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The Insider of Luminosity in Architecture.

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Linguistic and Philosophical Definitions

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Case Study

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Site Plan 1:2000 Elevations of Math Building, Engineering Building and Barr Smith Library Aerial and Ground Views of the Site Shadings of the Site in Summer and Wimter

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----Definition and Philosophical Significance.

In philosophical field, the word is always connected with human’s mental and psychological states, showing themselves in forms of the closure of knowledge, self-knowledge and infallibility. That is to say, originally the luminosity, which was present in artworks, colors, mosaics and painting materials, influenced people with its purity and energy, which made people explore the heuristic meanings of it (Gage 1999). Afterwards, it is considered as a representative of infallibility, certainty, incorrigibility and transparency by some philosophers, which strongly effects people’s cognitions during they make sure of their positions and capacities (Neta & Rohrbaugh 2004). The stronger capacities and cognitions that people develop to gain and maintain knowledge, to know themselves and to reach infallibility, the stronger the luminosity is.

uminosity, as is defined by Collins dictionary, is used to explain

the condition of being luminous (Collins 2010). For instance, the luminosity of sun presents how bright the sun is. Physically, luminosity can be used to describe the healthy glow on people’s skin (Collins 2010). The word is also used in astronomy to present the measure of how much radiant power a star emits, in order to show how energetic it is. Luminosity, which is seldom used at present and usually appears in poem collections (Collins 2010), also has its philosophical meanings.

References: Harper Collins Publisher, 2010. Definition of Luminosity.

Accessed 13 August 2017. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ luminosity Gage, J., 1999. Color and meaning: Art, science, and symbolism.

Univ of California Press.

Neta, R. and Rohrbaugh, G., 2004. Luminosity and the Safety of Knowledge. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 85(4), pp.396-406.

Photo: Taken by Ziyan Qi, on January 29th 2015.

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House of Dior -- Christian De Portzamparc http://www.christiandeportzamparc.com/en/

"...I wanted the surfaces to flow, like the couturier’s soft, woven white cotton fabric. These surfaces, which soar into the sky and undulate as if in motion, crossed by a few lines, are made from long moulded fiber glass shells, fitted together with aircraft precision."

--Christian De Portzamparc

The House of Dior located in Seoul, South Korea is one of the most significant buildings for Dior because of its smooth and flowy white façade which is inspired by the shape of ship flag and absolutely eye-catching.

The significant outlook of the building also makes the luminosity condition really special. After the sunset, the lighting systems of the building are cut and sculpted by the curvy facades. The luminosity present in the building is also endowed with special flowy and curvy shapes and provides the building fascinating character.

The designer Christian made the building stick to the sky and the luminosity created in the evenings creates a strong contrast with the dark sky. The facades of the building make the patterns of luminosity stand out and let the performance of lighting changeable on different level of the building, which endows the building ornamental value in the evenings.

Very different with the House of Dior, the Neanderthal Museum designed by Barozzi Veiga studio in Spain makes the shade and light in the building more regular. Because of the whole structure and style tend to be more geometrical, the luminosity of the building is carved out and becomes different sizes of rectangular, circular and triangular patterns. And the patterns of luminosity can change their sizes and features as the views are changing.

Also, the stronger and shaper lines of the building makes the contrast between shades and lights more dramatic and apparent because the strong ability of light blocking, which, meanwhile, makes the luminosity feature of the building stand out. How luminosity presents in the museum seems to have clean and sharp features, which provides a neat feeling to people and makes scenes in order.

If the light performed by the House of Dior is described to be a soft and flowy skirt of a young lady, then the luminosity patterns in Neanderthal Museum is definitely a set of tang rams with lots of imaginations and creation. As the luminoaity is presented differently in buildings with various styles, the visual and mental experience it gives to people can also make a huge differences. So, luminosity can decide how people react to a building and should be regarded as an irreplaceable part of architecture characters.

Neanderthal Museum--Barozzi Veiga http://barozziveiga.com/projects/

uminosity in Architecture -----Case Analysis

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Math Lawn

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General Site Infomation: Total Area: about 16480 sq.m Math Lawn Area: about 2400 sq.m Surrounding Buildings: -Barr Smith Library -Braggs Lecture Theatre -Molescular Life Science Building -Engineering Building -Math Building

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Math Building--South Elevation

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Site in Summer

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Photographic Study ----Ambient Light

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http://www.travelledpaths.com/a-moment-of-reflection/

eflection, as is defined by Collins dictionary, is a throwing back motion of light, heat or sound sent back by a smooth surface without being absorbed (Collins 2010). For example, when people see an object in glass, mirror or water, they actually see the reflection of it.

