Department of Architecture and Interior Design

College of Engineering
University of Bahrain
LNDA225 – HUMAN FACTORS OF DESIGN

STUDENT NAME: REEM MAHMOOD SALMAN

ID: 20198025
INSTRUCTOR: DR.MONA ALDOSSARY
 LOCATION: IKEA PARKING, SALMABAD-BAHRAIN
▪ Principle 1 (EQUITABLE USE): It is designed to be usable by any driver, and most people can use it. Furthermore, it
performs its function for all users without discrimination, and there are four types of parking: regular, Disabilities
people, families, taxis Fig1.
▪ Principle 2 (FLEXIBILITY IN USE): Accommodates individual preferences and abilities (four types of parking Fig1 ). The
area contains many parking lots so that users can choose the parking lot best for them. Furthermore, there are some
benches (for waiting purposes) behind the taxi parking Fig4.
▪ Principle 3 (SIMPLE & INTUITIVE): It is simple for the driver to find his way because a road drawing will direct him.
Besides this, the parking lots have signs and road drawings that lead us to the correct parking lot Fig2.
▪ Principle 4 (PERCEPTIBLE INFORMATION): Clear signs and floor drawings on the site direct the user to the appropriate
road or park. Furthermore, in addition to special needs parks Fig2, a marked area indicates where the driver can exit
his vehicle.
▪ Principle 5 (TOLERANCE FOR ERROR): There are concrete parking Bumpers that keep the driver safe and prevent the
driver from exceeding the park's limits. There is a barrier between natural and disabled people to avoid mistakes
based on individual needs Fig3.
▪ Principle 6 (LOW PHYSICAL EFFORT): The parks are organized into categories based on user requirements. People
with special needs, for example, or families, require a park or area near the store's entrance. Further, there is ramp
access for disabled people to enter without exerting physically strenuous effort easily Fig5.
▪ Principle 7 (SIZE & SPACE FOR APPROACH AND USE): The size of the parking lot is appropriate for the majority of people.
-Slop reference (1.5 m wide, 1m length, and 0.1 Hight) and in the site (1.54 m wide, 1.1m length, and 0.1m Hight)
- Regular parking and taxis (2.7 m wide and 4.5 m length) are suitable for most vehicles.
-Parking lots for people with special needs include a wheelchair-accessible area (1.25 m added to the regular parking width).
- Parking lots for families are wider than usual (3.15m wide) for families who need extra space to juggle strollers, for example.
 DISABLED PARK REGULAR PARK SIGNS

Fig1
FAMILIES PARK TAXIES PARK Fig2

2.7 m SLOP RAMP

BUMPERS BENCH
Fig5
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