2022 Galleries

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Galleries // 2022 Spark:Spring Student // The Upper Gate

The Upper Gate

Finalist

Competition: Spark:Spring Student
Designer: Jeeho Kang
Design Type: Concept, Product & industrial
Company / Organization / School: Design Matter
Team Members: Jeeho Kang

A service that uses transportation methods that operate according to a predetermined route and time plan for a fixed cost is referred to as public transportation. However, not everyone is treated equally by this service. This service is particularly difficult to utilize for the physically challenged. Upper Gate is an experiment in using universal design to overcome this challenge. If you look at subway gates, turn-style gates and flip-type gates are mostly used. This is a form to prevent free ride for the service, but this causes another problem. It makes it difficult to use the service for people with wheelchairs and a lot of luggage. Then how can we make the gate as easy as possible for everyone regardless of age or disabilities? By creating a gate that does not have any obstructions underneath, people with physically disabled will have no problems using this public transportation system.