REQUIREMENTS,CONCLUSION,REQUIREMENTS BASED ON EXHIBIT AREA.

REQUIREMENTS ON EXHIBIT AREA

BASIC PROGRAMS AND REQUIREMENTS DESIGN LAYOUT
FUNCTIONS SPACE REQUIRED
L . CURATORIAL FUNCTIONS A . OFFICE-WORKROOM, A POSSIBLE LAYOUT FOR A
a. COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, WORKSHOP MUSEUM IN WHICH
IDENTIFICATION, DOCUMENTATION, STUDY, B . RESERVE COLLECTION ROOM INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITIONS
RESTORATION . AND EDUCATIONAL
b. B. STORAGE OF COLLECTIONS DISPLAY GALLERY PROGRAMMES ARE CENTRAL
TO ITS OPERATION THE
2 . DISPLAY FUNCTION EXPLANATION AT AN EARLY
THEMATIC AND CHANGING DISPLAYS OF SELECTED STAGE.
OBJECTS AND DOCUMENTS THE COLLECTIONS
ARRANGED TO TELL A STORY . WORKSHOP,

MOVEMENT
OFFICE-WORKROOM
3 . DISPLAY PREPARATION FUNCTION THE
PREPARATION OF EXHIBITS.
LAYOUTS
4 . EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC FUNCTIONS
THIS TERM HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ALL A . LECTURE ROOM, THE FLOW DIAGRAM 31.2 SHOWS
PUBLIC FUNCTIONS . CHAIR STORAGE CLOSET, COLLECTION ITEM MOVEMENTS IN THE
KITCHENETTE OPERATION OF COLLECTION SERVICES,
A . LECTURES, SCHOOL TOURS, SOCIETY B. LOBBY BUT NOTE THAT NOT EVERY OPERATION
MEETINGS, FILMS, AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS SALES AND INFORMATION NECESSARILY REQUIRES A SEPARATE
B . RECEPTION, INFORMATION, SALES, COUNTER SPACE, AND SOME SERVICES MAY BE
SUPERVISION OF DISPLAY GALLERY . PROVIDED BY OUTSIDE AGENCIES. AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE, COLLECTION MOVEMENT
C . PUBLIC REQUIREMENTS AND PUBLIC CIRCULATION SHOULD BE
KEPT SEPARATE.
S . OTHER SERVICES C. CLOAK ROOM, WASHROOMS
A . MECHANICAL . A . HEATING-VENTILATION PLANT
B . JANITORIAL . B . JANITOR'S CLOSET
SPACE ORGANISATION PLANNING STORAGE SPACE OPTIONS
GENETIC PLANS FOR EXHIBIT AND OPEN-ACCESS
STORAGE AREAS:
A OPEN PLAN;
B CORE + SATELLITES;
C LINEAR PROCESSION;
D LOOP;
E COMPLEX:
F LABYRINTH
• SIMPLE CONCEPT OF FREE CIRCULATION AROUND A SINGLE
OPEN-PLAN EXHIBITION SPACE, 31.7A, A B C
• A LINEAR ARRANGEMENT OF SPACES WITH BEGINNING,
MIDDLE AND END, B
• A LOOP WHERE THE ESSENTIALLY LINEAR STORYLINE LEADS
NATURALLY BACK TO THE BEGINNING, 31.7C
• AN ARRANGEMENT OF CORE AND SATELLITES WHERE EACH
THEME OR DETAILED TREATMENT OF A SUBJECT LEADS BACK
TO A CENTRAL INTRODUCTORY OR ORIENTATIONAL AREA,
31.7A
• A MORE COMPLEX SCHEME COMBINING LINEAR, LOOP AND
CORE–SATELLITE ARRANGEMENT OF SPACES WHICH IS
SPECIFICALLY STRUCTURED TO ACCOUNT FOR MORE OR LESS D E
STABLE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN COLLECTIONS AND
INTERPRETIVE THEMES, 31.7D OR
• A LABYRINTHINE ARRANGEMENT WHERE THE
KEY AREAS FOR EXHIBIT AND STORAGE AREA.
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AREAS CAN BE VARIED FROM
EXHIBITION TO EXHIBITION BY MANAGING THE PUBLIC
CIRCULATION,

F G H
EXHIBITS MAY BE OF FOUR BASIC TYPES: A,B,C HANGING OR
WALL MOUNTED; D,E FREE-STANDING AND OPEN EXHIBITS;
F,G,H CONTAINED EXHIBITS AND DISPLAY CASES
ANGLE OF VISIONS. LIGHTING THROW.

ANGLE OF INCIDENCE GALLERY PASSAGE LIT

TYPICAL CROSS FROM ONE SIDE,
CORRESPONDING WITH SECTION
NATURAL LIGHT ATTENTUATED LIGHTING.

IDEAL INFORMAL LIGHTS

FROM BOTH SIDES

WELL LIT EXHIBITION

HALL BASED ON
BOSTON EXPERIMENTS
MUSEUM EXAMPLES.

GALLERY DESIGN*
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN MUSEUM VISITOR (FIG . 4),
IF A MAN, IS ABOUT 5’9” TALL, AND HIS EYE
LEVEL IS 5’4” ; THE AVERAGE WOMAN IS ABOUT 5 FT 3 1/4 IN TALL, AND HER EYE LEVEL IS
4’11” . THUS, THE MEAN ADULT EYE-LEVEL HEIGHT IS ABOUT 5’2”. WITH LITTLE EYE
MOVEMENT, PEOPLE USUALLY SEE AND RECOGNIZE WITH EASE THINGS THAT ARE WITHIN
SECTION AND LIGHT SOURCE
AN APPROXIMATELY ELLIPTICAL CONE OF VISION, WITH THE APEX OF THE CONE AT THE EYE-
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART. MUSEO CIVIC, TURIN
LEVEL HEIGHT.
TYPES OF THROW IN ARTIFICIAL
LIGHTING CONDITIONS .

