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Reviewing The Impact of Visual Comfort on Pedagogical Spaces in an Architecture School

Nwobi, Rebecca I, Bonmene, Kianen

Abstract

Academic performance, task accuracy, and focus are all strongly impacted by the visual environment of a classroom. Controlling glare and the quality of daylight are important design factors in architectural education, where tasks require accuracy and prolonged visual effort. With an emphasis on tactics that can be incorporated into brand-new academic facilities, this study explores the connection between visual comfort and spatial design in higher education. To determine which environmental and physical elements are most important for visual comfort in educational environments, a mix of literature review and comparative case analysis was used. Alongside decisions about space layout, important factors like window shape, glare mitigation, daylight distribution, and shading system integration were investigated. The study identifies best practices that use performance-based design concepts to blend functional lighting levels with aesthetic and spatial coherence. The results provide a paradigm that architects can use to ensure that visual comfort promotes occupant productivity and health when developing or renovating academic buildings. This framework provides a scalable method for developing high-performing learning environments that complement current sustainability and user well-being goals.

Keywords

Visual comfortDaylighting designGlare mitigationPedagogical spaces

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