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Penggunaan pencahayaan semula jadi biophilia untuk mengurangkan pendedahan spektrum biru dalam bilik gelap terhadap kualiti tidur kanak-kanak. Ahmad, Nur Atiqah; Zakaria, Safial Aqbar
ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur Vol 8 No 3 (2023): ARTEKS : Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur | September 2023 ~ Desember 2023
Publisher : Program Studi Arsitektur Fakultas Teknik Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira

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Technology plays an essential role in people's lives, and gadgets have become a prevalent trend for information and communication. However, excessive gadget use among children can have negative side effects. Children often spend extended periods of time engaged with gadgets, disregarding screen brightness and maintaining a close distance to the screen. Some parents resort to gadgets as a quick way to pacify their children during tantrums. To address the challenges posed by advanced technology, this study aims to observe and interview parents with children aged 5 to 12. According to UC Davis Health in California, blue light, which is emitted by electronic devices, has the shortest wavelength and the highest energy. It can disrupt the production of melatonin, the hormone that regulates sleep. Exposure to blue light in a dark room, such as when children use electronic devices at night, further disrupts their sleep patterns. To mitigate this, the study will explore the implementation of biophilic natural lighting, which mimics the lighting found in nature. The goal is to create a harmonious and healthier environment that connects children with the natural world, promoting their well-being. By conducting a case study involving workers in biophilic and non-biophilic environments and a dark room is not an ideal choice for playing with gadgets, the study aims to investigate how biophilic natural lighting can reduce the exposure to blue spectrum in dark rooms, particularly for children. The ultimate objective is to determine the impact of biophilic natural lighting on children's sleep quality and propose effective lighting strategies to improve their overall sleep quality. The results of this study will demonstrate the significant improvement in children's sleep quality with the implementation of biophilic natural lighting, providing valuable design guidelines for creating healthier environments for children.
Inheritance and Development of Chinese Kang in Interior Space Yang, Long; Zakaria, Safial Aqbar
Interiority Vol. 7, No. 2
Publisher : UI Scholars Hub

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The Chinese kang is an ancient technology that combines an integrated household system for cooking, sleeping, and heating. Most of the existing research focuses on the energy performance of Chinese kang and its impact on the interior environment and tries to adapt it to the modern interior space through the improvement of its technology. However, if we only focus on the research and improvement of the technical level of Chinese kang, it is not conducive to the effective inheritance and development of the culture. This paper studies the concept of 'inheritance and development' of Chinese kang culture more comprehensively from the perspective of interior design. The study proves that Chinese kang is not only a survival necessity to cope with cold, but also an expression of people's emotional catharsis and psychological needs, and that the intangible values of Chinese kang culture can be integrated into tangible modern living spaces and developed in the process of modernisation. The results of the study can be used as a starting point for enriching the Chinese kang culture and interior living culture from different perspectives in the future.
To Find a Seat: Tracing the Ideoscape of Seats in the Pathars’ Lifeworld in Penang Raman, Sanjeh Kumar; Zakaria, Safial Aqbar
Interiority Vol. 6, No. 1
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This article examines the roles taken by seats in the buildings that form the lifeworld of Pathars—traditional Tamil goldsmiths—as an ideoscape following their migration to Penang during the British colonial period in the 19th century. This study used a phenomenological ethnography method to bring Pathars’ lived experiences with their physical environment to the forefront, highlighting the subjectiveness of architecture that shapes their lifeworld. The ideoscape of seats is analysed in themes to examine the power and politics of seats in the Pathars’ lifeworlds, including present-day migrant workers. To find a seat is a metaphor that elicits discussion on Pathars’ existential lives and highlights how this community has attempted to negotiate its way as agents of change or to bring the agency to their position in creating spatial norms in place amidst the state reifying its enclaves with essentialised notions of ethnic identity, following the formation of nation-states.