Addressing way-finding techniques for visual impaired person in public building in NIGERIA

 In Nigeria building design, without the users put in to considerations developing spatial design is not considered as one of the most important tasks in the preliminary design stage. In consequence, the final design outcome will be like that of Hang‟s Holin School of tough which states that “architecture is without a purpose whatsoever you design will have it use”. However a building should serve as a machine that fits the reason of it manufacturers. The essence of this study is to review and understanding Nigerian public building architecture “usability" and "accessibility" by visual impaired person and assessment the quality of architecture in- use”, by Nigerian and non-Nigerian trained Architects practicing in Nigeria and suggest a possible usability conceptual framework in achieving quality service design, which is an impact from that quality of architecture in-use. This paper will be concentrating on usability key factors; efficiency, effectiveness (accessibility) and users‟ satisfaction for visual impaired person.
Way-finding