A Dataset on Enhancing Human Visual Comfort of the Lighting System in an Art Galleries Design, Lagos, Nigeria
A data article presenting A Dataset on Enhancing Human Visual Comfort of the Lighting System in an Art Galleries Design, Lagos, Nigeria. The type of data includes Tables, Figures and Charts. the researchers developed and distributed an on-ground (field) survey questionnaire to building art gallery users (architects, lighting experts, visitors, artists and workers). Consequently, two research assistants covered three case studies (Nike Art Gallery, Hour Glass Art Gallery and Nimbus Art Gallery) in Lagos, Nigeria, to acquire responses in person. The investigator covered the first two galleries, and the research assistant covered one gallery. The questions were structured to gather information about the socio-demographics of the survey respondents and their perceptions of how the existing lighting design in the spaces enhances the visual quality/comfort of the users. The information to be retrieved included the art forms within the art galleries and the opinions of the informed and uninformed (regarding lighting in art galleries) on the appropriateness and importance of different lighting systems and strategies. The data format is both raw and analysed. The authors extracted data through a semi-structured questionnaire from the one hundred and five respondents who completed the questionnaires. The authors selected thirty (30) respondents from the Nike art gallery, fifty-five (55) from the Hourglass art gallery and twenty-five (25) respondents from the Nimbus Art Gallery, all within Lagos, Nigeria. The survey was conducted on the ground using semi-structured questionnaires by two M.Sc. architecture students from July to September 2022. Respondents were to complete a questionnaire comprising nine (9) questions about respondents’ socio-economic status, ten (10) questions about lighting design in an art gallery and seven (7) questions to measure visual quality/comfort characters in an art gallery exhibition space. The 26 questions were adopted from previous studies. The research assistant undertook the main data gathering for three months –morning and evening, during the weekend, Fridays - and Sundays for twelve weeks. The data source location for this research is Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
