Effects of Different Lighting Arrangements on Space Perception

Abstract

The idea to improve the quality of lighting design in interior spaces has gained importance iiz the laqt yean. This experimentalstudy concentrateson the qualily oflghting and the relation betireen l~htiitg arrangeinents andperception. A room having four d i f m t lighting arrangements was prepared and the direrences between the perception of tbe participants under each lighting arrangement iuas anubsed.The results sugested that difereni lighting arrangements afect perception. Wall iuashing enhanced the impressions of clarity and or&, cove lighting enhanced spaciousness and order and uplighting made the same space relaying. priiute and pleasant.

Subjective Assessments of Lighting Quality: A Measurement Review

“…They have been used to help understand how lighting design affects occupants (Durak et al 2007;Manav and Yener 1999). However, this descriptive approach does not provide any indication of whether these characteristics match the observer's aesthetic preferences, making them difficult to translate into a measure of lighting quality or satisfaction.…”

Impact of Luminance Distribution on Perception of the Shape of Architectural Spaces

“…Empirical studies of the effect of lighting on the perception spaciousness of interior environments are sparse. Flynn concluded that the lighting of a space could affect people's reports of mood, impressions of spatial complexity, perceptual clarity, spaciousness and formality (Manav, 1999) Experiments of room spaciousness and luminance distribution have been conducted using such presentation methods as changing the lighting conditions within a room and the viewing of images. There are, however, no known studies in which observers viewed lighting conditions within a real architectural space without visual cues such as furniture and luminaires.…”

Reconstructing traditional Inuit house forms using three-dimensional interactive computer modelling

“…Contemporary architects often strategically distribute light sources within buildings as a means of supporting the behavioural needs of individuals (Manav and Yener 1998;Veitch 2001). Different lighting arrangements can affect such things as task performance, as well as impressions of spaciousness, relaxation, privacy, pleasantness and order (Manav and Yener 1998: 45).…”

“…This is known as Affect Theory (Veitch 2001: 126). In one study completed by Manav and Yener (1998), human subjects were asked to rate how different lighting arrangements affected their perception of an interior space. Results indicated that feelings of privacy, relaxation and interior spaciousness were enhanced through the use of wall-washing, in which the walls of the space are illuminated, and uplighting, in Reconstructing traditional Inuit house forms 33 which light sources are placed low and in the corners of the interior space (Manav and Yener 1999: 43-47).…”