Lighting Quality in the Architectural Design Studio (Case Study: Architecture Design Studio at Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Bandung, Indonesia)

Abstract

Lighting designs, both daylight and artificial light, have a major effect on creating visual comfort and room atmosphere. The Parahyangan Catholic University's architectural design studio room has its limitations in providing daylight into the room, where a lot of the literatures express the importance of daylight's role to room quality. This study aims to evaluate the lighting quality in the studio and provide lighting design recommendations to improve the user's productivity and creativity. Data were collected through observation to obtain physical room data and existing lighting design. DiaLux software is used to simulate the lighting performance. User's perception about the room quality obtained through questionnaires distributed to students. The results show that despite the below-standard illumination level, respondents are still well-rated the studio lighting quality. Visual comfort perception is higher than the room atmosphere perception. The lighting techniques, illumination levels, light colors, room reflection factors, and daylighting contribution are the factors that most affect the room quality.