Exhibition Building Space Design Method Bases On Behavior Research

Museums are attached great importance with the development of social economy and culture and the increasing attentions on cultural buildings in recent years. The demonstration forms of museum exhibition spaces are given new definitions and meanings with their new and divers development. The model of design has changed from simple space construction to focusing on human behavior pattern and space perception. Studies of museums and galleries become more meaningful with the increasing number of visitors.The present study took museum spaces as research projects and conducted field investigation by using methods of categorization, space syntax and tracing observation to analyze the correlations between museum spaces and the behavior of visitors. Primarily, the layout of exhibition space was divided into three types by using the method of categorization. From the traditional single line layout to multiple sequences layout and mix line layout.And then, behavior of visitors was taken as the research orientation and characteristics of the public space, exhibition space of museum was been analyzed and, in turn, the correlation between spaces and visitors was studied by using the method of tracing observation. The results showed that there were four directions of public space designation:First, emphasis on large scale space aggregation effect, Second, take visitors as part of the exhibition, Third, transform exhibition way make traffic space more attractive. The last, combining leisure space design. Exhibition space was divided into four space types:interactive space, viewing space, scene simulation space and normal exhibition space to evaluate characteristics of different spaces and the correlations between space and human behavior. In the end, practical project was optimized in ways of functionality, public space and exhibition space on the basis of researches above. It was concluded that there were five principles of museum space designation:functional composite, space variable, interest, interact and experience.The present study offered optimized advices of current museum buildings and theoretical directions for designation of exhibition structures. In order to have guiding significance to the actual architectural design and project.