Enhancing Student Dorms for Mental Health and Academic Performance Through Circadian Lighting Design

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Interior Architecture and Design, University of Hertfordshire hosted by Global Academic Foundation Egypt

2 Teacher Assistant at the School of Creative Arts, Interior Architecture and Design Department – University Of Hertfordshire - Global Academic Foundation

3 The School of Creative Arts, The University of Hertfordshire, Hosted by GAF Global Academic Foundation, New Capital, Egypt Interior Architecture Instructor - Decoration Department Faculty of Fine Arts - Alexandria University

Abstract

Lighting has been demonstrated to impact one's emotions, mental health, sleeping patterns, energy levels, and work habits. This paper examines how implementing circadian lighting in dorm environments can enhance students’ mental health and academic performance by aligning lighting conditions with students’ natural biological rhythms through the circadian lighting approach. Traditional dormitory design conceptualizations are driven by operational efficiency considerations and have no regard for the interior environment to foster and enhance student health and performance in Egypt. Thus, this research aims to fill this gap by examining how circadian lighting in dorms might foster nurturing settings that reflect the students’ biological clocks for mental well-being as well as academic performance. The methodology of this research includes the analysis of existing literature review and survey results of 30 students who live in dorms in different parts of Egypt. The results of the study emphasize the importance of lighting in enhancing mental well-being and increasing academic performance.

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Arab International Journal of Digital Art and Design
Volume 4, Issue 0 - Serial Number 2
Part 2 - Papers in English. "Special Issue of the Research papers of the International Conference: Green Design and Smart Cities"
March 2025
Pages 239-256

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