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Skylight shapes and the perception of light in a museum gallery.
KTH, School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE), Architecture, Lighting Design.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This research aims to investigate how different skylight shapes affectlight perception in a museum gallery. Focusing on human perceptionunder specific conditions where the versatility of these architecturalelements serves as a crucial tool for museum lighting designers.Museums architecture have changed throught the past of time, andtheir necessities on their displays. Just so the human behavior in-side these magical places. Skylights have been protagonists as linkbetween exterior light conditions and the light the visitor perceiveinside: an alliance of natural and artificial light.To analyze this relationship, I studied two skylight examples. Theirarchitectural characteristics, specially form and size, arise my interestin how they respond to the task of bringing light inside theirs givenspace: the 01:1 Gallery at the Moderna Museét and the SouthernGallery of Liljevalch+ Art Gallery, both located in Stockholm, Sweden.Through the application of qualitative and quantitative methods, in-triguing findings have emerged, deepening the understanding ofskylights’ potential to effectively illuminate exhibition rooms and en-hance the light dynamism that could be integrate to the experienceduring a museum visit.This thesis suggests that the architectural elements in which light isadmitted inside an exhibit space, impacts directly the light percep-tion for the visitor and conditions their behavior in this temporaryexperience.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
Series
TRITA-ABE-MBT-24282
Keywords [en]
skylight, spatial perception, atmosphere, integrative lighting, human perception
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Architecture
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-352633OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-352633DiVA, id: diva2:1894885
Educational program
Master of Science - Architectural Lighting Design
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Available from: 2024-09-04 Created: 2024-09-04 Last updated: 2025-02-24

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