The works of Alvaro Siza have been referred that they were not the theoretical architecture but\nthe sensual and experiential one. His works were designed on the base of their locality that each of\nthem located. For the study, I selected a work of him, which was the Mimesis Art Museum at Paju in\nSouth Korea, and reviewed existing literatures to understand how he controlled the light and\ncreated the architectural spaces and forms in relation with the light, and I measured the illumination\nlevels of the inside areas of the Mimesis Art Museum, and then, I surveyed the visitors� responses\non the lighting conditions of the Mimesis Art Museum. The results of the measurements\nshowed that the illumination levels of the Mimesis Art museum on the first floor were effectively\ncontrolled to display the art works. The illumination levels on the third floor, however, were much\nhigher than recommended illumination values for museum because of less controlled natural light.\nTherefore, more considerations to control the natural light are needed to secure stable environment\nin the exhibition spaces. Meanwhile, the answers of questionnaires concerning the quality of\nlighting conditions in the Mimesis Art Museum showed that the natural light was so effective to\nlight the museum although the natural light illuminated some areas of the museum with high illumination\nlevels.
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