Roof daylighting for preserving artworks while enhancing visitor experience in London

Abstract

Museums play a crucial role in preserving and displaying cultural artefacts. Museums consume a huge amount of energy and typically operate on a 10:00 to 17:00 hour cycle. Hence, incorporating carbon and cost-free daylight is imperative for creating a low energy museum. However, the idea of lighting a museum with daylight resonates as a complex concept. The tangible complexity of the research is undertaken with three distinct and applicable case studies based in London to help understand the use of daylight to its maximum potential. Useful Daylight Illuminance (UDI) tests are carried out for the entire year, but with the help of a typical sunny summer day, the study evaluates the extremities of light in a day and the impact of roof daylighting on visual comfort. It brings along the intangible complexities in a space which includes the user experience, and perception, investigated through designed questionnaires, and observations at site visits. The research concludes the implementation of an adaptable hybrid roof daylighting strategy as pragmatic for preserving artworks while enhancing visitor experience.

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ORCID for Stephanie Gauthier: orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-1736

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