dpa Senior Associate Iain Carlile looks at three of the latest papers published online by Lighting Research and Technology, focusing on issues in the workplace. Please click here to view this article in full.
This article was published in the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ March/April 2021 edition.
Further editions of the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ can be found on their website www.cibse.org or by clicking here.
We are delighted that dpa project, The Opus by Omniyat has been shortlisted in the [d]arc awards 2020. We have our fingers crossed for 29th April when the results will be announced.
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dpa Senior Associate Iain Carlile looks at three of the most recently published Lighting Research and Technology papers on the lighting of roads and train stations. Please click here to view this article in full.
This article was published in the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ May/June 2020 edition.
Further editions of the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ can be found on their website www.cibse.org.
We are delighted to share the news that Deeksha Surendra, Senior Designer at dpa has been named in the Lighting Design Awards 2020 – 40 under 40 annual programme, recognising a new generation of lighting design talent. Congratulations to all designers that have been recognised in this award!
dpa are very proud to have been working on the new P&O Cruises Iona over recent years and 2020 is going to be particularly exciting with the launch of this new cruise ship.
We have worked closely with P&O Cruises and the various design groups, Martin Francis of Francis Design, Richmond International, Jestico + Whiles and Partner Ship Design to develop appropriate lighting solutions for all the Cabins, Suites, Public Areas both internal and external. Cruise ships of this scale are incredible engineering feats and the videos below give a flavour of what is involved with such structures. We will be sharing images of the finished ship later in the year.
Update on Iona’s build
P&O Cruises – Iona’s SkyDome the big lift
Iona – the story so far
dpa Senior Associate Iain Carlile looks at the latest papers from Lighting Research and Technology papers that range from road illumination to the non-visual effects of light.
This article was published in the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ January/February 2020 edition. To view this article in full please click here.
A paper by Fotios reviews the weightings made by the CIE in document CIE115:2010 in order to determine the P-class lighting design recommendations. P-class concerns lighting for minor roads, referred to in the UK as ‘access roads, residential roads and associated areas, footpaths and cycletracks’. CIE115:2010 gives a number of parameters (travel speed, traffic volume, traffic composition, parked vehicles, ambient luminance and facial recognition) with weighting factors, with the summed weighting factor identifying a particular lighting class with average and minimum illuminance values.
From a literature review Fotios identifies that some of these parameters are relevant due to their association with a pedestrian RTC (road traffic collision). However, the review was unable to substantiate the class selection process, due to a number of factors: little evidence of lighting needed to offset risks such as differing speed of traffic, whether weighting factors and intervals between options are relevant, and if parameter weightings are relevant.
Further, Fotios notes that if the primary aim is to light for pedestrians, since the weighting factors tend to focus on the chance of a pedestrian RTC, with other factors not being represented (for example, discerning obstacles and hazards, identifying movement of other pedestrians) then the weighting system gives false confidence to designers that their design is meeting pedestrians’ needs.
Figueiro et al present the results of a case study investigating the application of lighting for non-visual effects on a building’s occupants. The authors note that laboratory studies have shown that (depending on the time of exposure) a sufficient amount of shortwavelength light and exposure duration can entrain or disrupt the synchrony between our biological clock and our local position on Earth. They have also shown that alertness can be enhanced both day and night by light across the entire visible spectrum.
Using a novel luminaire designed to promote entrainment and alertness, field tests of light exposure were conducted in office environments. The results revealed that tailored lighting interventions can help entrain occupants and increase alertness during working hours (when properly applied). The authors note that the luminaire used in the study might not be ideal, but was practical and inexpensive to implement, helping to bridge between laboratory studies and field applications.
Siemiginowska and Iskra-Golec’s paper presents the results of a laboratory experiment investigating blue light exposure and EEG (electroencephalographic) activity, to see if a person’s chronotype could moderate the effect of monochromatic blue light. The authors note that some previous studies have reported higher alertness during blue light exposure, while other studies have failed to demonstrate this effect.
An experiment was conducted in which a group of 30 young male volunteers were exposed to two different lighting conditions of comparable luminance on room surfaces at eye level when seated. These were: monochromatic blue light (MBL) at 460nm, and polychromatic white light (PWL). After four hours of exposure, EEG measurements were taken in the morning, afternoon and evening.
It was found that the blue light effect differs depending on the length of exposure and an individual’s chronotype. From the results of the experiment it was found that the blue light effect differs depending on the length of exposure and an individual’s chronotype. MBL had a significant influence on EEG activity in the afternoon hours in morning-orientated types. The authors note that the observed effect was only based on a study of young men, limited to a particular time of the day (afternoon hours) and chronotype (morning type), and as such the results should be treated carefully.
Further editions of the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ can be found on their website www.cibse.org.
Further editions of the Society of Light and Lighting’s newsletter ‘Light Lines’ can be found on their website www.cibse.org.
We are thrilled that dpa Project The Langley, a Luxury Collection Hotel in Buckinghamshire has been shortlisted in the ‘Lighting Design’ category of the FX International Design Awards 2019.
dpa were commissioned to design the lighting for all public front of house and guest areas as well as all external lighting to both the buildings and landscaping. Closely working alongside the interior designers Dennis Irvine Studio, architects, Gibberd and landscape designers Colvin and Moggridge to achieve a comprehensive and coherent scheme.
Photography courtesy of James Balston.
We are excited to announce that dpa has WON three awards at the Light Middle East Awards 2019, out of a total of seven shortlisted projects. Huge congratulations to our dpa Dubai studio who designed these award winning projects.
We are delighted to share an article published in this month’s edition of Sleeper magazine on dpa project The Langley, A luxury Collection Hotel in Buckinghamshire. dpa were commissioned to design the lighting for all public front of house and guest areas as well as all external lighting to both the buildings and landscaping. Closely working alongside the interior designers Dennis Irvine Studio, architects Gibberd and landscape designers Colvin and Moggridge to achieve a comprehensive and coherent scheme. Photography courtesy of James Balston.
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We are pleased to share an article written about dpa project the Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai in the latest edition of the Architectural Record.
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