In addition to the "default" blog info on the syllabus for week 8 (Review of Lighting I text Chapter 16 and research on RCP’s and lighting specifications)
Residential Lighting, A Practical Guide by Whitehead
I want you to blog on the 5 photos you found in class:
Select five photographs of public interiors. For each space, identify the purpose of the space and describe the lighting systems. Identify the information from your Chapter 11 handout that should be gathered for a detailed analysis. Use the functions of light terminology to describe the use of light in the spaces (accent, ambient, task, decorative).
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how do i post my pictures up on the blog?
Can we just put the direct links to our photos? Are we suppose to blog about chapter 16 as well or just review them ourselves?
I believe we are supposed to do the default blog which is chapter 16, as well as research about RCP's, lighting specifications and then also Beenita: I think I'm just going to provide links to my pictures...because that is the only way I know how =)
Nikki: I think we're supposed to do both
Beenita: It seems to be different for commentors to post pics than original posters. Just type in the links for you images (if you got them from the web).
Nikki: Yes, blog about Chap. 16 from your Residential Lighting text. If you never had that text, they have it in the Ai library.
Meryl: You are the cat's pajamas.
Chapter 16 is all about applying lighting techniques. I find this chapter extremely helpful as I an working on my lighting plans, it is a really good reference.
The chapter starts out with basically a step by step on how to draw a RCP, and it emphasises how important it is to give as much information as you possibly can about the lighting you are using, the demensions, the location, etc. It is better to have to much than too little. It also discusses lighting specs and what information to put into your legends.
My favorite part is the largest section of the chapter where it lists many different symbols that represent the different types of lights, switches, dimmers, power outlets and more.Next to the symbols are decription and sometimes instruction.
For the first part of the assignment: reading Chapter 16, I have come to the conclusion that it is mostly about RCP's. THis chapter is very helpful in showing examples of RCP's as well as the symbols for all of the different kinds of lighting and switches etc. that would be in your RCP. To help, I also found this sight about RCP's. http://www.pacecompumetrics.com/design/ref_ceiling_plan.htm
For the second part of this week's assignment...here are my pictures chosen as well as a few words about them.
1) http://www.wever-ducre.com/img/sfeer_products.jpg
This space appears to be some sort of outdoor walkway. I was drawn to this space because of its simplicity. The way they put the lights in the ground walkway was a really cool idea because 1, it lights up the path and also 2, it makes a really cool effect on the overhead plane. The shadows as well as the stripes in the wood they chose play with the light as well. This image would be helpful to our project to perhaps show how we could not only play with lights from the ceiling and walls but also, there is the option of lighting from the floor!
2) http://www.spec-net.com.au/press/0206/images/sontext_imgmain.jpg
I chose this image for this assignment because I thought it was an interesting perspective. When doing this project we all have to remember that a lot of people are going to be viewing our space from different perspectives. Everyone will have a different take on our space. As it shows in this picture, at least we can still seperate planes and make it a little less confusing for our viewer by highlighting planes in differnt ways.
3) http://bp1.blogger.com/_8Y0T3EnBVPw/RnVPSg-gXGI/AAAAAAAAARI/GK-nDkatO6o/s400/love+hotel.jpg
This picture was chosen from a person's blog that had been posted on the web. It is a hotel room in Japan that I just thought was interesting. This picture teaches us that light has a stupendous effect on color in our space. Even if the walls are bare and white we can still spice it up with the lighting...as shown in this picture with a pink or red piece of cloth over the lights as well as the bedding.
4)http://www.arcspace.com/architects/bergerparkkinen/cbmp/5.NordicEmbassies_interior.jpg
I bet you can all tell why I chose this awesome picture. The lighting in this space is spectacular and there is not a luminaire to be seen! All of the cool lighting effects are due to slits and reveals in the walls! All of the patterns that are seen are due to the sunlight and the way the sunlight plays off of the materials in the space. I like this space because it sort of says you can make your space as simple as possible but it can still be really visually interesting with simple cuts in the vertical planes!
5)http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/churchoflight/church%20of%20light-interior-chapel-1.jpg
I chose this image because of the same sort of reason as the last image. The negative space that is given by not quite connecting the vertical planes gives this church the look of a christian cross! How cool is that?
My 1st picture:
http://www.illuminatingconcepts.com/retaillighting/retaillighting.htm
This commercial space is obviously a shoe store or athletic store. The lighting in the space is very dim and there are no windows or daylight coming in to the space. The displays that the shoes are on are lit by fluorescent light or led’s behind a plastic covering, this give an ambience that the shoes are in time capsules and this is the space age.
