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ARCHITECTURE FOR THE SENSES

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by Christina Augustesen

 

How can we design buildings that stimulate our senses, follow our human needs and allow us to live in balance with nature? Buildings, which combine the use of daylight and artificial light and use the “double dynamic” potential of controlling daylight and artificial light, might stimulate our senses and human needs, as well as enhance the feeling of living in balance with nature.

 

 

The Sense of Light

 

Light is an important parameter for humans to sense and perceive the spaces surrounding them, and the character of the light in a given space can be seen to influence our mood and wellbeing. Light describes our environments – and light and shadow tell us about form, materials, texture, rhythm and history. To design buildings is to work with form and light. To work with a light aperture is to design not only the space´s lighting, but also its appearance and atmosphere. The interior is the reverse side of the exterior and the place where the atmosphere and character of the space is formed. A light aperture is not merely a communicator of exterior illumination, but probably the single most important element in the planning of a space´s visual environment.

 

The character of daylight – its intensity, direction, and colour – influences how spaces and objects are accentuated and perceived. These parameters are well know from nature, such as when the sun changes direction, intensity and colour throughout the day. Most humans know by heart how their surroundings change according to changes in light’s character: for example, how spaces and objects shift character when clouds cover the sun, creating diffuse daylight where shadows are dissolved in a second. Likewise, humans sense the dynamic from the changing of light under dynamic weather conditions, and when, for example, a tree canopy filter the sun and skylight to create a fluctuating dappled light. Humans sense these changes foremost via the eyes and the brain – and most often it reminds one of being close to nature and origins.

 

The fact that people spend more and more time in artificially illuminated environments makes it both worthwhile and essential to develop strategies that ensure such environments can still positively stimulate our senses and enhance our feelings of living in connection with nature. Here light plays an important role, and it is crucial that architectural ideas and concepts employ strategies for the use of daylight and artificial lighting. A lighting strategy should serve as a main, guiding concept that establishes a hierarchy between the daylighting and the artificial lighting elements. A lighting strategy helps to integrate lighting into buildings in natural ways so that in addition to meeting the functional needs the lighting helps to clarify and refine the spaces, create inspiring atmospheres, and positively influence experiences and comfort levels.

 

 

The Integration of a Lighting Strategy

 

The new Novo Nordisk Headquarter, located in Bagsværd, Denmark, consists of two main buildings NN1 and NN2, and is a notable example of how daylighting and artificial lighting are well integrated into the building design. The Headquarter is designed to create working spaces and recreational spaces, which are well lit by daylight. The office spaces are placed near to the façade, ensuring good daylight conditions in the working areas. And the apertures of the atrium are shaped to transport the daylight into the building in a poetic and unique way that creates an exciting and welcoming atmosphere.

 

The overall lighting strategy for the artificial lighting has its focus on accentuating the building’s iconic significance and identity, the movements and flows throughout the building, and the building’s appearance, and functionality during the daytime, evening, and night time hours. This has been achieved via a varied lighting environment, where orientation and movement are controlled by vertical lighting, the low placement of lighting elements, and variations in the lighting levels and lighting characteristics (for example, in variations in direct and diffuse lighting, and colour temperatures).

 

This specific lighting strategy has ensured sustainable lighting by prioritising the lighting’s illumination levels, placement, and control. The strategy has been an important design parameter throughout the entire design and construction processes, and the detailed planning followed the lighting strategy as well. Moreover, the strategy has been a crucial factor in interdisciplinary understandings and communications. The design and implementation of the lighting strategy was carried out in a close collaboration between the client, lighting designers, architects, interior designers, contractors, and suppliers – and the project-specific solutions were tested in onsite mock-ups. Based on the lighting strategy, lighting concepts were then developed for the atrium, auditorium, library, meeting rooms, canteen, and kitchenettes.

 

A Ceiling Made of Light, Shadows, and Slow Dynamics

 

The second building of the Novo Nordisk Campus, NN2, offers a spectacular and sculptural atrium, offices, meeting rooms, a canteen, etc. Like building NN1, this building’s visible focal point is its atrium, which visually and physically connects the four floors and various functions. The atrium has been designed using 50 skylight baffles that poetically disperse daylight into the space – into the building’s core. The design and direction of the skylight baffles influence the play of light and shadow taking place throughout the day and across the year. Daylighting’s dynamic behaviour juxtaposed with the design of the artificial lighting’s intensity, direction, and colour temperature help to create the appearance of changing ‘ornamentation’ within the skylight baffles, as well as in the atrium and its adjacent spaces. On the occasions when daylight is insufficient – during evening hours and winter months – the artificial lighting comes to aid. The concept for the design of the artificial lighting entailed creating lighting that partly supports the daylighting during periods of limited natural light, and partly contributes to the general artificial lighting. Likewise, the artificial lighting has been designed to accentuate the tectonics of the skylight and to create a welcoming and exciting atmosphere in the atrium as a whole.

