Illumination in architecture

Good illumination or lighting is necessary for all buildings and has three primary aims.

  • To promote work and other activities carried out within the building;
  • To promote the safety of the people using the building
  • To create, in conjunction with the structure and decoration, a pleasing environment conducive to interest of the occupants and a sense of their well-being.

Illumination can transform the night-time appearance of a building or landscape. The aesthetics, usability and desirability of a structure or place can be increased by good illumination design.

 


Electromagnetic radiation spectrum

Visible spectrum

Basic Terminology and Definitions

In illumination, four main units are used to describe light and its effects

Luminous flux : Luminous flux (Φ) is the quantity of the energy of the light emitted per second in all directions. unit :- lumen (lm).

Luminous  intensity : Luminous intensity (I) is the ability to emit light into a given direction, or it is the luminous flux that is radiated by the light source in a given direction within the unit of the spatial angel.  unit :-candela.

Illuminance : Illuminance (E) is the total luminous flux incident on a surface, per unit area. unit :- lux (lx).

Luminance : Luminance (L) is the luminous intensity emitted by the surface area of 1 cm² (or 1 m²) of the light source.

E=Φ/A

A= Illuminated surface (m2)

Φ = Luminous flux

E = Illuminance

L=I/A 

A = Illuminated surface (m2)

I = Luminous intensity

L = Luminance

SOURCE: ZUMTOBEL LIGHTING HANDBOOK

Ω = solid angle into which luminous flux is emitted

A = area hit by luminous flux

All four Light units can be described as psychophysical as they are combination of human response and physical units of power.

luminaire efficiency

Laws of Illumination

The Inverse Square Law of Illuminance 

The Cosine Law of Illuminance / Lambert’s Cosine Law 

Laws of Reflection and Refraction 

Visual efficiency & comfort 

Day lighting 

Components of Daylight Factor 

Artificial Lighting Design 

Identification of Lighting Requirements 

Artificial light sources

Design of the lighting system : lumen method 

Classification of lighting system

LED light : The Kelvin Scale

Exterior lighting system

Exterior illumination

Roadway Lighting Layouts

Floodlighting

Software for illumination calculation in project

Indian Standards (IS CODE) for lighting
IS CODETitle
SP 72 : 2010National Lighting Code
IS 2440 : 1975Guide for daylighting of buildings (second revision)
IS 3646 (Part 1) : 1992Code of practice for interior illumination: Part 1 General requirements and recommendations for working interiors (first revision)
IS 7662 (Part 1) : 1974Recommendations for orientation of buildings : Part 1 Non-industrial buildings
IS 11907 : 1986Recommendations for calculation of solar radiation on buildings
SP 32 : 1986Handbook on functional requirements of industrial buildings (lighting and ventilation)
SP 41 : 1987Handbook on functional requirements of buildings other than industrial buildings
Reference Book
S. No.Title
1Lighting  By D.C. Pritchard
2IESNA Lighting Handbook
3FHWA Lighting Handbook August 2012
4ZUMTOBEL Lighting Handbook
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