Passive Daylighting Design Strategies of Colonial Mosques in Malaysia

Authors

  • Aliyah Nur Zafirah Sanusi Department of Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Fadzidah Abdullah Department of Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Rosniza Othman Faculty of Engineering, Prince Mugrin bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
  • Ahmad Faisal Abdul Jamil Department of Architecture, Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design, International Islamic University Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2811

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the daylight performance of Colonial Mosques in Malaysia. The first objective of this study is to identify passive daylighting strategies from the colonial mosques. The second objective of this study is to evaluate the daylight performance of the colonial mosques. The research methodology consisted of table research, field observation, and daylight analysis simulation of the prayer hall in the Colonial Mosques, using Sefaira daylighting simulation software. The results have shown that the daylight in Colonial Mosques was affected by the building orientation, shading elements, window to wall ratio, and window type. It was also found that the clerestory window type enhances indoor daylight performance.

Keywords: Passive Daylighting, Colonial Mosques.

eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

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Published

2021-08-15

How to Cite

Sanusi, A. N. Z. ., Abdullah, F. ., Othman, R. ., & Abdul Jamil, A. F. . (2021). Passive Daylighting Design Strategies of Colonial Mosques in Malaysia. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 6(17), 51–61. https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i17.2811