Orientação espacial em ambientes hospitalares: wayfinding

Abstract

The general objective of this study is to analyze the wayfinding as mode to conduct a signaling project in hospital buildings. It is based on the importance of this theme and the contributions it can make to improvements in the hospital flow system, seeking to discuss the wayfinding in hospitals, by the bias of the signaling system available in the architectural environment and its contribution to the spatial orientation of the people. Thus, this study aims at the interface between architecture and design, in order to help improve the humanization of institutions through the perception of users about the hospital environment. It is noteworthy that the spatial orientation of users is important for movement in the built environment, from the perspective of user-environment-signaling interaction. This research was outlined on two cases studies in hospitals in the city of Juiz de Fora - MG, where instruments such as structured questionnaires and semi-structured interviews of the nature of environmental perception were used, as well as the analysis of projects and floor plans. Was still performed an observational study of users in the hospital environment was performed through on-site research technique, where photographic records were also obtained from health institutions. The results indicate that the wayfinding was not incorporated in the architectural design and interior design of the cases studies buildings.