ASC 521 Assignment 2 33 Sheppard Avenue East #2705
Alvin Yonatan Tanoko 500507945 April 24, 2015
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01 Presenting The Room Selected
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The Selection General Data of the Room Detail Room Layout Room Surfaces Materials Natural Light Exposure 02 The Lighting System
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The Luminaries Positive and Negative Aspects of Existing Lighting Environment 03 Lighting Analysis
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Simulation Analysis of Existing Room Lighting Environment Simulation Analysis of Proposed Room Lighting Environment Rendering of Existing Room Lighting Environment Rendering of Proposed Room Lighting Environment Final Comparison of Existing and Proposed Lighting Environment 04 Source
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01 Presenting Room Selected
The Selection After a long consideration about the room selection, finally I chose my own apartment unit, that is: 33 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite #2705, to be studied further and deeper in this lighting assignment. The careful thought for the selection of the room to be `further analyzed includes several concrete reasoning. First, by studying the room where I reside, I would be able to deeply understand and experience the advantages and disadvantages about the lighting system in serving different activities in different rooms. I know exactly the drawbacks of the system that can lead me to a more concrete analytical study about the room. Moreover, the ease of access to measure everything correctly and look at everything closely would give me a high quality analysis of the project; I might know exactly what the types of lamps or light bulbs used in every rooms, I know exactly the color of the wall surfaces (because I painted them), as well as the flooring and ceiling material, and many more. The ability to move the lights around, if needed, would also give me another advantage that is to see different alternatives or suggest a better solution to the lighting system. In addition to this, the solution offered at the end of this assignment would also benefit me in the future as I can apply the changes into the room and use them. In short, the selection of the room will give me more accurate data in greater detail to produce a high quality project. Yes, I understand the process might not be as complicated as the other colleagues that choose a museum, or some sort of more complex rooms, but I think the advantage of flexibility, accuracy, and detail it provides from selecting my own unit governs the overall consideration for the selection of a room. I hope these could result in a great and better project and analysis.
General Data of the Room Address: 33 Sheppard Avenue East, #2705 Unit type: 1 bedroom + 1 den Rooms: 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 jacket and shoe closet, 1 laundry cabinet, 1 kitchen (with some fixed cooking and storage equipments), 1 living room, 1 den, and a balcony Net Area: 48.853 m2 Orientation: orienting west (exposed to western sun) with a high-rise building (+\- 52 storeys) blocking the view partially I have been living in this room for almost three years until the present time. Yet, of course, I do not spend all my time here, due to university, church, and other activities. But, the time I spend in this unit is considerable. Average hours when I spend my time in my unit are as follows: Monday: 12 hours Tuesday: 12 hours Wednesday: 13 hours Thursday: 15 hours Friday: 9 hours Saturday: 14 hours Sunday: 15 hours
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01 Presenting Room Selected Each room is used evenly. Nevertheless, because the den, living room, and the kitchen are connected to each other and the lighting in these rooms is the most crucial and complex, further study and analysis that is conducted in this assignment will be in regards to these rooms. From now further, the area to be studied will focus on the den, living room, and the kitchen.
Figure 0. The unit selection studied, taken from two different angles, at 9 PM, in full lighting condition.
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01 Presenting Room Selected
Detail Room Layout The plan of the room being studied is as follow:
Figure 1. Apartment unit plan.
1:50 Furnitures:
Surfaces:
1. TV + CD Shelf
13. Preparation Table
a. Wall, Painted Surface
2. Living Room Table
14. Fridge
b. Wall, Painted Surface
3. Sofa
15. Vertical Blinds
c. Floor Surface
4. Keyboard 5. Working/ Dinning Table
Luminaries:
6. Photo Shelf
i. Ceiling-mounted Luminaire (general lighting)
7. Jacket + Coat Hanger
ii. Ceiling-mounted Luminaire (general lighting)
8. Working + Computer Table
iii. Ceiling-mounted Directional Luminaire with track system
9. Bookshelves
(accent lighting)
10. Storage Drawer
iv. IKEA SPARSAM Pendant Luminaire (task lighting)
11. Storage Rack
v. IKEA Free-standing Luminaire (general lighting)
12. Dinning Table
vi. IKEA Free-standing Luminaire (general lighting)
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01 Presenting Room Selected
Room Surfaces Materials The materials of the den, living room, and the kitchen are as follows:
Surface Letter
Surface Name
Color
Material
Additional Information
Wall
Dark Green (Palm Breeze)
Wall paint PP INT EGG SHELL ENML/EGGSHELL (420E-2) PALM BREEZE
Creating and reflecting some darker and warmer shade and light
b (refer to plan)
Wall
Soft Green (Hemlock Bud)
Wall paint PP INT EGG SHELL ENML/EGGSHELL (420E-1) HEMLOCK BUD
Creating and reflecting some brighter and cooler shade and light
c (refer to plan)
Ceiling
White
Popcorn Ceiling
Not really reflective, yet giving some light wash
d (not shown in plan)
Floor
Dark Brown
Laminated Wood Plank
Very reflective
a (refer to plan)
Figure 2. Room material table.
