Impact of Artificial Lighting for Visual Comfort towards User Activity at Al-Furqon Mosque

Abstract

Mosque’s primary function as a sanctuary place for Muslim communities is to accommodate large numbers of worshipers in the first place. This primary function then developed over time, requiring the mosque to be used as a place of worship and for various social activities both horizontally and vertically. Unfortunately, this development makes the initial concept of lighting supporting the atmosphere of worship facilities unable to provide visual comfort for users who use the mosque to study. This research paper aims to investigate artificial lighting designing the main room of the male worshiper at the Al-Furqon Mosque, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, to provide visual comfort for non-religious activities such as reading and writing. This study used a quantitative descriptive method, which explores how artificial lightning influences visual comfort. The data was collected by collecting actual data in the location, questionnaire, analysing, and interpreting them through a quantitative inductive method to determine the level of visual comfort. The result indicated that the size of the light in the room was still far below the standard of visual comfort. Furthermore, active users in the main room of male worshipers felt that the artificial lighting was inadequate for other activities, including scientific studies, tahsin and tahfidz activities (reading and memorizing Quran), mentoring, and group study.