 

 

The ’Double Dynamic’ potential

 

The shape of the atrium’s apertures and the building control system makes it possible to combine and regulate the resources of the daylight and the artificial lighting alike. Thus, it is possible to work with can be called a ‘double dynamic’ setup, which combines the natural dynamic of the skylight and daylight – as well as the dynamics that occur when the intensity and colour temperature of the artificial lighting are changed over time. Based on analyses of the colours of the sky and the ways that the variable colours of artificial light appear in contrast to these, a colour matrix for the artificial lighting was developed. Facts concerning the working hours of the employees and special days have also influenced the design of the artificial lighting.

 

The artificial lighting has been planned using ten different lighting scenarios; each programmed with a specific dynamic lighting configuration. The different colour shades shift in a slow tempo, characterised by a soft and gradual transition from one shade to another. Most of the scenarios work with white light nuances, which span a spectrum from bluish light to neutral white light, and finally to warm light in the form of dark golden hues. The scenes are programmed to align with the daytime lighting’s diurnal and seasonal rhythms, as well as to demarcate special days, such as the World Diabetes Day. The combination of the predictable dynamic of the artificial lighting and the unpredictable and dynamic changes of the daylight creates a ‘double dynamic’ that is never the same.

 

 

Conclusion

 

The character of the light and the way it is used and controlled is vital for human wellbeing. Holistic thinking regarding the use of daylighting and artificial lighting in concert can increase the quality of our surroundings and meet the varying demands of constantly changing lifestyles. The key is to balance and control the light in a rhythm and variation that makes us sense a dynamic without distracting us or stressing the mind and body. Lighting with a balanced change in light intensities and colours reminds us of being in connection with nature, whilst also stimulating our senses, elevating our mood, and improving general wellbeing.

 

Christina Augustesen is an architect and lighting designer, and holds a Master in Architecture from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK), Denmark and a master in Light and Lighting from Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, UK. Christina has been working in the field of architectural lighting for more than ten years, in Denmark as well as internationally. Christina works with a holistic approach to lighting design, so that daylight and artificial lighting are embedded into sustainable solutions – integrating spatial, visual, aesthetic and technical aspects. She has a keen interest in artistic lighting installations and the study of visual perception, both of which play a key role in her on-going work. Christina has recently, in cooperation with Henning Larsen Architects, designed the lighting for Novo Nordisk new head quarter, DK, which was awarded the Danish Lighting Award 2014. Christina is a guest lecturer for Architectural Lighting at Copenhagen School of Architecture (KADK) and a member of TANTEIDAN and IALD.

 

References

1. Pallasmaa, Juhani, The Eyes of the Skin – Architecture and the Senses, John Wiley and Sons, 2012.
2. Dahl, Torben: Climate and Architecture, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2010, pp.115-119.
3. Tregenza, Peter: The Design of Lighting, London, Spon Press, 2004, pp.34-36.
4. Novo Nordisk Headquarter, Bagsværd, Denmark. Client: Novo Nordisk, Architect: Henning Larsen Architects (HLA), Lighting Designer: Grontmij’s Lighting Team in collaboration with HLA.
5. Itten, Johannes, The Elements of Color, Stuttgart, Urania Verlag, 2003.
6. Photo credit: Fig. 1-2, Søren Aagaard, Grontmij, Fig. 4, Christina Augustesen, Grontmij. Copyright Novo Nordisk. Fig. 3. Copyright Christina Augustesen, Grontmij.

