Interior Lighting Design

Color Scheme

2009-04-16T14:14:00.001-07:00

Light Series 4

2009-03-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

These are examples of different lightsources within their context. From top to bottom

1-Neon

2-LED

3-Incandescent

4-HID

5-Fluorescent

6-Electrodeless

Light Series 3

2009-03-19T13:01:00.001-07:00

All of the fabrics in the library were duller due to the horrible fluorescent lighting and the cavernous aisleways. Tthe cool colors were much duller and the warm colors were similar to the residentital where they took on an orange hue.

Light Series 2

2009-03-19T12:42:00.001-07:00

The interesting thing about the gallery spaces is their versatility. These two spaces were right next to each other, but they look and showcase the art in completely different ways. The classic gallery space is clean and simple with track lighting that highlights the artwork. There is no clutter, and nothing out of place, the whole room is serene and peaceful. The next tspace however is different, some of the walls were painted black, and there was an audio experience that made the whole room eerie. It was incredible to feel the different emotions from one room to the next and to realize how they were effected by light.

Light Series 3

2009-03-17T16:07:00.001-07:00

At home under an incandescent bulb there is a dramatic difference between the other locations. The cool colors become much duller and murkier, while the warm colors pick up on the yellow of the light and become more orange.

Light Series 3

2009-03-17T16:01:00.001-07:00

Retail: The lighting in the dressing room at Express was still a fluorescent bulb, but it had a slightly different light quality than that in the grocery store. The cool colors are still true, and the warm colors are pretty regular, but the contrast between the two is more similar than in the grocery store.

Light Series 3

2009-03-17T15:54:00.000-07:00

Grocery Store: The HID lights in the grocery store left the fabrics appearing pretty true to their actual hues. The warmer fabrics were pretty normal, but the cooler colors were very vibrant and bright.

Light Series 2

2009-03-17T15:48:00.001-07:00

Retail: Express Fashion
This are the lights in Express from my hide out in the dressing room, I wasn't allowed to take photos outside, so this is the best I could do. Everything in the store is white, with the exception of the floor which is polished concrete. This gives the store a very industrial feel, but it isn't the warmest environment, and it doesn't really showcase the clothes as well as it could. I like the luminaires on the ceiling, these boxes and zigzags direct you through the store, and add interest. These point lights focus on the models very well, but they are hot and uncomfortable everywhere else, especially the dressing room when they are beating down on you. They need a third type of lighting fixture to solve this problem, something that diffuses light, but still creates a nice ambient light. In the mean time they could lose about half of the recessed lights, which would create more shadows, and patterns of light and dark, which would make the trip through the store more interesting and dramatic.

Light Series 2

2009-03-17T15:36:00.000-07:00

Restaurant: Liberty Steakhouse & Brewery

There is a lot of non-functioning light and glare in this space.

This first picture, my favorite, shows the brilliant sparkle displayed here by using christmas lights to create a flag on the beams. This makes the space unique and gives a warm glow to the space underneath it, pulling people into the center of the space, and inviting them to relax, stay and have a beer.

The second picture shows the bar area, and the glare that is reflected from the point lights directed onto the liquor bottles, as well as the glare from the one lonely fluorescent light. All in all this area is still ok, but it does create some glares that could be solved with a different bulb, or a redirection of a point light.

The last picture is my biggest issue. The glare coming through the windows on the west side of the building forces the blinds closed that look out into the brewery. This makes the bar a dark hole, and cuts off the highlighted area of the restaurant, the brewery. Just by tinting the exterior windows of the brewery would solve all problems, and then blinds wouldn't be needed.

Light Series 1

2009-03-17T15:22:00.001-07:00

February 1: It is clear to see the shadows on the sofa are much farther to the center than in the following weeks, but in general the area still functions well to sit and read a book. The dining table only catches an edge of true sunlight, the rest is still ultimately shaded.

February 14: Daylight comes in mainly from the south window in the evening warming the sofa making a nice place to read. The natural bright light doesn't really reach the table yet, so it is difficult to use without artifical light. There is still only a couple of hours of bright light in the space as the sun sets early.

February 28: There is a visible difference in the shadow on the couch. The sun from the south window is projecting longer shadows later into the afternoon, making this space more functional for longer without artificial light.

March 14: There is a much more visible brightness in the space, light is streaming in from both windows now for the first time, and creates a very comfortable warm glow, enabling us to use the whole space in natural light, not just the sofa. The light also stays around much longer thanks to day light savings.

Daylight Model

2009-03-17T15:10:00.001-07:00

With this daylight model, we were studying the effects of daylight under the precedence of the Church of Light by Ando. We used simple cut outs to create brilliant light.

Morning: The light poured into model from the southeast corner, creating very short shadows that stretched across the floor and crawled up the walls.

Afternoon:The Oculus moved up the wall and the cut outs didn't stretch completely over the floor. The semi-circle cut out plays no effect.

Evening: The side cut outs stretch all the way across tthe model and up the opposite wall. The semi-circle cut out is high lighted by light rather than creating its own.

Light Model

2009-03-17T15:06:00.001-07:00

This is our groups light model, we investigated the effects of lighting in an interior space. It was interesting to play with light and experiement with how it would effect the space.

Perception and Psychology

2009-02-10T09:20:00.000-08:00

Here are a few images from the space in the Gatewood Building that our group has chose to analyze. I have not adjusted the exposure so you get an intensity of the light the way it really is.

The space is primarily used for critiques, lectures and presentations. It is a space defined by four walls open to a vaulted ceiling containing opaque skylights. It is a medium sized, multifunctional space with walls used for pin-up space. It is a public space, certainly not private acoustically, as sound echoes in and out of the space easily. Looking up, there is a view of the superstructure: exposed beams and an HVAC system bisecting the ceiling plane. The interior is neutral with white walls and gray, concrete floor warmed slightly by wood accents.

The overall lighting quality is unable to be controlled since most of the light is an ambient, natural light coming from the overhead skylights. There are track lights around the perimeter of the room to spotlight the walls. On most days, these are washed out by the abundance of natural light, only casting a soft focal glow on the walls.

The shadows here are soft and without much contrast since the light source (the skylights) are multidirectional. The overall effect is that the lighting is too intense for most people. It does not function well for its intended purpose since there is minimal user-defined control over environmental factors.

The space leaves people feeling somewhat uncomfortable after long periods of time because there is no variation in the lighting- there are no lowly lit corners, shadows, or other instances where a person can seek out their own level of comfort, instead, on a bright day, they feel like they are under a microscope.

Light Model

2009-02-10T09:16:00.000-08:00

Images of Light

2009-01-20T19:00:00.000-08:00

Here are a few images of light that I thought were pretty amazing.

Welcome to my blog!

2009-01-20T18:56:00.000-08:00

This is my blog for Interior Lighting Design (IAR431). I'll be posting all of my projects, and class assignments...starting now!