Energy-efficient Lighting and Biophilic Design Concept to Boost Reading Interest in Social Facilities’ Library

Abstract

Library in public and social facilities such as schools, mosques, churches and training centers has never become the main priority service unless it is intended accordingly. The good thing is, the library in such facilities always merges with other social functions such as special classes, gathering room or even dining room which is an addition to its original function: the reading room. Department of Architecture Universitas Indonesia, together with “Smandel 95 Berbagi Kasih Program” has conducted (has been conducting kalau aktivitasnya masih berlangsung) community engagement program, funded by the Directorate of Research and Community Engagement Universitas Indonesia, in an orphanage in Jakarta, namely Yayasan Tanjung Barat. The aim of this activity is to increase the occupant’s hobby in reading without renouncing the original activities through an energy-efficient and biophilic concept. Software-based lighting simulation and biophilic intervention concept were conducted to get the optimum result, a part of the design development through multi-discussions with the occupants and observations. Through this study, the energy efficiency from lighting intervention and the biophilic design presence in this library can be increased by 59% and 69% respectively.

The impact of biophilic design in university study areas on students' productivity

“…Biophilic design is an architectural design strategy adapted in recent years that is aimed at actively incorporating a number of natural elements in the built environment both directly and indirectly-by giving the illusion of being immersed in nature-in acts to drive sustainability, restore the environmental blueprint and most importantly reconfigure the connection between building occupants and the natural environment (Dewi et al, 2020;Aristizabal et al, 2021;Elmashharawi, 2019). This concept is rooted from the fundamental ideas surrounding Biophilia, which prescribe that human-beings are positively impacted by exposure to nature-related components, as they have been proven to enhance overall health, productivity and well-being (Tahoun, 2019).…”

Performance of secondary skin on optimizing the distribution of natural lighting in building

“…Natural lighting comes from the sun, which shines from morning to evening. Natural lighting plays a role in reducing energy consumption due to artificial lighting [2,3]. The data shows that the building sector is the third largest energy consumer after the industrial and transportation sectors.…”

Assessment of lighting system in library room of E11 building, Universitas Negeri Semarang

“…There have been several methods to optimize lighting systems. They are changing the layout [3,4], utilizing daylight [5][6][7][8][9], redesigning the layout of the luminaire [10,11], changing the type of armatures [12], and changing the type of lamps [13][14][15][16]. In addition, utilizing daylight and LEDs can reduce electricity consumption to increase efficiency electricity costs [17][18][19].…”