2nd,3rd 4th Pictures go to:
http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/04/25/bloch-building-by-steven-holl/
This website shows images of the Bloch Building, it is a new building at the Nelson Atkins Museum. The way architect, Steven Holl used natural light is amazing. The architecture and the natural light play off of each other with the use of glass and sky lights allowing the light to bounce off of the corners and edges of the interior. There are also fluorescent lights used in cove lighting around edges of the space.
5th picture: archrecord.construction.com/projects/interior...
go to: Quarterly Interior Projects: Julie Sohn boutique: Barcelona - CCT Arquitectos
This is a boutique owned by Julie Sohn and designed by her and her husband Conrado Carrasco who works for CCT architecture firm in Barcelona. It looks like the store uses down lighting along the perimeter of the space. There are also fluorescent lights under the shelves and accenting items of clothes.
One:
http://www.ardiislight.com/news.html
The Maropeng Interpretation Centre is a place for educational and interactive exhibits and entertainment. It is located in Gauteng, South Africa. This is a picture of one of the transitional spaces. This hallway connects a large atrium to an even larger space that greets you with a boat ride through artificial environments. The ramp is lit up by blue fuorescent ambient lights placed above the dropped acoustical ceiling. To create the projections along the walls and the floor they used an Astral Zoomspot with gobo/gobo rotator and Aureol Beamshapers.
Two:
http://www.tracer.co.nz/images/DSCN5571.JPG
This space is part of ING Direct. Ambient and task lighting were used to illuminate this room. The ambient lighting can be found below the logo display shooting down to the reflective floor and also behind the linear element along the wall. The task lighting is the recessed down lights throughout the ceiling of the space.
Three:
http://www.senghup.com.my/sh-project.html
This is a photograph of a hotel lobby. There is just about every type of lighting in this space. Task lighting can be found over by the welcome desks, the recessed down lights under the balcony, and the chandelier. Ambient lighting can be found on the ceiling as cove lighting. Accent lights show off the art work on the walls and the palms in the center of the lobby. Finally, decorative lighting by the use of the table lamp in the corner of the room.
Four:
http://www.lamps.com.au/gallery.php
This is an image of a restaurant. Here you can find accent lights that highlight the art along the back wall. Pendant lights are hung above the tables to serve as task lighting, and lastly small candles are placed at every table to add decoration.
Five:
http://www.look4ideas.com/projects.html
This is an image of a restroom in the coco lounge Bar in Nottingham, UK. This image was just eye catching, even though it’s a really simple thing to do. They used LED lights and mirrors to give the illusion of depth. Small recessed cans were used to light the sinks.
Tim,
what was that website you showed in class about the stage plots?
On light plots for class last week I just did a Google image search to see what was out there.
Photo 1:
http://www.armstrong.com/common/c2002/content/files/35668.jpg
This pictures describes a dimly lit Bar or club space. It appears that the opposite wall is the main entrance of the building, so one might presume that the wall has reflection possibilities and daylighting possibilities. The front bar takes on a very radial shape while the recessed can lighting above mirror the radial shape. These cans provide for task lighting. The middle of the ceiling is raised in a dome shape and appears to have a larger chandelier or pendant that hangs in the center, which provides an ambient glow. Above the radial placed booth tables pendant fixtures hang. Also there is accent recessed or semi-recessed lighting along the perimeter of the walls to highlight the wall-graphics.
Photo 2:
http://www.armstrong.com/common/c2002/content/files/23424.jpg
This was a very interesting photos, which mainly focuses on the ceiling of what appears to be a cubical space. There is daylighting from the windows on the side wall, yet the space has so many angles and many of the cubicle walls diffuse a lot of the direct daylighting. The ceiling is a suspended grid system which houses recessed fluorescent fixtures which provides the ambient lighting and the task lighting for the space. To diffuse the direct hit of the fluorescent fixtures the designer has incorporated suspended canopies, which create a diffused glare that is not as harmful to the eyes as the direct fluorescents can be after long periods of time.
Photo 3:
http://www.armstrong.com/common/c2002/content/files/42403.jpg
This conference room space uses suspended tube fixtures to highlight the conference table below. The suspended fixtures provide task lighting for the space and ambient lighting as well. Along the opposite side of the space, it appears as though there is daylighting access. Then along the perimeter the space incorporated equally spaced recessed cans to highlight the entry way, the corner of the room and the niche in the wall.
