Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
IV. International Architectural Sciences and Applications Symposium, Girne, Kıbrıs (Kktc), 30 - 31 Mayıs 2024, ss.161
In terms of visual comfort conditions, it is known that users' work performance improves,
productivity increases, and they feel psychologically comfortable when conditions such as
providing illumination levels suitable for the function in the interior volume, having a balanced
illumination level distribution, preventing glare, etc. are provided. When historical mosques
are architecturally evaluated, these volumes are expected to provide certain visual comfort
conditions for the users. Additionally, the lighting designs of mosques must meet the expected
conditions in accordance with certain standards. In addition, the lighting design of buildings,
which also affects the energy performance of the volumes, is related to the selection of materials
used in the volume and is an issue that affects the visual environments. When the lighting design
is appropriate for the religious ritual to be performed in mosques, it is predicted that worshipers
will feel psychologically comfortable and can be efficient in the process of the action they
perform. In this context, studies on the lighting performance of historical mosques are examined
in the literature and the subject is discussed in terms of many criteria such as optimum
parameter ranges, material recommendations, and changing ambient conditions depending on
typology. Within the scope of the study, it is emphasized that in the renovation works of
mosques, it is important to provide appropriate daylight performance to perform religious
rituals, to design appropriate artificial lighting and to select sustainable materials suitable for
their original conditions that also affect the lighting performance of the interior surfaces of the
mosques.