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Lighting in Kindergartens: Towards Innovative Design Concepts for Lighting Design in Kindergartens Based on Children’s Perception of Space

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  • Stavroula Angelaki

    (Lighting Design, Department of Architecture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Georgios A. Triantafyllidis

    (Lighting Design Research Group, Aalborg University, 2450 Copenhagen, Denmark
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Ute Besenecker

    (Lighting Design, Department of Architecture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

Light is the foundation of the visual perceptual process that initiates the evaluation of the surrounding area. Linked to various aspects and rhythms of the body, light connects us to both the natural environment and the interior space. The process of perceiving and assessing space for children and adults with different viewing heights and viewing perspectives as well as the role of light to facilitate this are the key elements of this study. The paper describes general lighting design strategies for kindergartens, specifically developed to create an environment that takes into account the children’s scale and cognitive processes. The objective was to discuss environments that support the child’s spatial perception along with shape and object recognition by means of lighting design, for example by creating distinct, well-placed shadows. The proposed strategies are informed by a literature review on the concepts and interrelations of light, human physiology and the perception of scale and space. In addition, our process also included visits to kindergartens to observe and analyse existing lighting as well as the use of simulation programs to test lighting scenarios and their patterns/distribution of light and shadow. The outcome described in this paper is a proposal and strategy to take into account children’s vantage points when designing lighting in kindergartens that is still open to practical interpretations in real-world sites.

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  • Stavroula Angelaki & Georgios A. Triantafyllidis & Ute Besenecker, 2022. "Lighting in Kindergartens: Towards Innovative Design Concepts for Lighting Design in Kindergartens Based on Children’s Perception of Space," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(4), pages 1-22, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:4:p:2302-:d:751976
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