Photo 4:
http://www.armstrong.com/common/c2002/content/files/23425.jpg
This hallway space pictures the elevator bay travel areas. It appears as though there is some type of recessed fixtures in the ceiling system above. Along with the fixtures you can also identify air vents for the HVAC system and sprinkler hardware. Along the vertical planes, in between the elevator doors, the designer has incorporated wall sconces, which appear to provide a high amount of lighting to the space. The wall sconce also serve as accent and task lighting. The designer has also incorporated a great deal of reflective surfaces, such as metal and marble flooring and polyed wood veneers. There is also an example of safety lighting towards the back of the photo (an exit sign) .
Photo 5:
http://www.armstrong.com/common/c2002/content/files/36050.jpg
The last photo is another hallway, either another elevator bay or an apartment hallway. The ceiling is niched out in rectangular curves and uses cove lighting to highlight the variation in forms. Along the doorways, recessed cans assist in task lighting the entries. Towards the hallway forking there is a focus wall with two down lights the seem to be focused on a television or maybe a piece of artwork.
I came across this website while researching Fresnel lamps. It is about Augustin Fresnel, he invented the Fessnel lens. I thought it was interesting.
http://www.lighthousegetaway.com/lights/fresnel.html
http://www.nayada.ru/image/clients/grandise-reception-hall2.jpg
This is a reception area for an office building. There are fluorescent tubes that provide ambient lighting throughout the space although, they are places irregularly. This makes them some what decorative at the same time. The recessed cans are providing task ligthing for the working area and guests at the desk. The light colors and reflective materials help the space in the way that they reflect more light therefore less light is actually needed to light the space.
http://images.suite101.com/189832_suitecostadisco.jpg
This space is a club on an ocean liner. There are alot of lighting elements in this space and almost appears to be over lit. On the ceiling are neon lights to accent the wavyness of the space, possibly water. In the back are recessed lighting to highlight the walls and alcohol; they can also act as task lighting for the servers. There is also recessed lighting over the bar, which also acts as task lighting. The lamps on the bar and lights under it are used as decorative features. In the grid there appears to be lighting that would act as ambient lighting for the work area.
http://www.winstonwachter.com/images/seattle/gallery/main.jpg
This space is an art exhibit. The lighting here appears to be strictly track lighting which is functional for the space. Track lighting is flexible while allowing for it to be directional.
http://www.jfklibrary.org/NR/rdonlyres/7C7BA19F-E857-4AA2-A85C-D9104732D6BD/31622/7C7BA19FE8574AA2A85CD9104732D6BD1.jpg
This is a hotel lobby area. It uses layers of light in different ways to light the space effectively. The vaulted ceiling is either up lit or is lit from the back side. This lighting makes the space feel as if it is lit by natural light. The recessed lighting can be used to provide some ambient lighting and way finding. The wall sconces are decorative fixtures and can be used as way finding. The chandelier in the back ground is used for ambient lighting and a decorative piece.
http://www.homeentertainmentreviewer.com/images/Theater1.jpg
This picture is of a home theater. The space has a glow form the cove lighting. Recessed lights are used to accent the curves in the ceiling and provide ambient lighting. The lighting around the screen is a decorative feature yet provides the space with alot of light.
The USITT Recommended Practive for Theatrical Lighting Design Graphics
http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~pacshop/RP-2_2006.pdf
Well, the pictures that I saved on my USB don't have the sites I got them from, so i'll just explain the pictures and the lighting, we all looked at them last week atleast.
Picture One:
My first picture was a shot of a bar. The lights are neon throughout the room, so I imagine that its a bar in some kind of night club. There is task lighting over the bar and underneath the bar that is not neon, so it illuminates the bar. And the rest of the lights seen in the picture are ambient lights. The ambient is all neon lighting and it goves the whole room a purplish blue glow.
Picture Two:
My second picture seems to be an office space of some kind. I say that because the lighting is very ambient, as to only illuminate the room as a whole, and not a specific area. Their is no drop ceiling in the space, the air ducts are exposed and the lighting is drop lighting. The lighting leaves a weird glow becase it reflects off the shiny surface of the air ducts.
Picture Three:
This space is a lecture hall of some sort. Its an open area with ambient lighting, the lights are recessed into the ceiling. Other than the recessed lights, their are task lights in the front of the hall as to bring attention to that area for a speaker or possibly a video presentation.
Picture Four:
This space is an outside dining area. Along the celing their is an area that has been recessed into the celing and lights have been tucked into the shelf so the actual illumination is seen, but the lights are not, its a pretty interesting visual effect. The lights run directly over the seating area, so as to say whether its ambient or task i'm not sure. The seating is outside though, so their is a substantial amount of natural lighting.
