reflected on the mirror to the customers’ eyes which will
interrupt their visual view making them more likely to leave.
Revit software was used to draw the plan and the simulation
(Figs. 15, 16).
4. Questioner Analysis
For the study, an online survey has been conducted as a data
collection tool. The respondents of the questionnaire were
approximately 80 people in different age groups to cover
different interests; the survey was applied only to women
since they were the target of study. There were three types of
questions conducted in the survey, the first type was asking
about customer satisfaction with the lighting in the three
studied stores. The second type of questions was about the
preferable light color (white or yellow) for customers while
the third type reflects customers’ experience about changing
of the color of an object under a specific shade of light
Fig. 17.
Based on the survey conducted, most customers unanimously agreed on the following:
1. Lighting in Zara’s fitting room was between normal and
dissatisfied.
2. Lighting in Mango was normal to satisfying.
3. Lighting in Matalan was satisfying.
4. White was also the choice of color for wall paint.
5. Light with frontal and overhead lights was preferred
along with side mirror.
6. For the color changing, most customers expressed that
color of clothes changes under different lightings of each
fitting room’s light.
5 Analysis and Discussion
According to this research and some relevant studies, design
guidelines on how to reach the best scenario of a dressing
room are explained hereafter.
(1) The Average Maintained Illumination should be
“Ambient: 300 lx (30 FC) at 2′–6″ AFF”.
2. Uniformity ratio (max/min): Ambient: 3:1.
3. Color temperature (CCT): fluorescent: 3500°, LED:
3500°, Compact Fluorescent: 3500°.
4. Color rendering (CRI): fluorescent: minimum of 80,
LED: minimum of 80, compact Fluorescent: minimum
of 80. This matches the results of this research where
CRI value should be between 80 and 100. The higher
CRI of light is better to render colors.
5. White painted wall gives a uniform brightness and good
reflected material for coves and smaller room; also, it
reduces energy cost and reduces shadows from racks
and stacked goods.
Fig. 8 Traxon Cove Light AC HO linear LED luminaire for cove
lighting or backlighting, with high efficiency with various color
temperatures
Table 1 Readings of illuminance in the fitting rooms
Readings in stores’ fitting rooms
(Matalan) Lux
(Mango) Lux
(Zara) Lux
Reading 1
1454
1338
445
Reading 2
1442
1352
475
Reading 3
1429
1553
479
Average
1441.67
1414.3
466.3
220
R. M. Alsaleh et al.
interrupt their visual view making them more likely to leave.
Revit software was used to draw the plan and the simulation
(Figs. 15, 16).
4. Questioner Analysis
For the study, an online survey has been conducted as a data
collection tool. The respondents of the questionnaire were
approximately 80 people in different age groups to cover
different interests; the survey was applied only to women
since they were the target of study. There were three types of
questions conducted in the survey, the first type was asking
about customer satisfaction with the lighting in the three
studied stores. The second type of questions was about the
preferable light color (white or yellow) for customers while
the third type reflects customers’ experience about changing
of the color of an object under a specific shade of light
Fig. 17.
Based on the survey conducted, most customers unanimously agreed on the following:
1. Lighting in Zara’s fitting room was between normal and
dissatisfied.
2. Lighting in Mango was normal to satisfying.
3. Lighting in Matalan was satisfying.
4. White was also the choice of color for wall paint.
5. Light with frontal and overhead lights was preferred
along with side mirror.
6. For the color changing, most customers expressed that
color of clothes changes under different lightings of each
fitting room’s light.
5 Analysis and Discussion
According to this research and some relevant studies, design
guidelines on how to reach the best scenario of a dressing
room are explained hereafter.
(1) The Average Maintained Illumination should be
“Ambient: 300 lx (30 FC) at 2′–6″ AFF”.
2. Uniformity ratio (max/min): Ambient: 3:1.
3. Color temperature (CCT): fluorescent: 3500°, LED:
3500°, Compact Fluorescent: 3500°.
4. Color rendering (CRI): fluorescent: minimum of 80,
LED: minimum of 80, compact Fluorescent: minimum
of 80. This matches the results of this research where
CRI value should be between 80 and 100. The higher
CRI of light is better to render colors.
5. White painted wall gives a uniform brightness and good
reflected material for coves and smaller room; also, it
reduces energy cost and reduces shadows from racks
and stacked goods.
Fig. 8 Traxon Cove Light AC HO linear LED luminaire for cove
lighting or backlighting, with high efficiency with various color
temperatures
Table 1 Readings of illuminance in the fitting rooms
Readings in stores’ fitting rooms
(Matalan) Lux
(Mango) Lux
(Zara) Lux
Reading 1
1454
1338
445
Reading 2
1442
1352
475
Reading 3
1429
1553
479
Average
1441.67
1414.3
466.3
220
R. M. Alsaleh et al.