Humans perceive their surrounding space differently and all
the surrounding space can be perceived differently depending on different
factors which dictate how several elements of the space seen by humans.
Lighting, both natural and artificial, are two of the key
factors of the different perception of space. In the book ‘Interior lighting
for Designer’ by Gary Gordon (2003), different examples can be found which
clearly illustrated how different lighting setups directly affect how human
perceive space. In this book, Gordon analyses different experiments and
theories by the late professor John Flynn which clearly shows this difference
that lighting makes in space perception. In this book, Gordon outlined
different situations from different kind of space, from residential to
corporate and commercial but in several occasions the same principals where
used regarding lighting strategies but with specific characteristics which
makes the setup more suitable for the specific situation
.
In the second chapter of the book, Gordon (2003) tackled the
psychological effects of lighting design on human by underlining different
effects of lighting.in this chapter Gordon tacked psychological elements such
as the emotional impact of lighting, degrees of stimulation of lighting, the
importance of brightness balance and how important is contrast produced by
lighting for humans psychology. While outlining all these psychological effect,
Gordon was always looking at the different situations simultaneously to outline
the importance in the different situation and highlighting the elements which
improves the surrounding space for the user and those elements which creates a
negative psychological impact on the user such as low contrast in the
surrounding space.
By combining this evidence from chapter 2 and the
information and the information about lighting design in chapter 13, it was
evident the importance compiling the evidence together and identify the
importance to understand lighting psychology to improve the design.
Reference List
Gordon, G, 2003.
Interior Lighting for Designers. 4th ed. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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