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WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE ADAPTIVE REUSING THE BUILDING? AN ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR VISUAL COMFORT OF HERITAGE OFFICE BUILDINGS |
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| Creator | Rani Prihatmanti and Azizi Bahauddin |
| Title | WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER THE ADAPTIVE REUSING THE BUILDING? AN ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR VISUAL COMFORT OF HERITAGE OFFICE BUILDINGS |
| Contributor | - |
| Publisher | TuEngr Group |
| Publication Year | 2562 |
| Journal Title | International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies |
| Journal Vol. | 10 |
| Journal No. | 19 |
| Page no. | 10A19D: 1-11 |
| Keyword | Adaptive reuse, Visual comfort, Indoor lighting, Visual discomfort, Room light level, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Occupants' satisfaction. |
| URL Website | http://tuengr.com/Vol10_19.html |
| Website title | ITJEMAST V10(19) 2019 @ TuEngr.com |
| ISSN | 2228-9860 |
| Abstract | This paper studies the visual comfort of five heritage office buildings that have been adaptively reused. These buildings are located within the UNESCO World Heritage Site in George Town, Penang. The changes applied to the interior space have created a problematic condition for the occupants' visual comfort. A set of questionnaires focusing on visual comfort and lighting quality was distributed to the respondents of the studied buildings, followed by the building observation and indoor light level measurements. The findings revealed that the indoor light level is below the standard for the working spaces. This resulted in the visual discomfort for the workers, such as glare. The view of nature also very limited due to the permanently blocked doors and windows from the existing buildings. This study shows that inappropriate adaptive reuse practice is significantly affecting the occupants' visual comfort satisfaction of the studied buildings, therefore it decreases the working performance as well as their productivity. |
