{"id":16349,"date":"2026-01-21T09:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/JAARD\/?page_id=16349"},"modified":"2026-01-23T04:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:39:40","slug":"paper-7-vol-4-no-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/JAARD\/paper-7-vol-4-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Paper 7 Vol. 4 No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16349\" class=\"elementor elementor-16349\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-310728e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"310728e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c8a4e1\" data-id=\"5c8a4e1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a8271 elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"e2a8271\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">International Journal of Arts Architecture & Design<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59d92ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59d92ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2b611c\" data-id=\"f2b611c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864e1c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-thim-ekits-breadcrumb\" data-id=\"864e1c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-ekits-breadcrumb.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"thim-ekit-breadcrumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\tHome\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a71066f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a71066f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94b33f6\" data-id=\"94b33f6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d13567c elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"d13567c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Designing For Vertical Needs: Creating A Ladder Chair For Ergonomic And Space-Saving Solutions<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8029dac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8029dac\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da39f20\" data-id=\"da39f20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c21552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c21552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Jan 2026, Vol. 4, No. 1, Issue\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8194564 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8194564\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60efb26\" data-id=\"60efb26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a5480 elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"08a5480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Author(s)<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bace508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bace508\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-944be6c\" data-id=\"944be6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a3ae0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a3ae0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Obed Persie Appiah-Kubi &amp; Evans Kwadwo Donkor<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccf28cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccf28cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fafc2ae\" data-id=\"fafc2ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a04b2b elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" data-id=\"6a04b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"thim-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_heading \"><h3 class=\"title\">Abstract<\/h3><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-33d0d02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"33d0d02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-85346dd\" data-id=\"85346dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16d9c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a16d9c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As creative and academic studio spaces grow increasingly constrained, the demand for multi-functional furniture solutions becomes more critical. This study focused on the design, fabrication, and evaluation of a multifunctional ladder chair that addresses vertical access and space-saving needs in Ghanaian educational and workshop environments. Employing a studio-based, practice-led methodology, the study combined the use of sustainable materials, anthropometric data, and hybrid production techniques to produce a user-centred product. The ladder chair was fabricated with mild steel and maple hardwood, merging metalworking and traditional woodworking processes to ensure structural integrity and ergonomic comfort. The assessment after the fabrication evaluated visual appeal, transformation ease, and load stability. Instructors, students and artisans\u2019 observational feedback was thematically analyzed, shedding light on material quality, functional intuitiveness, user safety, space optimization, and educational relevance. Users lauded the ease of the transformation mechanism, compact form, and strong material contrast, signifying the product\u2019s success in achieving functional and spatial objectives. The research reveals that efficient multifunctional furniture contributes to improved space utilization and learner engagement in TVET environments. Beyond its practical design purpose, the ladder chair stands as a meaningful instructional model for project-based learning. Implications emphasize the importance of adaptive furniture in supporting sustainable development, skills training, and institutional design innovation. The research recommends future exploration into modular designs, lightweight materials and broader user testing to improve inclusivity and scalability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4270687 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4270687\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1e54bc\" data-id=\"b1e54bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9f28a3 elementor-widget thim-ekits-heading elementor-widget-thim-heading\" 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elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"068acf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/worlduniversityofdesign.ac.in\/JAARD\/paper-7-vol-4-no-1\/\">doi.org\/10.62030\/2026Janpaper7<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8036ed8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8036ed8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f1a7e4\" data-id=\"0f1a7e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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