For our final version of Project 3, Adria and I decided on two different versions of our space. The first experiment had three different color groups, one for each time of day (morning, noon, evening). Colors were arranged into groups that reflected the different qualities of light at different times of day. These color groups were then arranged from east to west.
The second had these same colors arranged in a gradient across the ceiling.
About Nancy Cheng
Univ. of Oregon Architecture Department head Nancy Yen-wen Cheng, RA, LEED AP researches how design tools and approaches shape outcomes, with a specialization in how craft and computation can stimulate the creative process. She has developed expertise in manipulating sheet materials to create light-modulating structures and has researched how surface relief patterns can increase convective cooling. She has developed fold and slot joints that give structural rigidity to foldable sheet structures and is eager to apply them to rapidly deployable refugee shelters.
