Study of Levels of Permeability and Wayfinding for Patients Staying in Bridgepoint Active Healthcare Toronto Ontario Canada

Tan, Xian Yi; Arab, Yasser; Hassan, Ahmad Sanusi; Witchayangkoon, Bhattraradej; Altaweel, Kenan

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Vol.15(3)(2024)

Study of Levels of Permeability and Wayfinding for Patients Staying in Bridgepoint Active Healthcare Toronto Ontario Canada

Tan Xian Yi (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
Yasser Arab (Department of Architectural Engineering, Dhofar University, Salalah, SULTANATE of OMAN),
Ahmad Sanusi Hassan (School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA),
Bhattraradej Witchayangkoon (Department of Civil Engineering, Thammasat School of Engineering, Thammasat University, THAILAND),
Kenan Altaweel (Department of Urban Planning and Environment, Tishreen University, SYRIA).

Discipline: Architectural Engineering, Hospital & Healthcare Management.
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DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2024.17

Keywords: Spatial configuration; Levels of permeability; Measurable scale graph; Accessibility; Layout analysis; Space syntax; Likert scale; Wayfinding; Architecture for healthcare; Architecture heal; Quality design.

Abstract
The research focuses on Bridgepoint Active Healthcare. This research purpose is to analyze space syntax accessibility referring to existing content to provide the result of permeability and wayfinding levels. Bridgepoint Active Healthcare was founded in 2013 with a scale of 680,000 square meters in Canada. The building serves as a location that encourages urban health. and is common in offering healthcare to people. The spatial hierarchy analysis method via the leveling numbering graph evaluates the chosen case study's floor plans. The result has shown moderate accessibility and is planned in a private permeability to suit its purpose. The highest permeability level is semi-private, and the level of wayfinding is moderate for the building. The analysis showed that the design is environmentally sustainable for the neighborhood. However, the depth of permeability and wayfinding may be higher according to the analyzed result.
Paper ID: 15A3D
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Tan, X.Y., Arab, Y., Sanusi, A.H., Witchyangkoon, B. and Altaweel, K. (2024). Study of Levels of Permeability and Wayfinding for Patients Staying in Bridgepoint Active Healthcare Toronto Ontario Canada. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies, 15(3), 15A3D, 1-13. http://TUENGR.COM/V15/15A3D.pdf DOI: 10.14456/ITJEMAST.2024.17

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