For my studio project we are working on an institutional design project, and when looking for lighting in the re-design of 204, I came across this sleek lighting design that I felt would work well in an institution. 

This light reminded me somewhat of our lighting box project, its dealing with negative and positive space and how they interact with the light thats included on the inside. 

This light also dealt a bit with the positive and negative space, but what caught my eye about this light was the color. Its a strong color, but it works with the shape and the design of the light. I could see this in a modern retail space, in a residential area, etc. 

This was my favorite that i found. When I was in Italy, the light that is similar to this, but designed as a floor lamp, were all over in every lighting store and ever design place, and I loved it, and have since wanted to purchase one...I like this light because it comes off the wall- it would be cool in a restaurant setting or in a residential or retail space. 

Lighting Evaluation

The Lobby of the Gatewood building was our selection for a space. It is a large, open public space which is used for gatherings, displaying artwork, and as an entrance. Natural light is the main source of light. The large, over-sized windows that allow this to happen, as well as large ambient lighting which light the space when it is dark outside. Overall our impression of the space is that it a well lit, comfortable, inviting space. 

Our team results of the space goes as following:

clear- 2

distinct-2

bright-1

faces clear-2

large-1

spacious-1

wide-2

long-2

horizontal-4

colorful-5

glare-3

public-1

relaxed-3

like-1

satisfying- 2

beautiful-2

interesting- 2

cheerful-3

pleasant-2

overall-3 

Lighting Box

When given the opportunity to make a lighting box using electrical powered lighting, I had so many ideas rolling through my head that I wanted to test out. When we gathered as a group we all knew that we didnt want to just make it a box-we wanted to add and subtract pieces from the box so that it would make a really cool effect on the inside. Transparent (ish) paper was added to the box to help learn the effects of how light gets portrayed with voids and additions to a space. The lighting + the paper didnt have the exact effect that we intended it to have- so from there we did trial and error for the rest of the design. We added in different materials as well as a diagonal board with holes cut out of it-and I would say overall we were happy with the results that we saw from the final design with the lighting-although when we did present- it started smoking! ooops!

Natural Science Museum of Greensboro

Jan 30th 2009

On Jan 30th, 2009 our lighting class adventured to The Natural Science Center of Greensboro- We were greeted with giraffe's and other animals hanging out of the walls. Never been to The Natural Science Center of Greensboro, and the trip was definitely worth while. We learned a lot about different types of lighting...light is radiant energy + electromagnetic energy. He talked about different types of visible lighting in nature- such as bio-luminescence, sunlight (which includes the starts and the moon, etc.), fire, lightning, volcanoes, lava etc. 

The differences between when light absorbs through products such as paint, water color and other objects make different colors then when you put the colors together through light. 

Black absorbs all color, white bounces all colors off and whatever color your wearing gets absorbed and the others bounce off. ie: if you are wearing a green sweater-green light gets absorbed, and the other colors bounce off. Plus, white light contains all colors. 

We ended with a wild laser show-which included justin timberlake-POP, and dancing men. I think I smiled the whole time, with a 4 year old grin from ear to ear. Certainly a successful field trip!

Lighting

LED lights are used in this building to give the structure a different voice and feeling in the night time. 

An interesting art display in Barcelona, Spain, dealt with glass products and the way that light interacts with those items and the space provided. The shadows the light + objects made together became more interesting then art work. 

The Modern Museum of Art in Barcelona, used natural light as their main light source, but creatively placed color panels over part of the window to allow different colors of light to blend with the natural white light, to give the space a different glow.