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"Interaction of Daylight and Electric Light on Subjective Light Appraisals" by Samantha Peeters

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DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS IN THE DESIGN PROCESS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

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Affordability

Why does Daylight Matter? | Marilyne Andersen

Sbi Lumenet

LUMENET 2018 – WORKSHOP FOR PHD STUDENTS IN COPENHAGEN 16-17 AUGUST

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"Transforming Cities" by Andy Cornaby

First International Workshop on Future Light Technology and Human Health

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"Quantitative and qualitative assessment of visual comfort in offices" Laura Thuillier

Daylight 2007 Johnmardaljevic

CLIMATE-BASED DAYLIGHT MODELLING FOR EVALUATION AND EDUCATION by John Mardaljevic

Daylight 2011 Myriamaries&Laurenszonnefeldt

DAYLIGHT DYNAMICS WITH REGARD TO HUMAN NEEDS by Myriam Aries and Laurens Zonneveldt

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"The Rise of Human Centric Lighting" by Kevin Houser

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"Can Natural Lighting Shape Architecture?" by Sebastian Moreno Vacca & Aline Branders

John Mardaljevic, Alejandro Pacheco Diéguez, Marie Claude Dubois, Arlind Dervishaj &Amp; Cosmin Ticleanu On Computational Design (New)
Computational Design

John Mardaljevic, Alejandro Pacheco Diéguez, Marie-Claude Dubois, Arlind Dervishaj & Cosmin Ticleanu on Computational Design

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"The Big Why" by Carla Cammilla Hjort

Daylight 2009 Fredericofavero

TIMELIGHT - A THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION by Federico Favero

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"Daylight and the Experience of Landscape" by Martin Schwartz

Daylight 2009 Johnmardaljevic2

TOOLS AND METRICS by John Mardaljevic

Daylight 2011 Vellachiganesan

THE LIGHT WITHIN by Vellachi Ganesan

Daylight 2011 Miriammunch

DAYLIGHT – VISUAL COMFORT AND NON-VISUAL FUNCTIONS by Mirjam Münch

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ILUMINA 2015 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON ADVANCED DAYLIGHTING SIMULATION

Daylight 2011 Annekathrinefrandsen

THE HEALING POTENTIAL OF DAYLIGHT IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS by Anne Kathrine Frandsen

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“Freedom of use” by Anne Lacaton

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Health

Marco Imperadori and Lasse Lind on Health

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DAYLIGHT IN THE GREEN SOLUTION HOUSE

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“Dynamics of daylighting inside out” by Marilyne Andersen

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PLENTY OF DAYLIGHT WITHOUT OVERHEATING

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Contact to the Outdoors

Mandana Sarey Khanie, Francisca Rodriguez, Ayesha Batool and Femke Beute on Contact to the Outdoors

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"Buildings of the Future Need Light and Chronobiology” by Till Roenneberg

Natalia Sokol And Federica Giuliani On Daylight Education
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Natalia Sokol and Federica Giuliani on Daylight Education

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"Daylight paradox- evaluation based on LEED v4 and prEN-17037 Daylight of Buildings" by Anne Iversen

Daylight 2011 Deanhawkes

THE MEASURABLE AND THE UNMEASURABLE by Dean Hawkes

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“Happy people in healthy architecture” by Lone Wiggers

Daylight 2011 Jean Louis Scartezzini

STATE OF THE UNION IN DAYLIGHTING AT EPFL by Jean-Louis Scartezzini

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"Designing Visually Accessible Spaces: Predicting Visibility" by Rob Shakespeare

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“Healthy and sustainable buildings with daylight and fresh air” by Johannes Schwörer

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Contact to the Outdoors

Femke Beute on Contact to the Outdoors

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“Daylight research from knowledge to practice: The tortoise and the guerrilla” by John Mardaljevic

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D/A – DESIGN WITH SUNLIGHT FIRST

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Daylight in Architecture

José Fernando Gómez on Daylight in Architecture (America)

Arlind Dervishaj On Computational Design (New)
Computational Design

Arlind Dervishaj on Computational Design

SOLAR ECLIPSE, SUPERMOON AND SPRING EQUINOX ON 20 MARCH 2015

Daylight 2011 Sylviahubalek

OFFICE WORKERS’ DAILY EXPOSURE TO LIGHT AND ITS INFLUENCE ON SLEEP QUALITY AND MOOD by Sylvia Hubalek

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Contact to the Outdoors

Mandana Sarey Khanie on Contact to the Outdoors

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"Designing with daylight" by Paula Esquivias

Markus Pendlmayr On Communities
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Markus Pendlmayr on Communities | Pecha Kucha

Harwil De Jonge, Marilyne Andersen And Rasmus Nørgaard On Affordability (New)
Affordability

