{"id":15717,"date":"2019-06-24T15:43:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.olevlight.com\/luce-rigenerativa-ecco-come-progettare-lilluminazione-per-il-benessere-psicofisico\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T14:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T13:59:44","slug":"luce-rigenerativa-ecco-come-progettare-lilluminazione-per-il-benessere-psicofisico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olevlight.com\/en\/luce-rigenerativa-ecco-come-progettare-lilluminazione-per-il-benessere-psicofisico\/","title":{"rendered":"Regenerating light – how to plan the ideal lighting design for the psycho-physical well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Rita Berto and Dr. Giuseppe Barbiero, both engaged in the Biosphera project together with OLEV, explain how to plan a lighting scheme that enhances people\u2019s well-being.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Us human beings are extremely sensitive to the characteristics of our physical surroundings and that is exactly how the ideas that shape our behaviour – in a more or less deliberate way – originate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Light is a feature of the environment which can alter the colour perception of the elements that it contains, and colours may affect our behaviour.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Would you drink a glass of orange juice if it looked blue, or maybe some red milk? And how many times you looked pale just because you were under the wrong light?<\/span><\/p>\n

Colour rendition<\/i><\/strong> is the ability of a light source to translate the colour of an object as faithfully as natural light would do. It is an essential quality, because recognizing these characteristics carries an <\/span>adaptive<\/span><\/i> value for us human beings, which has proved to be a useful mechanism of survival throughout the history of our evolution.<\/span><\/p>\n

The impact of <\/span>colour rendition<\/i><\/strong> on work efficiency and satisfaction is not clear yet.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this particular case it is probable its effect may not be as direct as it is on the taste perception of food and drinks, but indirect, which means it operates on mood.<\/span><\/p>\n

Light effects, particularly warm vs. cold light, act like <\/span>mood inducers<\/i><\/strong>, so they stimulate a certain tone – just like it happens with the sun – and as a consequence they enhance work efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This is especially true for women, who are more sensitive than men to the environmental conditions that favour positive tones, like warm light hues.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lighting design is surely a more complex subject than it may seem at first sight<\/b>, because unlike other elements of an indoor environment, artificial lighting alternates and changes in relation to the natural light coming through the windows or to the materials inside the space.<\/span><\/p>\n

Illuminating a room is not enough anymore<\/b>. The lighting has to be studied not just according to its purpose, but also considering the regenerative requirements of an individual, and to this end <\/span>it should recreate natural light as much as possible<\/b>.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Our biological clock requires the right light pointers to operate properly, which means we need to receive the exact amount of light our body demands throughout the day. However, it is not just a question of quantity, but also of light intensity.<\/span><\/p>\n

As well as not providing an optimal vision, <\/span>over-illuminated spaces also have a stress-inducing effect on the organism<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A well illuminated environment is designed according to the characteristics of the visual system, of the light and of the materials or finishes inside the setting.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, it shouldn\u2019t overlook the importance of the peripheral vision and the functional role played by shadows.<\/span><\/p>\n

Man has evolved in an environment which needed to be explored and searched all around. A lighting scheme focused directly on objects or surfaces only favours the foveal human vision and doesn\u2019t reflect the original conditions in which our sight developed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Most of all, it doesn\u2019t benefit the \u201cexplorative\u201d vision that guided our ancestors in the process of discovery of their natural surroundings.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to assist the peripheral vision indoors as well, and this can be achieved thanks to <\/span>a lighting that changes its intensity <\/b>in different locations of the environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

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