Interaction of Natural Light and Colored Glass toward Enhancing the Sense of Psychological Security by Parametric Design

Amir Reza Goudarzi¹

1) Ph.D candidate in Architecture, Islamic Azad university, Baranch of Arak, Iran. Email:

IOI Code : XACB-CADCC
Publication : Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urabanism of the Islamic Countries(cau2018.ir)
Abstract :
    Advances in science and technology have broadened the humanityars perspective as to the even most fundamental elements of life. Light is one of these fundamental elements and have always been an interesting subject for conducting research and doing experiment. Humans’ emotions, spirit have always been deeply coupled with elements such as light, shade, and color, and they have used these elements to fulfill their need for emotional and psychological security and comfort. Today’s designers also need to use the same elements to engulf today’s insecurity filled physical spaces with the spirit of tradition, while also providing for modern needs and desires. Accomplishing this task through an adequate combination of tradition and modernity and giving due consideration to the ideas of today’s society are prerequisites to improving the quality of psychological security and sense of comfort. The question is how to improve the sense of “psychological security” with “combining form” as the coordinated body, with the present architecture and give a sense of belonging, of tradition in building spirit utilizing natural light and colored glasses. Besides, the hypothesis of this study is based on the assumption that the spaces imbued with colored lights designed by architectural principles lead to promote a sense of psychological security. In this study, Analytical- Descriptive (qualitative and quantitative) method was used with library and field methods (Survey Method). The results led to a multi-parametric design with purpose and approach of the research by the authors. The results confirmed research hypotheses and enjoying the aim of this study, we can reach to an acceptable level of qualitative improvement to maintain a sense of psychological security.

Keywords : natural light color colored glasses emotional security