Another vital principle that should be considered to get a successful design is safety. The design should minimize the accidents and their consequences. Arrangement of elements is very important in terms of safety. Most used elements should be most accessible, and most dangerous elements such as electric cables should be shielded and hidden. And those dangerous elements should be indicated with proper warnings of hazards. And the design should not consist of distractive features in order not to allow unconscious actions.The building of The Faculty of Architecture in METU is the most remarkable building in the campus, of course, but it has a design issue, i think. The level differences near the stairs , sometimes, can be really dangerous, especially for careless ones. The long corridors ending with sudden level differences may cause serious accidents, particularly at night when the lights are turned off. The distractive nature of the environment ( the walls covered with many posters and announcements) increases the risk.
A person walking recklessly at the corridor sees the stairs nearby and steps down to meet a stair but fells suddenly.
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