Building Science 2

Project 1: Lighting & Acoustic Performance Evaluation and Design

Task

This assignment is intended to be completed in a group of 6/7 students per group to evaluate their environment in terms of lighting and acoustics performances. Each group is required to choose a case study from the list of buildings provided. Prepare a measured drawing with appropriate scale of your case study. Show all the necessary features which effect on the lighting and acoustics conditions of your case study. Identification of adequacy of the quantity of light and sound/noise for the case study needed to be carried out.

Learning outcome:

• Able to produce a complete documentation on analysis of space in relation to lighting requirement eg. natural and artificial lighting. (Pictures, sketches and drawing) and analysis of factors which affects the lighting design of a space.
• Explore and apply understanding of building physic eg. Lighting towards building/ construction technology and building materials on existing building projects.
• Able to evaluate and explore the improvisation by using current material and technology in relevance to present construction industry.
• Basic understanding and analysis of lighting layout and arrangements by using certain methods or calculations eg. Lumen method and PSALI.
• Basic understanding and analysis of acoustic design layout and arrangements by using certain methods or calculations eg. Reverberation time and sound transmission coefficient.

Report :-

Light analysis

Acoustic Analysis

Project 2 : Integration Project with Studio 5

Objectives 

• To be able to show understanding of lighting and acoustics principles in their final design.
• To be able to solve design problems in relation to sustainability issues (natural lighting, site analysis)
• To be able to design spaces incorporating lighting and acoustics (when necessary).

Learning Outcome

• Produce site analysis which document, interpret and analyze the site context in relation to lighting and acoustics.
• Identify and analyze functional needs through case studies to inform of lighting and acoustics.

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