As is defined in social and emotional aspects, reflection can also be used in describing people’s attitudes and comments impacted by the revealing of social situation. Emotionally, reflection can be an impression or thoughts of people caused by certain object or event. Philosophically, reflection is human’s sensation and observation of the internal operation of mind (Encyclopaedia Britannica 2017). Cited by John Locke, some instances of reflection are about perceiving, thinking, doubting, believing, reasoning, knowing, and willing (Encyclopaedia Britannica 2017). As one of the three logical acts of understandings, reflection is the primary one followed by comparison and abstraction (Philosophy Dictionary 2008). It is the beginning and essential of generating any concept (Philosophy Dictionary 2008). That is to say, when people encounter with any new knowledge and concept, instantly they will reflect to it in forms of perceiving it, thinking about it, believing or doubting it.

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Theoretical Diagram of Reflection & Refraction https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refraction

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Casa Brutale Concept Illustration --OPA http://www.archdaily. com/769631/live-onthe-edge-with-opascasa-brutale

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In terms of the reflections in architecture, most of them are presents by the use of lights and materials.

Taking the Casa Brutale as an example, despite of the Internet drama, the project thatAis still at concept level, makes good use of the reflection and refraction of lights though water media. With the concept “be far more impressive than falling water”, the architecture that is inlayed in a mountain cliff is designed to have glass facades, so that the sunlight can go through water in top space and create a rippling refraction, forming a series of special patterns on the internal concrete walls. It provides an illusion and a special experience to people so they can imagine the life under the water.

Through the lower façade, the reflection of lights can also be created when the sun hits the glass wall, so that create a strong contrast to the dark concrete walls. The Casa Brutale is making itself a solid form of water by using glass material, water, as well as reflection and refraction of lights, which makes the project a really worthwhile example when it comes to reflection and refraction.

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Design Wing, Beijing Museum --Coordination Asia http://www.archdaily.com/769631/live-on-the-edge-with-opas-casa-brutale

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Iridescence is also a popular and creative form of the use of lights in architecture. Usually it creates strong visual impact and colorful illusion by deconstructing the light into three-primary colors—red, green and blue. Some architects also make use of colorful glass or other materials to create visual effect like iridescence.

Taking the Design Wing as an example, the architects introduced tinted glass as material and special holographic treatment. In order to celebrate the fifth anniversary for the main museum, the separate building Design Wing was built to provide an extra decoration for Shanghai Museum of Glass. The concept of Design Wing is to breath new life into the formal industrial building. Apparently, the designers gave the old building new life by adding the minimalist extension and eye-catching colors with the use of tinted glass on spot-light area. By exploring what glass and lights can do, the tinted glass bridge connecting the old museum and the new building. It helps people adapt themselves before being evolved into the new building that is a more revolutionary space that exhibits the environments made of glass and explain the biggest possibilities that glass can offer. Visually, the bridge decorated by tinted glass facades stands out from the concrete building façade and become unique and identified at first sight. Insides, inspired by iridenscence, the colorful illusion created by glass and light provides a really special visual experience for people.

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Spatial Diagram Glass Skylights LED Frame Entrance 1 Entrance 2

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General Infomation ----Plan, Section & Elevation

The first idea of light pavilion is designed as a space mainly underg round. T hrough two entrances, people can enter the underground space and horoughly experience the light and shadow brought by the changes of sun lights.

The glass skylights are connections b e t we e n t h e g r o u n d a n d a r e a beneath as well as two pieces of grass lawns, which introduce sun lights and create rectangular-shaped shadow, also provides windows for people on the ground to enjoy the underground views.

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General Infomation ----Plan, Section & Elevation

With different use of lights, the second idea mainly introduces solar energ y and LED lights to create a luminous atmosphere. The LED bars surrounding two circular view platforms absorb the energy provided by sun lights in day time.

Also, lighting groups can create sharp shadow because the number of LED in each group gradually decrease towards the orientation of sun lights. The design can hopefully make the site a luminous spotlight without any wastes of energy.

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IDEA 2 Light Pavilion

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Cube Tube --SAKO Architects http://www.archdaily.com/241038/cube-tube-in-jinhuasako-architects

The 9-floor ‘Cube Tube’ located in Zhejiang, China really stands out from the traditional forms of Chinese architecture, which introduced the use of glass and lights to create modern and luminous features for a building.

The building that is now used as both office building and restaurant apparently has a unique, even a cartoon style outlook in the first sight of lots of people. The general shape of the building is a simple huge cube, which is not hard to figure out. The square windows randomly distributed on the facades provide a formalized but interesting feeling. If people take a close look at it, those square windows with various sizes are actually formed by even smaller squares which divide the whole façade in to even square pieces, so that it gives people a rigid, strict but not boring feeling.

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The aluminum material on the facades reflects most of the sub rays in daytime and create a contrast with the greyish black tinted glass windows, which helps to reduce the ultraviolet rays and enhance the sense of privacy for people insides. Because of the absolute vertical status of the building, each façade accepts the sun light to great extent, which make the sun light going through the square windows form a large number of square light spots on the interior walls insides the building. Except for the good quality of the lights in the daytime, the designers place square lights on the interior walls and ceilings of the building to stimulate the shape of light spots, which nicely compliments the internal view in the daytime and build association between the internal looks in different times of a day.

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