ND-0483 · 2006 · Other
Up the down staircase: Wayfinding strategies in multi-level buildings
Hölscher, Meilinger, Vrachliotis et al. Journal of Environmental Psychology. 2006.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2006.09.002 · Finding drafted from a published summary
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What the source reports
The floor-first strategy worked best in multi-level buildings.
Design questions and applications
Make each floor clearly identifiable and vertical links easy to find.
Field
Plans, circulation and wayfinding
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card holscher-2006-down-staircase) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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Spatial variable
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