Design the bedroom as one night-time system.

Protected Bedroom Performance Protocol

The protocol evaluates environmental and operational conditions. It does not assess, diagnose or promise individual sleep or health outcomes.

Why bedrooms fail

A bedroom can be well designed by discipline and still underperform as a room.

The façade may admit exterior light. The bathroom may spill light and humidity. The AC may cool but cycle noisily. A fan may move air but disturb one side of the bed. Controls may require too many steps at night. Staff may reset scenes differently between stays.

P03 treats the bedroom as one night-time operating system rather than a set of separate specifications.

One room, connected questions

The bedroom brief crosses architecture, lighting, MEP, acoustics, controls and operations.

Daylight and morning conditions

Orientation, daylight access, glare, shading and the transition from sleep mode to daytime use.

Evening light and darkness

Electric-light scenes, exterior spill, blackout build-up, indicator lights, bathroom leakage and the lowest usable night setting.

Quiet and event control

Site events, rain, doors, staff routes, pumps, AC, fans, vibration and the difference between average background and distinct night-time intrusions.

Thermal stability and airflow

AC selection, cycling, radiant conditions, humidity, fan position, air movement at the bed and local control.

Privacy and retreat

Visual exposure, speech privacy, room entry, service access and the relationship between bedroom, bathroom, dressing and terrace.

Controls and operation

Bedside control, manual override, power recovery, scene naming, staff reset and what remains available when internet or cloud services fail.

Before specification

The protocol starts with use, not equipment.

Owners may voluntarily describe blackout preference, thermal and airflow preference, noise sensitivity, bathroom and screen routines, guest turnover, child or older-occupant needs and the level of control they want at the bed.

The discussion remains non-diagnostic. The output is a room brief and project target set, not a personal health profile.

Before bulk purchase or closure

The room has to be experienced at full scale.

A representative bedroom mock-up brings together blackout, exterior spill, bathroom light, fixtures, drivers, AC, fan, controls, joinery, curtains and critical acoustic details before the project commits at scale.

The mock-up records what is accepted, what is corrected and what remains dependent on later night commissioning or occupation.

Mock-up checks

• Blackout and edge leakage
• Lowest usable light scenes
• Bathroom and corridor spill
• AC and fan sound character
• Air movement at intended bed positions
• Control labels and manual override
• Access to drivers, filters, drains and service points
• Staff reset and power-recovery behaviour

Release conditions

Bedroom performance is protected before the room disappears behind finishes.

HP1

Before concept freeze

Bedroom location, quiet-side logic, terrace exposure, bathroom adjacency and principal service risks are approved.

HP2

Before bulk purchase or ceiling closure

The full-scale blackout, light, AC, fan, airflow and control mock-up has been reviewed. Material deviations and specialist triggers are recorded.

HP3

Before room acceptance

Night commissioning is completed with the room in its intended sleep mode. Critical light, noise, airflow, control and humidity questions are tested or explicitly left open.

HP4

Before opening

Owner controls, staff reset, vacancy settings and escalation procedures are trained and documented.

Building evidence

Measure the room condition, not the person.

Depending on the project question and appointed specialists, the evidence set may include eye-plane light readings, pillow-zone darkness checks, night sound and event logs, temperature, relative humidity, dew point, airflow, CO2 as a ventilation proxy where appropriate, system runtime and control overrides.

The evidence is interpreted against the project brief and measurement limitations. A sensor reading is not a diagnosis and ordinary POE does not establish a causal effect on sleep or health.

Appointed expertise

The protocol coordinates disciplines without absorbing their professional responsibility.

DALLEAU

Maintains the integrated bedroom brief, classifies project targets, coordinates mock-ups, witnesses agreed tests, records deviations and connects design intent to staff operation and POE.

Lighting specialist

Defines advanced optical targets, calculations and specialist commissioning where required.

Acoustician

Defines acoustic criteria, calculations, formal measurement and acceptance where material risk or a public performance claim requires it.

MEP engineer and building scientist

Remain responsible for thermal, ventilation, humidity, condensate and equipment design.

Integrator

Implements approved scenes, local control, manual override, failure behaviour and handover documentation.

What the owner receives

A bedroom brief that survives design, purchase, construction and opening.

Outputs

• Bedroom intent sheet
• Project-target classification
• Mock-up report
• Product and control confirmations
• Measurement and test record where used
• Accepted-deviation register
• Night commissioning record
• Staff and owner training record
• Building Passport entries
• 30-day and relevant seasonal review actions

Limits

Room performance is not a promise about the occupant.

Individual sleep, alertness, recovery, stress, cognition and health outcomes remain outside ordinary project verification. Long-term external noise, user overrides, guest behaviour, staff adherence and seasonal moisture also require later observation.

Claims boundary

Claims about personal sleep, recovery, stress, jet lag, cognition, health or absolute quiet are outside this protocol.

Local translation

Night conditions in Bali are shaped by more than the bedroom specification.

Rain on the roof, scooters, neighbouring activity, open-air circulation, sunrise, garden and façade lighting, high outdoor dew point, bathroom humidity, AC cycling, fan noise, power recovery and staff turnover can all change the room’s intended operation.

The protocol therefore combines design criteria with night testing, staff routines and seasonal review.

Carried forward

The bedroom remains a monitored project question after handover.

Owner’s Control Report

Performance intent, project targets, mock-up decisions, accepted deviations, commissioning status, unresolved seasonal questions and owner choices on controls and data.

Building Passport

Room ID, façade and roof details, blackout products, fixture and driver records, lighting scenes, AC and fan information, measurement locations, commissioning results, O&M and replacement data.

POE

Darkness leakage, night-light usability, environmental trends, noise events, control overrides, bathroom dry-down and voluntary feedback on comfort and control.

Sources

The source finding and DALLEAU's residential interpretation are kept separate. Links open the original publisher or authority record.

1. CIE System for Metrology of Optical Radiation for ipRGC-Influenced Responses to Light

   Established evidence. The measurement quantities and metrics used to describe stimulation of the five retinal photoreceptor types. Limit: A complete lighting application, a health treatment or prediction of a person-level outcome.

2. What to document and report in studies of ipRGC-influenced responses to light

   Authoritative guidance. A reporting template for stimulus conditions and use of the CIE S 026 measurement system. Limit: An efficacy claim or a universal residential target.

3. Recommendations for daytime, evening, and nighttime indoor light exposure to best support physiology, sleep, and wakefulness in healthy adults

   Established evidence. Consensus reference values for healthy adults aged 18–55 on regular daytime schedules. Limit: A universal prescription for every age, health condition, routine or residence.

4. WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: dampness and mould

   Authoritative guidance. Prevention and remediation of persistent dampness and microbial growth. Limit: A universal safe microbial threshold or proof that hidden mould is absent.

5. Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy

   Authoritative guidance. Thermal comfort as an interaction between temperature, radiation, humidity, air speed, activity and clothing. Limit: One thermostat setting that guarantees comfort for every person.

6. Environmental noise guidelines for the European Region

   Authoritative guidance. Source-specific environmental-noise context and the need to consider night exposure. Limit: A room acoustic specification or direct prediction of an individual sleep outcome.

Related content

Study Note

Light by day, darkness by night

Theme

Light and sleep

Related protocol

Indoor Environment and Moisture Control Protocol

Methods Note

Why commissioning matters more than handover

Protect the room early

The bedroom brief has to cross every discipline that can change the night condition.

P03 operates inside the Full Development Mandate. Advanced specialist testing or an existing-room diagnostic is scoped only when the project question and evidence requirement justify it.