RECESSED WALLWASHERS WITH ASYMMETRICAL SPOTS FOR POWER TRACK (LEFT) AND SWIVEL-
LUMINOUS CEILING
BEAM SPREAD, THE ONE ON THE RIGHT WITH A MOUNTED RECESSED DOWNLIGHT WITH
SPECULAR “KICK REFLECTOR” FOR ALSO SPOTLIGHTING CHARACTERISTICS (RIGHT);
DIRECTING LIGHT ONTO THE EDGE OF THE POWER TRACK IS ALSO SUITABLE FOR RECESSED
CEILING CEILING MOUNTING.

COVE LUMINAIRE WITH A HOUSING THAT DOWNLIGHTS WITH SYMMETRICAL BEAM

FORMS THE COVING (LEFT), AND LIGHT FROM A SPREAD (LEFT) AND ASYMMETRICAL BEAM LIGHTING CHANNELS WITH CLEAR (LEFT) AND
COVING FORMED BY ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS SPREAD (RIGHT) OPAL (RIGHT) ENCLOSURE
(RIGHT).

INDIRECT LUMINAIRE WITH FLUORESCENT
LAMPS FOR POWER TRACK, OPERATED BY A
POWER TRACK PHASE IN THE CEILING GUIDE
FIBRE-OPTIC LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY
CABINETS: THE LIGHT GUIDES ARE INSIDE
CURVED TUBES. AN OPTICAL CONNECTOR AT
THE END OF THE FIBRE/TUBE DISTRIBUTES THE
LIGHT.
LIGHT FOR WORKING: PENDANT LUMINAIRE FOR
TUBULAR FLUORESCENT LAMP WITH
DIRECT/INDIRECT LIGHT DISTRIBUTION
RECESSED FLOOR FLOODS (LEFT) FOR
ILLUMINATION AND ACCENTUATING LIGHT, AND
ORIENTATION LUMINAIRES FOR RECESSED WALL
MOUNTING (RIGHT)
GIMBAL-MOUNTED SPOT AS RECESSED DOWNLIGHT
WITH SPOTLIGHTING CHARACTERISTICS (LEFT) AND
AS POWER TRACK SPOT (RIGHT); POWER TRACK IS
ALSO SUITABLE FOR RECESSED CEILING MOUNTING
MINIATURE LED LUMINAIRE, INSTALLED HERE IN
THE CEILING OF A DISPLAY CABINET FOR
SHOWCASE LIGHTING

COMBINATION OF BOTH LUMINOUS CEILING
AND DIRECT SPOTLIGHTING
HIGHER POWER LAMPS OR MULTIPLE SPOTS ARE
USED FOR ILLUMINATING LARGE-SCALE OBJECTS.
DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING (LEFT) ACCENTUATES
EXHIBITS, PLANAR LIGHTING (RIGHT) MAKES FOR
UNIFORM ILLUMINATION.
SPOTLIGHTS FOR OPTICAL POSTIONING.
LUMINOUS INTENSITY IS THE AMOUNT OF
LUMINOUS FLUX A REFLECTOR LAMP OR
LUMINAIRE RADIATES. IT IS MEASURED IN
CANDELAS (CD). PLOTTING THE LUMINOUS
INTENSITY VALUES AT THE DIFFERENT EMISSION
ANGLES ON A GRAPH PRODUCES AN INTENSITY
DISTRIBUTION CURVE (IDC).
REFLECTANCE :INDICATES THE PERCENTAGE OF
LUMINOUS FLUX REFLECTED BY A SURFACE. THE
REFLECTANCE OF LIGHT-COLORED SURFACES IS
HIGH, THAT OF DARK SURFACES LOW. THIS
MEANS THAT THE DARKER THE ROOM
FURNISHINGS, THE MORE LIGHT IS NEEDED TO
CREATE THE SAME BRIGHTNESS.
VISUAL TASK :ARE DEFINED BY LIGHT/DARK AND
COLOR CONTRASTS AS WELL AS BY THE SIZE OF
DETAILS. THE MORE DIFFICULT THE VISUAL TASK,
THE HIGHER THE LIGHTING LEVEL NEEDS TO BE
TO PERMIT THE VISUAL PERFORMANCE
REQUIRED.
VISUAL PERFORMANCE VISUAL PERFORMANCE
IS DETERMINED BY THE VISUAL ACUITY OF THE
EYE AND ITS SENSITIVITY TO DIFFERENCES IN
BRIGHTNESS AND DARKNESS AS WELL AS BY
SPEED OF PERCEPTION.
 SPACE AREA
STORAGE AND MAINTAINANCE 1380
MERCHANDISE KIOSKS 250
RECEPTION 32
WAITING AREA 40
FILER VAULTS 30
1 DIRECTOR CABIN 25
SECRETARY CABIN 25
STORE 20
ELECTRIC ROOM 35
AHU AREA 50
CONFERENCE HALL 75
ADMIN STAFF SEMINAR ROOM 50
KITCHEN 150
COLD STORAGE 25
DRY STORAGE 25
UTILITY AREA 20
STAFF TOILET 18
GENERAL DINING 100
VIP DINING 50
SPECIAL EVENT SPACE 200