A Study of Natural Daylight as a Health and Satisfaction Factor in Office Environments: The Case of Shiraz National Archives

Document Type : Original Article

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1 PhD Candidate in Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Jundi-shapur University of Technology, Dezful, Iran

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Background and objectives: The main purpose of lighting in offices is to provide effective and comfortable working environments. Mental comfort and health in turn guarantee an increase in user motivation and lead to better performance and efficiency. Providing sufficient and appropriate light in the workplace increases the willingness to work in employees, the operational accuracy and efficiency, and output. It also results on ocular health, better protected eyes and less fatigued nerves work better, and eventually fewer workspace accidents.
The purpose of this research is to investigate lighting from the perspective of operational satisfaction and well-being using the case of Shiraz National Documentation Center.In this research, it is assumed that in the space occupied by the users; while using artificial light in the space, they are not satisfied with the amount of natural light and its effective factors.
 
Methods: In this regard, after using library resources, in the topic of space lighting, field data collection with a photometer and in the topic of employee satisfaction and well-being, a phenomenological and psychoanalytical approach to analyze the unconscious behavior of humans through questionnaires and software analysis in SPSS; Because the brightness of the space alone does not have the ability to express the pleasantness and desirability of the ambient lighting from the users’ point of view.
 
Results and conclusion: According to the results, employees have an average of 50% or higher in terms of satisfaction, well-being and visual comfort. But it does not mean that those who are working in the space without natural light are satisfied with the conditions. According to field observations, these spaces do not even have substitutes for visual compositions and nature themes. In terms of satisfaction, well-being and visual comfort in the female group, the average values are higher than the male group; In the post-graduate class, it is more than other classes and the working position of expert is higher than other working positions. 

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  • Receive Date: 21 November 2022
  • Revise Date: 02 October 2023
  • Accept Date: 10 December 2023

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