Delightful Daylighting: A Framework for Describing the Experience of Daylighting in Nordic Homes and Coupling It with Quantitative Assessments

Hanna Vikberg, Abel Sepúlveda and Francesco De Luca
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Hanna Vikberg: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Academy of Architecture and Urban Studies, Tallinn University of Technology, 12616 Tallinn, Estonia
Abel Sepúlveda: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Academy of Architecture and Urban Studies, Tallinn University of Technology, 12616 Tallinn, Estonia
Francesco De Luca: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Academy of Architecture and Urban Studies, Tallinn University of Technology, 12616 Tallinn, Estonia

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-19

Abstract: In this conceptual article we propose a framework for describing the experience of delightful daylighting in Nordic homes and a method to correlate it with an existing quantitative daylighting assessment. In contrast to earlier research on daylighting, the present work gives priority to developing the methodology for researching the experience of the inhabitant in a real situation and relying the quantitative assessment on an existing method. In this way, we shift the focus of daylight studies from quantitative evaluations towards qualitative descriptions of the human experience of daylight. The framework enables future research that can broaden the way the experience of daylighting is described and to see if the quantitative assessment according to the standard EN 17037:2018 Daylighting in buildings correlates with these descriptions. Firstly, the current state of research on subjective daylight preferences and daylight assessment is reviewed. Secondly, a novel method, the long-term spatial interview, is introduced. The aim of the method is to describe a long-term experience of a spatial phenomenon, in this case, delightful daylighting of Nordic homes, through a phenomenological perspective and enable localisation of the qualitative research results. Finally, the use of the existing EN-standard as a tool to quantitatively describe the daylight situation of spaces is explained and a correlation analysis of the quantitative and qualitative results is explicated. Future research based on the framework can provide useful information for designers aiming at creating delightful daylighting experiences in Nordic homes.

Keywords: daylight; residential buildings; qualitative research; methodology; human perception; phenomenology; visual comfort; light quality; cold climate; framework; mixed methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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