Picture Five:
This space was the most interesting to me. It was the hallway in the rehab center. The lighting in the hallway kind of swirls around the whole hallway. After close examination of the space, I believe that the lighting is from a bulb, not from natural outside lighting. It creates a very strange effect in the hallway, almost like the whole hallway itself is crooked. I have to say that this lighting is ambient, it's very odd, but its sole purpose it to light the hallway.
Picture 1
http://www.archpaper.com/images/features/feature2006_09/lumen_c.jpg
This is a restaurant in San Francisco called Frisson gives diners the experience of a sunset with changing neon lights in a large dome in the room’s center. The lighting in the center of the room is decorative and accent lighting.
Picture 2
http://www.hotel-3-14-cannes.cote.azur.fr/images/photo4_1.jpg
Airy Murano glass, lighting effects that vary from hour to hour, multi-faceted tables designed by David Medri, the Mahatma restaurant also boasts a terrace reminiscent of the ideal garden, to make the most of the mild summer evenings. Our chef, Mario d'Orio, serves distinctly Mediterranean cuisine mixed with spicy influences from distant shores.
Picture 3
http://www.hotelmanagement-network.com/contractor_images/martin-architectural/1s-brulee-nj-usa.jpg
Brulee, New Jersey, USA - Martin Fiber Source CMY 150 fiber-optic illuminators help the specialty restaurant create a dramatic shift from day to night time operation. I was surprised when I found out that this restaurant had fiber optic lights, because I really couldn’t tell in the picture.
Picture 4
http://www.wired-for-living.com/graphics/rooms/hall.jpg
This is a hallway with task lighting used to show the artwork, and ambient lighting to light the hallway. I like the way the lighting showing the artwork is brighter than the light leading you down the hallway, it makes you stop and notice the artwork.
Picture 5
http://www.liveinteriors.co.uk/images/dinning-blue.jpg
This is a picture of a home dinning room. the lighting the picture shows ambient lighting. Since the lighting is the unusual color blue, it draws you into the space and attracts attention from other areas.
I looked at everyone’s picts it was interesting looking at the pictures and reading how you described the lighting in that space.
Sometimes its hard for me to figure out what kind of lighting is used in a space and how it was done,unless someone explaines it to me.
MERYL nice picture of the love hotel that is hilarious
Picture 1: http://www.banyantree.com/alareen/packages/desert_retreat.html
This is a desert retreat called Banyan Tree in Bahrain. The space is used for relaxation. The lighting used in this picture makes use of wall sconces and up lighting outdoors, and chandeliers indoors. The outdoor lighting is ambient, decorative, as well as task since the wall sconces serve as lights leading to the room. The chandeliers indoors serve as general lighting throughout the room.
Picture 2: http://www.bornrich.org/entry/red-sea-underwater-restaurant/
This is an underwater restaurant located in Eilat, Red Sea. The space is used for dining. The lighting used in the picture makes use of general lighting, as well as ambient and decorative lighting. There are starfish lighting fixtures and wavy blue underwater light that lighten-up the restaurant in day and night.
Picture 3: http://www.asiatraveltips.com/BurjAlArab/BurjAlArabLobby.jpg
This is the lobby of the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai. The space is used for entry and lounging. The lighting used in the picture is up lighting, general, task, atmospheric and decorative. The table lamps serve as task lighting for when people use their laptops or have a quick meeting and they need to write something. The colorful up lighting at the fountain and the up lighting highlighting the columns and arches serve as ambient and decorative lighting. The lights in passage ways and the surrounding areas are chandeliers or recessed can lights and are used for general lighting.
Picture 4: http://www.themeatco.com/bahrain/manama/gallery/index.php
The image from the gallery is the second from the top left. This is a restaurant in Bahrain called The Meat Co. The space is used for dining. The space makes use of general, decorative and task lighting. The large central chandelier fixture is decorative as well as used for general lighting. The small recessed can lights at the back booths are used as task and general lighting for the booth space. There is alcove lighting behind the art pieces on the walls in the booth that give it a decorative touch.
