Commercial Interior Space Designing-II

Commercial Interior Space Designing-II 4(1+3)

Lesson 5 :Public Buildings and Design Process

Personal Safety and Building Security Principles

• Encourage informal surveillance by building users through windows, wall openings and balconies
  
• Support informal surveillance of indoor common spaces by interior glazing, door windows and side lights
  
• Security measures and access control measures should be conceptualized early in design
  
• Separation of space for general public access, campus community access and private access
  
• Typical locking procedure and hours of operation in relation to personnel flow

Interior Lighting Design

• Maximize the benefits of day lighting
  
• Ensure overall distribution of light within the building through General ambient artificial lighting and Specific task lighting
  
• User should be able to adapt lighting levels according to activity needs and personal vision requirements through adjustable window blinds, zoned lighting switches, dimmer switches
  
• Ensure proper visual comfort and overall ambiance of individual spaces (aesthetic effects)
  
• Design functional lighting in consultation with the user
  
• Meet special lighting needs- glow lights for plants and aquariums, specific lighting for equipment operation or illumination of artwork
  
• Minimize operational noise
  

Control of glare by minimize extreme contrast relationship between finishes, window treatments & the indoors and through antiglare screen

• Interior Graphics/Signage