Daylighting Conditions Affect Luminous Comfort in Auditorium FPSD

Abstract
Luminous comfort is an important thing to consider in design. Several studies show that luminous
comfort is most affected by satisfaction daylighting. This research was conducted using direct survey
methods via measuring and simulating the natural lighting using Dialux software. The simulation
results show that natural lighting in the auditorium does not meet the lumination standards. This article
concludes that the addition of a roof overhang, windowed areas, façade elements, and shading
strategies are all factors that can affect daylighting.

Introduction
Luminous comfort is an important thing to consider in design. The results confirmed that
luminous comfort is a function of both behavior patterns and daylighting conditions. (Xue et al., 2014,
51). In general, the degree of luminous comfort is most affected by satisfaction with daylighting. (Xue
et al., 2014, 51).
In other hand, architects sometimes lacking the proper tools or awareness about performative
consequences regarding daylighting (Heinzelmann, 2018, 1). Despite advances in technology, many
practitioners still use previous work experience. (VanZee L, 2014, #) Therefore, luminous comfort is
not well achieved.
Auditorium FPSD is an auditorium located in Faculty Education of Art and Culture, Indonesia
University of Education. The auditorium is used as a place to hold meetings, performances, and so
on, with a large number of participants.
This paper compare the luminous comfort in the FPSD Auditorium with the luminous
standards based on the Indonesia Minister of Health. This research was conducted using direct
survey methods via measuring and simulating the natural lighting using Dialux software. Calculation of
the daylighting in auditorium is necessary to find out the comfort of the buildings in connection to their
lighting and provide recommendations for future design.