DEVELOPMENT OF A SYNTACTIC TECHNIQUE FOR ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DESIGN DERIVED FROM MUSICAL PRINCIPLES

摘要

Architects and designers spend considerable amount of time in resolvingspatial compositions, materials and textures to design spaces that are appealing to the end user. However the salience of lighting in architecture is seldom understood by designers. Once the geometry of the space, the material properties, and the viewing parameters are specified, the appearance of the space depends exclusively on lighting. Lighting of interior and exterior environments is normally designed to be functionally supportive while eliminating or minimising any sources of sensory discomfort or distraction. This parochial approach very often leads to "sense-deprived" designs that fail to provide stimulating environments that are a pleasure to work. This is so because lighting can enhance the visual component in a way which complements and extends the overall sensory experience. Sensory richness is achieved as a by-product of lighting of surfaces rather than this titivation being achieved as a focus of lighting design. And as research which would support lighting design for its sensory richness is quite complex and requires an interdisciplinary approach, it is left uncharted (more so for the fear of failing!). The implications of the above discussion are that current approaches to research into the relationship between lighting and people's perception and experiencing of built spaces are inappropriate and inadequate.