it for the common symbol of a handicapped automatic door opener.The main level of the dorm is cluttered and undefined. There isn’t any easily-visible directions on how to navigate through the rest of the building. Spaces seem to blend into one another without any defining qualities.The residential wings lack direction, distinguishing factors from other parts of the dorm/residential areas, and definition/transitions of spaces. The same bland colors have been used throughout the entire building, making every space appear similar, and not lending any guidance to a resident or visitor. The few indicators of space (exit, restroom, stair, and garbage signs) are small and have no distinguishing qualities."