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dc.contributor.authorGou, Zhonghua
dc.contributor.authorLau, Stephen Siu-Yu
dc.contributor.authorYe, Hai
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-28T01:27:42Z
dc.date.available2018-06-28T01:27:42Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn0360-1323
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.08.001
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/142124
dc.description.abstractBased on the theory of “alliesthesia”, there is a gap between how people evaluate an environmental stimulus and how they actually react to the stimulus that changes the state of the interior milieu. Occupants preferred a low illuminance for comfort without or with less stimulation, but the comfortable setting might fail to generate productive environments because comfort is a reference to elimination of discomfort, which assumes that absence of stimulus (such as brightness) is good. A lighting experiment is conducted to identify the gap between comfortable and stimulating illuminance settings. Participants were asked to conduct a visual task and to respond a questionnaire under different illuminances ranging from below 200 Lux to above 900 Lux. The illuminance setting (401–500 Lux) on which subjects felt neutral and most comfortable well complied with current lighting standards. However, the illuminance setting (above 900 Lux) on which subjects scored highly in the visual task and perceived the visual task stimulating was much higher than the most comfortable and neutral setting. As an alternative to pursuing comfort based on neutrality, this article argues designing stimulating environments with restorative elements for productivity and well-being.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPregamon
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom42
dc.relation.ispartofpageto49
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBuilding and Environment
dc.relation.ispartofvolume82
dc.subject.fieldofresearchArchitecture
dc.subject.fieldofresearchArchitectural science and technology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBuilding
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3301
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode330105
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3302
dc.titleVisual alliesthesia: The gap between comfortable and stimulating illuminance settings
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGou, Zhonghua


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