FIRE EVACUATION DESIGN AND GUIDANCE PROGRAM FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS IN AN ARENA MULTI-PURPOSE VENUE

In recent years, the need for accessibility for people with impairments has been growing. This trend requires event halls, such as arenas and multi-purpose venues, to install an increased number of wheelchair-user seats at various places. However, evacuation of wheelchair users is a difficult problem, especially while the crowd of healthy people also evacuate simultaneously. This paper presents the essence of a fire evacuation design and guidance program for wheelchair users in event halls by analyzing the decision process of an actual design example of a multi-purpose venue. © 2023 Architectural Institute of Japan. All rights reserved.