PREDICTING VISUAL SATISFACTION IN HIGH-RISE SINGAPORE PUBLIC HOUSING

Abstract

The positive effects of daylight on reducing energy consumption, promoting human health and enhancing corporate efficiency, have been investigated in precedent research. However, the link between the qualitative effects and quantitative thresholds remains to be established. This study seeks to investigate such a link, i.e. the impact of quantitative daylight and skyview availability, on the qualitative visual satisfaction. Through a field study, postoccupancy surveys for 100 households were conducted in two local high-rise public housing estates in Singapore. However, there seems to be a weak link between sky-view and visual satisfaction. A second window-view pictorial survey was conducted to solicit possible factors influencing visual satisfaction, to guide future investigation in visual satisfaction in high-rise public housing.