Picture
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01 Presenting Room Selected
Natural Light Exposure Because the den, living room, and the kitchen are exposed to the western sun, the unit will feel really warm, or even worse, hot, especially in summer time. From my observation, the heat that comes to the unit from the direct sun will be at around 3:30 – 7:15 PM in spring/ fall season and at around 3:45 – 8:00 PM in summer season. The location of the unit in the 27th floor and the usage of the window wall system makes the sun light penetrates in until two-thirds (2/3) of the depth of the unit. Advantages The advantage of the unit orienting west is that I have much daylight to light up my unit (for living room, den, kitchen, and even bedroom). This reduces the need of artificial lighting during the day. At noon until sometimes in the evening, the daylight itself is enough. Another advantage of the unit orienting west is that it does not get really bright and hot in the morning (as it is not exposed to the eastern exposure) – it gives just enough lights into the unit without having excessive warmth in the rooms. Disadvantages Yet, the western exposure results in a very hot unit in the summer time due to excessive sun light. Not just that, the glare is often being problematic too. The light gives too much glare on the west window wall that makes it hard for me to study or even use the table beside the window [furniture no. 5]. In times where people come to watch TV in the living room also become a problem due to excessive light and glare penetrating into the room. In response to this, however, the blinds [furniture no. 15] are often used in those times to shade the light that coming in to the unit. This results in the need of artificial lighting in the unit. In addition to this, the 52-storey apartment building in front of the unit also reflects light from its glass surface. Sometimes in the morning and late evening, it bounces the strong sun light from the east and north-west. It makes people inside the unit feeling dazzle and thus, feeling uncomfortable. Figure 3. Room condition at evening, taken before 8 PM in April. The west sun lights the room just enough so little artificial lamps are needed. Yet, at this time, there are some dazzling light penetrating into the unit due to the strong western exposure and the reflection of light from the glass building in front. The wall on the left with Palm Breeze color (see figure 2) reflect the warm tone of the sun light.
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02 The Lighting System
The Luminaires The data of the lamps used in the den, living room, and the kitchen are as follows (refer to Figure 1. Apartment unit plan.): Luminaire Letter
i (Refer to plan)
ii (Refer to plan)
iii (Refer to plan)
iv (Refer to plan)
v (Refer to plan)
vi (Refer to plan)
Figure 4. Room lighting table.
