Project I: Lighting & Acoustic Performance Evaluation and Design

Task:
Students are to form a group of SIX (6) to observe, evaluate, analyse and report on lighting and acoustics performance of their selected case study building. For the case study, students are to choose a building that has lighting and acoustic features that can be studied. Examples of buildings could be a; restaurant, café, lounge, auditorium, and any similar buildings.

Each group is also to produce a measured drawing with appropriate scale of the case study and include all the necessary features which effect on the lighting and acoustics conditions to the selected building. Then the students are to carry out appraisals on day-lighting, artificial lighting, noise and sound condition (quality and quantity) in the selected case study. Their identification of adequacy of the quantity of light and sound/noise for the case study needed to be carried out objectively.

For Lighting:
- The site conditions (sky condition, building orientation, etc.).
- Take readings of daylight level, lighting level and photos (digital images) in the chosen case study at different times of day (peak and non-peak time).
- Quantitative analysis is required in order to present your findings in conclusions.
- Daylighting and lighting condition (identify the problems).
- Present a lighting contour diagram.
- Present all your findings graphically as much as possible.
- Provide the calculation for the existing design.

For Acoustic:
- The general site conditions (e.g. highway, main roads adjacent to your case study).
- Take readings of sound level indoor and outdoor and photos (digital images) in the chosen case study at different times of day (peak and non-peak time).
- Quantitative analysis is required in order to present your findings in conclusions.
- Indoor and outdoor noise (identify the problems)
- Present noise contour diagram.
- Present all your findings graphically as much as possible
- Provide the calculation for the existing design.


Report:



Boards:

1. Lighting

2. Acoustic

Reflection:

Throughout this project we had received a lot of help from the staff of Pulp cafe, which we would like to express our gratitude towards them, they gave us permission to move around collecting data during peak and non peak hours which would somehow distract their progress. This project actually taught us to utilize the equipments because it is the first time handling sound and light meter, we are to ensure all the readings are taken in a well collected manner so that the analyzing part would not be distracted.