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Interior Lighting Design For The Holy Rosary Church, Bangkok, Phanchalath Suriyothin
Interior Lighting Design For The Holy Rosary Church, Bangkok, Phanchalath Suriyothin
NAKHARA (Journal of Environmental Design and Planning)
Lighting design is an important element in spirituality in architecture from the past to the present. Places of worship have existed long before electric lighting and were designed for meaningful daylight orientation and the controlled use of fire and candlelight.Currently there are new activities held in churches, such as concerts and wedding ceremonies that need different types of atmospheric lighting. Modern application of lighting design and spirituality are explored in a case study of the Holy Rosary Church in Bangkok. A design concept of various lighting scenes was introduced to provide maximum effect and flexibility while still performing its primary …