Impact of Artificial Lighting in the Auditorium Building Spaces of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria

Abstract

Purpose: The study investigated the impact of artificial lighting in Auditorium building spaces in a typical private university. Artificial lighting is a useful architectural design factor of auditorium building spaces; for enhancing the spaces and setting the mood for creating functional environments.

Design/methodology/approach–The methodology obtained primary quantitative data from 45 respondents (n=45); from three (s=3) selected auditorium buildings within the University adapting purposive sampling from the initial sample size due to some research limitations and analysed statistically using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 23.

Findings–It is noteworthy of the various existing artificial lighting design features; uniform light distribution had the highest mean score of 3.40 in the Auditorium Buildings while natural lighting had the highest mean score of 3.58 as influencing artificial lighting and visual comfort in the selected auditorium buildings while the availability of natural light sources with a mean score of 3.96 was the highest critical success factor.

Research limitations–It is essential to acknowledge the limitations of this research which lies in the selection of the Auditorium Buildings within the academic institution which could act as a bias in the deductions.

Research Implications–This study suggested further investigations on the critical success factors that may influence natural lighting via architectural design methods for the tropics serving as a reference point for implementation by policymakers.

Originality–The results obtained were based on original analysis of the selected auditorium buildings within the study area suggesting similar studies be carried out on other academic institutions.