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Lamp Type and Manufacturer
Color by Manufacturer [Perceived Color]
Lamp Information
Intensity of use (estimation)
NOMA (Indoor CFLs/ AFC, Medium Base)
Cool White - [Orange/ Dark Yellow]
Light output = 900 lumens Energy used = 13 W Life = 12,000 hours 120 V --------------------------------1 Lamp/luminaire Ceiling-mounted
15-20 minutes/day
NOMA (Indoor CFLs/ AFC, Medium Base)
Daylight - [White/ Very Cool Blue]
Light output = 850 lumens Energy used = 13 W Life = 10,000 hours 120 V --------------------------------3 Lamps/luminaire Ceiling-mounted
2-3 hours/day
NOMA (MR 16 Floodlight Bulbs with GU10 Base)
[Light Orange]
Light output = 650 lumens Energy used = 50 W Life = 2,000 hours 120 V --------------------------------4 Lamps/luminaire Ceiling-mounted Halogen 300 Beam Spread Fully dimmable 2,700K
30 minutes/day
IKEA (SPARSAM E12)
[Orange/ Dark Yellow]
Light output = 500 lumens Energy used = 9 W Life = 10,000 hours 120 V --------------------------------1 Lamp/luminaire Ceiling-mounted, pendant light, 2700K
3-4 hours/day
IKEA (CFL, 2P211/ E26, with Electronic Ballast)
Soft White - [Orange/ Dark Yellow]
Light output = 600 lumens Energy used = 11 W Life = N/A 120 V --------------------------------1 Lamp/luminaire Standing Lamp
30 minutes/day
NOMA (Halogen Clear Bulb, T3 J-Type 118 mm, RSC, Double Contact Base)
[Soft White - Light Yellow] Light output = 2975 lumens Energy used = 250 W Life = 2000 hours 130 V --------------------------------1 Lamp/luminaire Standing Lamp
3-4 hours/day
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02 The Lighting System
Positive and Negative Aspects of Existing Lighting Environment Most apartment units do not have many fixed lamps (mounted in the ceiling). In my unit, three out of the five rooms have mounted lamps, they are the den, living room, and the kitchen. Without the addition of the other lamps, the mounted lamps themselves will not be enough, especially at night time. Just the fixed lamps themselves, they can create some dark areas in the rooms, areas that are not covered by the beam spread of the lamps. So, additional standing lamps are required. The standing lamps though, give some advantages. Other than covering some uncovered areas by the ceiling-mounted lamps, their portability makes me easy to move them anywhere I need them to be. Also, their flexibility makes it easy to rearrange or reorganize the lighting placements following the reorganization of the furniture; i.e. the lighting can be easily adjusted to the change of room layout if needed. This is something that fixed lamps cannot do. When furnitures are moved, they only create other dark areas in other places. The in-adaptability of fixed lamps created the most problem in the den. The lamp was way too behind where the seat was so that it created shadows in the working table in the den while I was working. Sometimes the cast shadow was problematic because I could not see clearly to the papers or drawings I was working on. But, this was earlier solved, before this project commenced, by dragging the cap of the fixed lamp further in front so now it is align with the seating position and is not anymore casting shadows to the working table. Figure 5. Another negative aspect of one of the luminaries: luminaire iv (refer to Figure 1 and 4). The lamp is so strong, making the dazzling effect while working. So, as a quick solution, a layer of yellow trace paper is used to cover the lamp. It reduces the dazzle but at the same time its translucent material provides some light to go through.
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03 Lighting Analysis
Simulation Analysis of Existing Room Lighting Environment
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Figure 6. Top view rendering of the existing lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Figure 6b. Top view Iso-lux curve of the existing lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Room Illuminance (E)
Lamp Photometric Chart (see Figure 4. for reference)
Mean
Min
Max
Min/average
Min/Max
349 lx
0.53 lx
851 lx
0.002
0.001
Figure 6c. Top view false color of the existing lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Daylight factor: 6.23 (Min: 1.89, Max: 10)
Analysis: In general, there are no real problems found in the lighting environment (according to the simulation conducted. However, some aspects can be improved are: 1. Kitchen preparation area is a little dark, 300 lux 2. Kitchen storage cabinets are way too dark, only 100-200 lux 3. Den does not have an even spread of light, more light at the back can be added 4. Working/dining table (furniture no. 5) is way too dark, 200 lux 5. A more even illumination in the living room area would be nicer
Lamp i. Light output ratio: 37% Lamp luminous Flux: 900 lm Power: 60 W Light Yield: 15 lm/W
Lamp ii. Light output ratio: 85.73% Lamp luminous Flux: 850 lm Power: 60 W Light Yield: 17.17 lm/W
Lamp iii. Light output ratio: 100% Lamp luminous Flux: 650 lm Power: 75 W Light Yield: 8.7 lm/W
Figure 7. Photometric Chart of the lamps used, generated using Dialux Evo 4.1
Lamp iv. Light output ratio: 57.24% Lamp luminous Flux: 500 lm Power: 110 W Light Yield: 4.55 lm/W
Lamp v. Light output ratio: 82.5% Lamp luminous Flux: 600 lm Power: 33 W Light Yield: 18.18 lm/W
Lamp vi. Light output ratio: 73.65% Lamp luminous Flux: 2975 lm Power: 250 W Light Yield: 11.9 lm/W
