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DUMB IS THE NEW SMART: GOOD ARCHITECTURE MAKES COGNITIVE WAYFINDING EASY
Municipal Leaders Forum Working Group
7 April 2016 Kelsey Saunders
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TRIAS ENERGETICA
Case Study
HUNTER HOUSE Cavan, Ontario
Off-Grid, Passive Solar, Straw Bale Home
2003
PASSIVE WAYFINDING
The South loggia collects passive
heat, and is the primary circulation
for the home.
Sun is a primal orientation device.
Case Study
NEW ORLEANS PASSIVE HOUSE New Orleans, LA
Post-Katrina Relief Housing Competition Winner
2011
SHOTGUN HOUSE
Narrow for cross-ventilation.
Full-length, side corridor.
NEW ORLEANS PASSIVE HOUSE
Corridor is passive shade gallery.
Linear wayfinding and sunlight
orientation ensures you can not get lost.
Ignore the stairs.
These were required
for the completion,
as the house is in a
flood-prone region.
Aesthetic is vernacular / local.
Passive & accessibility principles are universal.
New Orleans Contemporary
New Orleans Traditional East Austin, TX Vernacular
COGNITIVE WAYFINDING PRINCIPLES
1) Linear Circulation
COGNITIVE WAYFINDING PRINCIPLES
1) Linear Circulation
2) Clear spatial organization
COGNITIVE WAYFINDING PRINCIPLES
1) Linear Circulation
2) Clear spatial organization
3) Solar Orientation
COGNITIVE WAYFINDING PRINCIPLES
1) Linear Circulation
2) Clear spatial organization
3) Solar Orientation
4) Visual Cues
Case Study
DUNDAS STREET TRANSITIONAL HOME Toronto, ON
Transitional LGBTQ Youth Shelter
2017
EXISTING HISTORIC HOME
Common spaces and offices.
NEW LINK
Circulation.
EXISTING APARTMENTS
Residences for occupants.
Case Study
WEST END TRANSITIONAL HOME Toronto, ON
Housing for Adults with Mental Illness
2018
