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ABSTRACT
When a visual task is carried out, the eyes regularly move from the task to what surrounds it; this space is called the panorama. This panorama should therefore be the object of a study in order to associate it to the nature of the task to be carried out. It must be noted however that, most of the time, only nuisances related to glare and the modulations of luminance are eliminated or are simply reduced. For the individual, the activity must be organized in a space which they have appropriated, and the conformity of which, in their mind, is regularly checked. This appropriation must thus integrate elements in direct link with the activity carried out, without any additional physical or mental overload.
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Jean-Jacques DAMELINCOURT: ENSEEIHT engineer - Professor emeritus at Paul-Sabatier University (Toulouse)
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Sabrina SOOBHANY: Housing physics engineer - Project manager, BEHI engineering office (Toulouse) - Doctoral student, Paul-Sabatier University (Toulouse)
INTRODUCTION
The visual task is the area where the visual work is carried out, but as we have seen (see dossier ), the appropriation of our visual environment leads us to frequently shift our gaze from the visual task to what surrounds us, generally referred to as the panorama.
The structuring of the panorama, i.e. most often the decoration of the walls of the room in which the visual work is carried out, should normally be studied first and in conjunction with the nature of the visual task. However, current practice generally begins by seeking to eliminate possible nuisances in the panorama:
glare-related nuisance ;
nuisance caused by inappropriate modulation or luminance ratios.
Once these minimum conditions have been met, we can check that the visual space is consistent with the activities carried out there. This final examination may lead us to question some of the choices made.
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