Journal of Islamic Architecture
Vol 7, No 1 (2022): Journal of Islamic Architecture

LIGHTING DESIGN FRAMEWORK; RECOMMENDATION STUDY FOR NEWCASTLE MOSQUE, NEW SOUTH WALES

Nur Amalina Hanapi (Architecture Department, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)
Khairul Asyraf Mohd Rodzi (Architecture Department, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Jun 2022

Abstract

This research explores the analysis method of the current situation and injects direct design proposal analysis to the mosque from the existing condition. The exploration of lighting fundamentally and significantly impacts holistic and ritual performance in any religious building. However, regarding the conversion of typology to the mosque, there were a few research that focus on the existing condition in lighting design performance for Newcastle Mosque. Therefore, this study explores approximately four designs of three-dimensional recommendations as a methodology which include passive and active design implications used recorded as part of the discussion. The result shows that the proposed design helped in repairing the conditions of the mosque through the implementation of the skylight, curtain, designated window, and sunbreak for the best rectification recommendation. Furthermore, the result of the study suggests such minimum glare and effective lighting distribution contribute to the amount reduction of energy consumption, improve the quality of reading, and properly enlighten the religious congregational activities and other exercises carried out to optimum brightness of the mosque.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JIA

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Subject

Arts Humanities Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture

Description

Journal of Islamic Architecture (JIA) is a scientific publication for widespread research and criticism topics in Islamic architecture studies. JIA is published twice a year in June and December since June 2010 by International Center for Islamic Architecture from the Sunnah (CIAS), Department of ...