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Format: 46 pages : , illustrations, plans (chiefly colour) ; , 30 cm.

Content: MACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE: "I always had the feeling in offices earlier of either being shut in or the sun was somehow blinding, and it was therefore important to me to analyse light in the work place. Good offices are where lighting conditions better and the employees get enough light and have the possibility of protecting themselves from reflections and glare, and where artificial lighting is well thought-out and planned. This increases effectiveness and satisfaction, motivation and concentration as well as performance and this achievement has an effect on the company. Nowadays environmental protection is taken seriously and therefore it is important that companies, particularly those with great power, get involved in the environment and reduce their energy consumption. Instead of neon tubes which can still be found in many offices, LEDs can be used and through well thought-out control processes, which dim the lights when enough natural light is available, or which switch the lights off when no-one is in the room, and if employees are well-trained, allow energy savings. Light planning is in general very important for humans. Only with light do objects become visible. Vision is made possible by the adaptation of our eyes even in low light levels, but it is nevertheless important that light in the work place is used correctly so that not only vision is made simpler but also well-being is promoted. In light planning it is important that all requirements for work be met. Apart from visibility, it is important to prevent glare and reflection. Not only should the standards be met but the employees should be prioritised and the fact that older people need more light to see should be considered. The necessity for a flexible, adjustable and usable lighting follows from the planning of light in an office work space. It is known that the integration of natural and dynamically changing light in the work place has a stimulating effect and is important for daily office life. The modern understanding of work in offices demands flexibility and a new architecture of mobility. This subject should be the motivation for the development of new office worlds. The new trend means spatial and temporal flexibility, and this leads to a mixture of leisure time and working time. This can be best seen in Google's modern working world. The employee can play sport during working time, go to the doctor and then come back and work further. The previous frontiers in the world of work as they were known are shifting more and more. Architecture and the planning of light in the working world should in its way of thinking transcend working and logical planning. The planning of light should not try to brighten a room and avoid glare and reflections; the planning of light should transform the working world into a communicative, stimulating, productivity-raising atmosphere. In the offices of the future employees should have the possibility to increase their creativity. The office of the future should be a place where people are encouraged not just to function, where people are not made sick or depressed in the given situation but can rather develop themselves further and have fun at work. The recommendation is to use natural light as well as is possible. The next step is to ensure there is enough shade, protection from glare and reflections. Employees can sit with a view to the outside or sit sideways to a window. The connections, how natural light has an effect on humans, can be used to an advantage. Scientists found out years ago how light functions, which colours are present at what time, and how they effect people. This experience can be used in practice to make lighting more flexible and dynamic. Thereby the interplay between natural and artificial light should always be considered."

Note: DISSERTATION NOTE: bachelor thesis in Interior Design, BAU International Berlin University of Applied Sciences, 2018. , MACHINE-GENERATED CONTENTS NOTE: INTRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF THE PROBLEM : Light and humanity -- Light and physics (physical principles) -- Legal guidelines -- Healthy light in the work place -- How to light the work place -- Types of light -- Light therapy and the psychological effect of light -- Office space concepts -- Cost reductions and sustainability through natural light -- Bringing in natural light -- Glare and reflection -- Interior and exterior façade systems -- Examples : natural light case study : Omicron in Vorarlberg -- SIMULATION AND LIGHTING DESIGN -- Summary -- Bibliography. , ISSUING BODY NOTE: BAU International Berlin University of Applied Sciences is the former name of Berlin International University of Applied Sciences.

Language: English

Keywords: Academic theses ; Academic theses