Artifical lighting of the accomodational building which re-functioned after the restoration "Akaretler W İstanbul Hotel" model

Artificial lighting can be tought as a system provided to actualize the primary need of the mankind, "to see". Nowadays, this system has enabled formation of the concept "lighting design" with the development of the technology. This became the job of interest to architects and electrical engineers. To be able to perform this profession technical methods of the "light" should be well known as well as there should be artistic aspects. Therefore the aim of the lighting design is not only to make objects appear, also it aims to attribute meaning to the objects and the structures. It is true that artificial lighting has an important role in the environment. This truth has a particular importance in historical structures. We see the necessity nowadays to gain re-function to structures. Our country is rich in historical sites so it is important to highlight the characteristics of these structures. We understand this venue features through visual perception. Light is one of the most important factors to realize the visual perception. In this thesis, firstly the artificial lighting types together with technical methods by types were introduced. The accomodation structures, which have important role to architecture and tourism, and işts units' lighting systems' technical information were introduced. Secondly, the restoration and adaptive reuse concepts explained and "Akaretler Sıraevler" were examined in terms of history and architecture. In this context, "W Istanbul Hotel", that is in Akaretler structural group, has been examined in terms of artificial lighting problems and differentiations as well as the methodsreferred to "lighting design", has been interpreted together. Key words: Artificial Lighting, Lighting Design, Akaretler, Accommodation Building, Re-functioned