Design strategies for parking garages

While location may be the primary factor when visitors choose a parking garage, aesthetics also affect the favorable impression of your commercial space.

Designing visually appealing parking garages

Architectural styles and trends

Bolder shapes and brighter colors make facades more eye-catching. To catch passersby’s eyes, you can add LED displays and murals from local artists.

Lighting and ambiance

You want parking lot visitors to feel secure and comfortable. Proper lighting is crucial to a visitor’s feeling of safety.

Signage and wayfinding

Proper signage and wayfinding help visitors find spaces and navigate easily within the structure, which makes them want to use it again and again.

Landscaping and green spaces

Adding landscaping and green spaces outside of a parking garage will add visual appeal to the community and can reflect on the visitor’s perception of the interior. If the landscaping is well-maintained, it projects a sense that the interior is also well-maintained.

Enhancing user experience through design

Accessibility and convenience

Going beyond the ADA basics will show visitors with a handicap that your parking garage cares enough to have plenty of handicapped spaces that are easily accessible and can make your parking structure a preferred one.

Safety and security measures

Besides proper lighting, video surveillance, security officers, and regulated entry all help contribute to the feeling of safety when using a parking garage.

Integrating technology for ease of use

There are more and more technology solutions to help parking lot visitors find parking spots quickly and park more easily.

Cleanliness and maintenance

Dirty parking lots and faded parking spot lines reflect poorly on the overall aesthetics and visitors’ trust in your parking structure.

Don’t let concrete cracks and other parking garage damage, which affects aesthetics and the user experience, go unaddressed for too long. JK Industries provides a variety of parking garage services, from maintenance to repair. Contact us today.