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During this week I have experimented with four luminaries with there shape, color, and material. Experiment One. From last weeks experiments I realized that poster board was a successful material to use  as it was rigid enough to hold shape and still allows some light to pass through it.  So this week I continued to […] Continue reading →

For this assignment, I wanted to learn something about a local designer.  I had heard Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture speak and I appreciated the depth of understanding that he attempts to achieve in each project.  So I selected … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My work up to this point had been trying to explore solutions to a harsh southern exposure; however, I realized recently that at this time of year the sun is getting high and the southern exposure is becoming very tempered … Continue reading → Continue reading →

To begin with, I further investigated materiality.  Image 1 is a metallic mylar, gold on the exterior side and silver on the interior of the swirl.  It does an amazing job of amplifying the light.  Image 2 did not work as successfully … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Carlo Scarpa was an Italian designer born in Venice.  Although Scarpa never sat for his exams, and was never recognized as an architect, his work focused mostly on architecture.  He was very influenced by Japanese architecture and spent much time … Continue reading → Continue reading →

My first few experiments were with a single sheet of acetate with color applied on.  I was attempting to get it to form a wave, similar to those in my concept studies.  Unfortunately, It wasn’t appearing as dramatic and interesting as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This week I went back to the idea of using the tapered pattern panel for my luminaire as I was not entirely happy with first prototype last week.  I did a couple of mock-ups in which my first experiment failed badly, however I had some success in my second mock-up. Although I did find some success […] Continue reading →

1 This video shows a high-powered, 6000k color temperature LED shining directing through the sides of a quarter inch thick acrylic square. The the sides/edges appear to glow brighter than the large faces and also displays an interesting pattern on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Awirnoff, Louis. Dimensional Color. 2nd ed. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2003. 115-23. Print.  Within the excerpt Awirnoff explores how the hues of individual colors reflect throughout the day.  The excerpt allowed me to understand how color is reflected and how one can experiment with color.   It inspired me in assignment two to experiment with […] Continue reading →

Designing with Light “Reflection” pp118-139 What I took from this is the repurposing of light. Rather than light being fixed to just illuminating a space, it can communicate with or tie the environment in with the structure. “Light refracted and/or … Continue reading → Continue reading →