​Bachelor of Science (Honor) in Architecture

BUILDING SCIENCE 2 (ARC 3413)

Project 1 

Lighting & Acoustic Performance Evaluation and Design

Case Study : L45 Kurau Library, Bangsar

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.

They should carry out an appraisal of 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.

 

Analyse and evaluate:

   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 (morning, noon, afternoon and at night).

• Present the analysis in a lighting contour diagram.

• Quantitative analysis is required in order to present your findings in conclusions.

• Daylighting and lighting condition (identify the problems)

• Present all your findings graphically as much as possible

• Provide the calculation for the existing design.

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  For Acoustic

• The general site conditions (eg. 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 (morning, noon, afternoon and at night).

• Present the analysis in a noise contour diagram.

• Quantitative analysis is required in order to present your findings in conclusions.

• Indoor and outdoor noise (identify the problems)

• Present all your findings graphically as much as possible