Design Principles for Natural Lighting

Natural day light has important qualities that we need for our physical comfort, biological health, and psychological wellbeing. Modern lighting addresses our physical need for light and human centric lighting our biological needs, but both lack qualities of natural daylight we need. The Design Prin...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2022-11, Vol.1099 (1), p.12033
Main Authors: Thursfield, P, vd Ven, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biophilic design
Design
Light effects
Lighting
Natural lighting
Principles
Psychological factors
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Summary:Natural day light has important qualities that we need for our physical comfort, biological health, and psychological wellbeing. Modern lighting addresses our physical need for light and human centric lighting our biological needs, but both lack qualities of natural daylight we need. The Design Principles for Natural Lighting references Biophilic design theory and focuses on our experience of light and its psychological effect through our senses. A model is proposed for composing natural light experiences practically and various examples assessed. NatureConnect is presented as a purposely designed lighting system based on the design principles and its approach discussed.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/1099/1/012033