Picture 5: http://metalen.com/images/handcraft/ritzcarlton.jpg
This is the conference hall at The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Bahrain. The space is used for speeches and announcements. The lighting used in the space is general and decorative. There are plenty of recessed can lights that serve as the general lighting. The wall sconces and the alcove lighting in the overhead central recessed ceiling, serve as decorative lights.
http://www.coralbeachtravel.com/images/Majesty_nightclub.jpg
This picture shows a nightclub that is made to look like it is underwater. The curved strips of light on the floor seem to represent waves. The ceiling is covered in turquoise lights that create an ambience in the room. Although the room is covered in lights, the overall effect isn't extremely bright, but more moody because of the darkness of the walls, and the use of analogous colors such as blue,turquoise,& teal.
http://www.glowshine.com/onyx.jpg
This next picture shows the lobby of a business building. I personally like how one wall is backlit, which creates a focal point in the room. There is uplighting & downlighting on the other walls of the space, as well as recessed lights on the ceiling. The uplighting/downlighting can be considered accent lighting, as they do draw the eye towards the wall, however, they mostly create a glow throughout the room.
http://www.desertrock.biz/Assets/Hyatt+Lobby.jpg
This picture is of a hotel lobby. I particularly love this photo, because the space is so beautiful. This room has everything from cove lighting in the ceiling and chandeliers, to accent lights focused on the arches of the left side & the artwork on the opposite wall. Additionally, there are desk lamps for task lighting, and uplighting also placed on the bottoms of the artwork on the right side of the corridor. (Someone please get me a suite in THAT hotel!)
http://images.mallfinder.com/images/customheader/TahitianNoniCafe/InsideCafePic_Tahitian.jpg
This picture depicts a colorful Tahitian cafe. The lighting in this space creates a fun, sort of bubbly atmosphere. The accent lighting on the far walls makes the bright green color pop. In addition, there are many colorful pendant lights hung throughout the space in groups. They provide both accent lighting for the tables, as well as ambient lighting throughout the whole space.
http://www.chriscarl.se/UserFiles/Image/Tao%20Las%20Vegas.jpg
This last picture is of the Tao nightclub. The space is dark and moody, but the lighting is used to accent certain areas of the room. For instance, the bar & the artwork on the back wall instantly become the focal point of the room because of the spotlights focused on them. (The lights used look like certain types of stage lighting) The rest of the space is lit only by ambient red chandeliers hovering above the tables.
http://www.commerciallawworkshop.com/Ritz-Carlton__South_Beach-Grand_Double_Lobby_at_The.jpg
This is a picture of the Ritz Carlton in south beach Miami it looks like they used wall sconces up lighting and recessed incandescent lights. They also utilized cove lighting.
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-photos/wasjw-jw-marriott-hotel-pennsylvania-avenue/
This is a picture of the lobby at the JW Marriott in Washington DC. Over the central walkway the used chandeliers and cove lighting on the side.
http://www.legalseafoods.com/index.cfm?cd=LOCATION&pid=11279&cdid=11848
In this picture there are recessed circles in the ceiling with cove lighting around the edge.
http://www.qm2.org.uk/images/interior/G32.jpg
This is an interior picture of a nightclub that is on board the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship. It looks like they used different colors of up lighting and recessed incandescent lighting.
http://www.qm2.org.uk/images/interior/Illuminations.jpg
This is a picture of a theater on the Queen Mary 2 it looks like cove lighting an recessed incandescent.
Chapter 16 is quite helpful and provides a good push to getting started on your RCP. The section which provides all the symbols is nice because it solidifies a more universal approach.
http://item.slide.com/r/1/182/i/HF37Y0lOxz-Ms60ZCxcAbxoOM7z-OOVh/
This is a library and I love the way they used the interior lighting to counteract the outside lighting.
http://item.slide.com/r/1/5/i/iENSrb6g1z-Ns4uPmKcP6tLDMCO8PjJa/
This seems like some kind of studio space or photography set up but the lights they are using in the back seem similar to the stage lights we have been researching.
http://item.slide.com/r/1/111/i/Htq7lYet0D9Js6yUxbrg4mr9WwPdzhkb/
I like this bar because they have put the lighting behind the actual veneer of the bar giving it a translucent appearance- which is neat for a different effect, almost looks like a play off of water.
http://item.slide.com/r/1/190/i/KAN61xB5sD9b8vWsQcymsLOeVof2ezFG/
This is a little coffee shop and I like it because there is a variety in small lights of different colors without being overwhelming. Because it is soft and subtle, it creates a relaxation in the mix of color.
http://item.slide.com/r/1/15/i/Ob-IRDI_6D8my4gOQlcntRfQ9HROELWQ/
This is image is awesome. I love the lighting here. It is a large ceiling mounted fixture in a NY Lego Store. The color of the walls and the yellow of the lights creates a nice analogous color palette.
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