Harwil de Jonge, Marilyne Andersen and Rasmus Nørgaard on Affordability

Daylight 2011 Johnmardaljevic

DO WE KNOW ENOUGH YET TO PREDICT THE NON-VISUAL EFFECTS OF DAYLIGHT IN BUILDINGS? AN EXPLORATORY STUDY by John Mardaljevic

Daylight 2007 Ingeborgschramm

SONDERSCHULE SCHWECHAT – USER EVALUATION by Ingeborg Schramm

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97 PHOTOS FROM 7TH VELUX DAYLIGHT SYMPOSIUM IN BERLIN

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"Parametric daylight facade optimization methodology" by Alejandro Dieguez

Lid Display

Lighting Design Students create new lighting possibilities for the Absalon Church

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“Light in the public realm” by James Carpenter

Much Untertrifaller On Flexible Pecha Kucha
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Much Untertrifaller on Flexible | Pecha Kucha

Mette Tony On Quality
Quality

Mette Tony on Quality

Joseph Allen On Health
Health

What makes a building healthy? | Joseph Allen

Daylight 2009 Tornørretranders

HERE COMES THE SUN by Tor Nørretranders

Daylight 2007 Hemmafasch

SPECIAL SCHOOL FOR DISABLED CHILDREN, SONDESCHULE SCHWECHAT, AUSTRIA by Hemma Fasch

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"Just Like Living Outside" by Family Ibbotson Testimonial

Daylight 2009 Wesseldejonge

DAYLIGHT AND MODERNITY: DESIGN AND REDESIGN OF THE VAN NELLE DESIGN FACTORY by Wessel de Jonge

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THE DYNAMICS OF SHADOW: ARCHITECTURE OF NATURAL LIGHT IN EXTREME LATITUDES

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“Daylighting the millennials” by Christoph Reinhart

IYL2015

INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LIGHT 2015 OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

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"Applying the New European Daylighting Standard" by Inger Erhardtsen & Werner Osterhaus

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The influence of sunlight on the indoor health - Richard Hobday

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"An Illustrated Address" by Thomas Vonier

Daylight 2009 Pieterrimdekroon

DUTCH LIGHT – THE MOVIE by Pieter-Rim de Kroon

Michael Ambjørn On Quality
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Michael Ambjørn on Quality | Pecha Kucha

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Lighting Visions: Light, Space and Nature

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CAPTURE THE SUN!

Light Cultures – New Technologies, Aesthetics, and Climate Policies

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ENGAGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN SCIENTIFIC FORUMS

Sergio Altomonte, Marilyne Andersen And Signe Sand On Quality (New)
Quality

Sergio Altomonte, Marilyne Andersen and Signe Sand on Quality

Nicole Porter On Pandemics (New)
Pandemics

Nicole Porter on Pandemics

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg On Pandemics (New)
Pandemics

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg on Pandemics

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Health

Zakaria Djebbara on Health

Kasper Reimer On Communities
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Kasper Reimer on Communities | Pecha Kucha

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6th VELUX Daylight Symposium 2015

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“Daylighting and the senses: tactile design processes fostering biophilia” by Claude Demers

Daylight 2011 Ulrikebrandi

A LACK OF DAYLIGHT CULTURE by Ulrike Brandi

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“Twenty-five years of circadian living: a case study” by Dean Hawkes

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FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS TO THE 8TH VELUX DAYLIGHT SYMPOSIUM!

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David Nelson at the 6th VELUX Daylight Symposium

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Susanne Brorson on Communities | Pecha Kucha

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4th VELUX DAYLIGHT ACADEMIC FORUM DEDICATED TO PhD STUDENTS WORKING WITH DAYLIGHT RESEARCH

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Chris Precht on Daylight in Architecture (Europe)

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“Characterizing the potential of daylight to fulfil non-visual requirements" by Martine Knoop

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MITCH DOBROWNER: STORMS

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“En’Light’en: an exploration of light and sensation” by Laura Johnston

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LIGHT, ARCHITECTURE AND HEALTH

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Light & Health

Mojtaba Parsaee, Veronica Garcia-Hansen and Cehao Yu on Light and Health

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NATURAL LIGHT – INTERNATIONAL DESIGN STUDENT COMPETITION

Evaluation Methods for Assessing Daylight Quality in Architecture

Claire Kimball Johnson And Lærke Hein On Affordability
Affordability

Claire Kimball Johnson and Lærke Hein on Affordability

Blog Ways Into The Light

WAYS INTO THE LIGHT

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Christoph Reinhart at the 6th VELUX Daylight Symposium