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03 Lighting Analysis
Simulation Analysis of Proposed Room Lighting Environment
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Figure 8. Top view rendering of the proposed lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Figure 8b. Top view Iso-lux curve of the proposed lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Room Illuminance (E)
Summary Table of Improvements Suggested
Mean 539 lx
Min
Max
0.59 lx 5447 lx
Min/average
Mix/Max
0.001
0.000
Figure 8c. Top view false color of the proposed lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Improvement
Result
Higher lumen level on the kitchen light bulbs and the accent lighting with track system in the living room area
Brighter area and evenly illuminated spaces, ex: kitchen preparation area, keyboard and seating area
Addition of indirect light in the kitchen preparation and storage area
A safer place and more comfortable space to do food preparation or any other stuffs that related to the kitchen
Addition of wall-washing light beside the bedroom
Creates an accent in the plain wall so the area seems visually more beautiful
Addition of table lamp
Lighten up the working/dining table area at the corner (furniture number 5), so it is not anymore a dark area for working or eating
Addition of two Artemide Megaron Terra beside TV rack
Creates uniform and even lighting in the living room, especially at areas that are near the TV
Higher lumen level on the pendant luminaire on the den
Creates perfect lighting for detail works (1000 lux)
Repositioning of lamp number v to the back of den
Creates uniform and more even lighting in the den area so it is a better environment condition for the eyes on long work times
Daylight factor: 6.23 (Min: 1.89, Max: 10) Analysis: Improvements in some areas including: 1. Additional indirect light in the kitchen preparation area makes the kitchen brighter, 2. Re-lamping of three kitchen light bulbs to bulbs with higher lumen level (2 times bigger lumen level as the existing bulbs) 3. Additional wall-mounted indirect light beside the bedroom becomes an accent to the wall, makes the room more visually pleasing 4. Additional Artemide Megaron Terra standing lamps on both sides of the living room TV rack make an even illumination across the living room area 5. Repositioning of lamp v to the back of the den makes the den area evenly illuminated, being a more conducive area to work, especially works that are related to architecture (ex: detailed drawing) (1000 lux)
Figure 9. Table of the improvements suggested for better lighting environment in the room and their result.
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Rendering of Existing Room Lighting Environment
03 Lighting Analysis
Figure 10. West rendering of the existing lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Figure 10b. South rendering of the existing lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Figure 10c. North rendering of the existing lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Figure 10d. Top rendering of the existing lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
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Rendering of Proposed Room Lighting Environment
03 Lighting Analysis
Figure 11. West rendering of the proposed lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Figure 11b. South rendering of the proposed lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Figure 11c. North rendering of the proposed lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
Figure 11d. Top rendering of the proposed lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1.
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Assignment 2
4/20/2015
03 Lighting Analysis
Site 1 / Building 4 / Living / Living Room / Workplane 1 / Value chart/Perpendicular illuminance (adaptive)
Final Comparison of Existing and Proposed Lighting Environment
Workplane 1 / Value chart/Perpendicular illuminance (adaptive)
Assignment 2
4/20/2015
Site 1 / Building 4 / Living / Living Room / Workplane 1 / Value chart/Perpendicular illuminance (adaptive)
Existing
Scale: 1 : 50 Perpendicular illuminance (Surface) Workplane 1lx,/ Min: Value chart/Perpendicular illuminance (adaptive) Mean (actual): 349 0.53 lx, Max: 851 lx, Min/average: 0.002, Min/max: 0.001,
5447
Page 1
0.59
Proposed
Scale: 1 : 50
Figure 12. Final comparison of the existing and the proposed lighting environment using Dialux Evo 4.1, resulting in a brighter, more comfortable, and more evenly illuminated unit.
Perpendicular illuminance (Surface) Mean (actual): 1078 1.18 lx, Max: 10880 539 lx, Min: 0.59 5447 lx, Min/average: 0.001, Min/max: 0.000,
Figure 12. Final illuminance numerical value (E) of the existing and proposed lighting environment.
This result is no longer current! Possibly an object has been modified or added. The project should be recalculated in its entirety to get current results.
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04 Source
Source All photos are self-taken, except: Figure 2.: image 1: http://st.houzz.com/simgs/7a11059c03d02dce_4-9502/modern-paint.jpg image 2: http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImages/1000/94/94f401a0-6528-43b5-b8385a0d371338ed_1000.jpg
Informations taken from personal properties and Dialux Evo 4.1. All simulations, chart, and simulation-related tables are done generated by Dialux Evo 4.1.
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