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“Using natural light as a tool for creating a strong architectural narrative” by Omar Gandhi

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Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, Nicole Porter, Ayesha Batool, Natalia Giraldo Vasquez, Till Roenneberg - Pandemics

Daylight 2009 Stevemwlockley

CIRCADIAN PHOTORECEPTION: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE by Steven W. Lockley

Claire Kimball Johnson On Health (1)
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Claire Kimball Johnson on Health | Pecha Kucha

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DAYLIGHT ACADEMIC FORUM FOR PH.D. STUDENTS, NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Sinus Lynge And Camilla Van Deurs On Communities (New)
Communities

Sinus Lynge and Camilla van Deurs on Communities

Daylight 2007 Janejhed

DAYLIGHT + EDUCATION + TOOLS, INTRODUCTION by Jan Ejhed

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"Changing Towards Daylight’s Changeability" by Merete Madsen

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“Value creation by architectural design – daylight as a positive driver” by Peter Andreas Sattrup

Alstan Jakubiec On Computational Design
Computational Design

Alstan Jakubiec on Computational Design

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"On-site measurement of daylight autonomy : tools and methodology" by T. Severin-Fabiani, Y. Sutter

Rick Joy On Daylight In Architecture (America)
Daylight in Architecture

Rick Joy on Daylight in Architecture (America)

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Ingrid Reumert and Katie McCrory on Health

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5th VELUX Daylight Symposium 2013

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WELCOME TO THE 4TH SYMPOSIUM by Per Arnold Andersen

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"Renovactive Overview & Demonstration Results" by Friedl Decock, Petrus Te Braak, Thorbjørn Asmussen

Workshop at Healthy Buildings 2015 Supporting Biorhythms with the Circadian House Concept

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Communities

Investigating a new way of building | Sinus Lynge

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"Healthy Homes Barometer 2019 & Political Framing" by Marjolaine Meynier-Millefert & Ingrid Reumert

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"Urban Daylight Signature" by Giulio Antonutto & Santiago Torres

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"Case Studies by cepezed and its Human Response to Daylight in Architecture" by Ronald Schleurholts

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"Light, Architecture, and our Experience of Space" by Kynthia Chamilothori

Dayligth Saving Time

BACK TO WINTER TIME

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CHINMAYA MISSION AUSTIN

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READING THE WEATHER

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"Transforming Cities" by Ingrid Reumert

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PRESENTATIONS FROM THE 6TH VELUX DAYLIGHT SYMPOSIUM ARE NOW AVAILABLE

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ARCHITECTURE FOR WELL-BEING AND HEALTH

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"Impact of the New European Standard EN17037" by Bernard Paule

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FINAL PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE 6TH VELUX DAYLIGHT SYMPOSIUM

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Professional House Builders Panel on User-Centric Design "Is the End User the Center of Design?​"

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Healthy Buildings Day closure by Keith Riddle

Daylight 2009 Christophemartinsons

THE ROLE OF DAYLIGHT IN THE EXISTENT AND FUTURE FRENCH BUILDING REGULATIONS by Christophe Martinsons

Daylight 2011 Judithheerwagen

THE EXPERIENCE OF DAYLIGHT by Judith Heerwagen

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DAYLIGHTING DASHBOARDS – FROM EVALUATING PERFORMANCE TO SUGGESTING NEW FORMS by Christoph Reinhart

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"A comparative gaze responsive comfort evaluation" by Mandana Sarey Khanie

Ye Qing On Daylight In Architecture (Asia)
Daylight in Architecture

Ye Qing on Daylight in Architecture (Asia)

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"Is Daylight Glare Perceived Differently by People from Different Cultures?" by Clotilde Pierson

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"Establishing urban scale daylight assessment in the planning process" by Paul Rogers

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"Window Size Effects on the Atmosphere of Daylit Spaces at High Latitudes" by Claudia Moscoso

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Paul Bogard at the 6th VELUX Daylight Symposium

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"An Explorative Study on Impact of Daylight and View among Operating Room Nurse" by Marielle Aarts

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CALL FOR PAPERS 6TH VELUX DAYLIGHT SYMPOSIUM 2-3 SEPTEMBER 2015

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Koen Steemers at the 6th VELUX Daylight Symposium

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LIGHT-DRIVEN MODEL FOR IDENTIFYING INDICATORS OF NON-VISUAL HEALTH POTENTIAL IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

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"IEA Activities Towards Standartizations" by David Geisler-Moroder