"Guided By Light"
Chen Yijian Sept. 17 - Oct.17
Daylight Under Scandinavia Sky
Dictionary of Light
Daylight & Arhitecture Artificial Light & Architecture
Daylight Under Scandinavia Sky
[ Touchable Sky ]
Three typical sky in Stockholm
large clouds
cotton-like cloud
clean sky My first impression of the Scandinavia sky can be described as Touchable because of the low height of cloud. And because the temperature of ground surface is low in Stockholm , the temperature decreases fast with the rise of height, so the vapor can condense into clouds at a low altitude. What's more, the air pollution index is small in Stockholm, so the vapor won't adhere to the particles to form fog.
Daylight Under Scandinavia Sky [ The sky changes in a day]
21.10.2017
The light level did not change so much in a day, but we can tell the time by analysis the shadows on building facade.
The light level and color of sky changes dramtically in the early morning (7:30-8:30）and the evening (17:30-18:30)
Although there is always some cloud in the whole day, it turns to be very clear in the dawn and sunset.
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Daylight Under Scandinavia Sky [ First one hour in a day ]
18.10.2017
If we divided human dayliy activities roughly into two parts then it would be positive activity and nagetive activity. Sleep as the longest negative activity, the status changes of this activity is close related to the change of sky. I have documented for three days, from the first scene I saw when wake up on the bed to the last scene I saw in the balcony when I leave home.
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Cloudy to clear
19.10.2017
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Pink to blue
19.10.2017
Foggy to clear
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Daylight & Architecture [ Diffuse light from the sky]
[ Art of reflection ]
Diffuse sky light comes from all directions, in this picture the distribution of light and shadow is almost symmetrical. The study of diffuse skylight is vary important for a place like Stockholm for the sky here is always cloudy.
Diffuse light from the sky Reflection of the daylight Due to the low height of sun and the long distance between buildings, the reflection of sun always can be seen on the facade o f buidings.
The only disadvantage is when walkers lokk back they will see a strong and dazzling light spot
The pattern of these reflections sometimes can be as beautiful as some paintings of modern art. In this situation, the facade which displayed reflection can be seen as a canvas.
Daylight & Architecture [ Details create atmosphere ]
[ Stolen light ]
Reflection of objects in a room
Due to the high latitudes, Stockholm doesn't has enough light in the winter, so archtects came up with different solutions. One of these solutions is to make a small opening in the corner and use a wall to give the light a background.
The light atmosphere inside a building can be very complicaed. Although the level of light and the overall color tendency are created mainly by the the nature light and artifacial light, the whloe atmosphere is created by every details inside the room, such as the reflection between furnitures and walls. Nobel center
When this wall is inside the building The reflection of the wooden cabinet makes the wall a little yellowish
Yellow light reflected by the wooden cabinet make the door frame hiden in shadow brighter
Markuskyrkan
When the wall is placed outside the building and been painted in white
Daylight & Architecture [ Light entering from the window ]
[ The sense of volume created by light ]
This group of analysation below shows how complicated the light condition is in one a particular location in the room.
When the light can touch a real wall then it can be used as a physic design tool, because the boundary between light and darkness can give people a strong sense of space.
Lighting style The lamp is facing up
Original picture
Reflection of the windowsill
The reflection of the wall makes the shadows bright
Darkness in a conical shape
Lighting style The lamp is facing down
Direct sunlight
Diffused light form sky
Together create the most bright part.
Lightness in a conical shape
Artificial Light & Architecture [ The light in the darkness ]
[ Color & Architecture ]
In the photography museum I saw a professional light setting of exhibition, when the light is on the photo, the photo emerge from the darkness, as if the walls and space does not exist, leaving only the impression of photo in ones mind.
When the light has the color, its role is not just the lighting, it will re-give the building and space a new characteristic.
when colors were separeted from archtectures, still have a strong relationship Exhibition mode The light came over from the oblique side of the viewer and come to the picture directly. So that the shadow of people will never affect the photos. light with color, light makes the same space different
The interaction between shadows of vistors and light patterns on the floor
When colors were separated from the light,indepently exsit in the space.
SKANSEN OBVERSATION
Documentation of design process
Skansen Observation
Impression & Atmosphere
The old factory is located in the southwest of the museum, its main direction is south. The building consists of three parts: the front office, the middle part of the factory, and the rear of the conference room. The left side of the building is a gravel road, the right side are lawn and trees, and in front of the building there are white sand.
Different part of this building remind me of some light atmosphere in different natural environments
Light condition in the morning and noon
Photos taken from the entrance
Photo of deep sea plants
in the afternoon
Photo of the rear of the building
Photo of deep sea plants
Sketches of the Site Artificial light in the room
Shadows in the room
Due to the plenty of nature light, this workshop doesn't need a high levl of artifical light. These yellow lamps for fine operation of the mechines hanging near the working table are just creating small light spots for this space
The light are mainly derived from three different dirrction, windows in west and east side and windows on the roof. The frames on the side windows, the beams near the roof and wood stacked on the beams, all these stuff together create complicated shadows in the room.
From Abstract to Concrete
During the process of Reality to Abstract, we were trying to find out the most essential factor for creating the special atmosphere. After doing this, we added these factors one by one. Start with the double angle roof, then changed the roof and walls into different materials ,in the end, we add some objects in the room. These pictures below are showing how the different elements are inflencing this space.
Comparetion Between Artifical Light & Nature Light
Reality
Abstract
In order to develope a deep understanding of how the nature light works and how to control artifical light, we tried to recreate the impression of this workshop by using only artifical light
Concrete
yellowish reflectionn on the wall
Light setting room with one straight angle
room with two straight angles
room with one slope angle
room with two slope angles
room with different material
room with beams and column
room with some furnitures
room in a difuse light
blue hint on the wall
bright mottled light Blurred edges
Comparetion Between Difuse Light & Direct Light
Investigation of Roof Same roof / Different dirrection
different light settings
Light Different roof / Same dirrection
Light
When we tried to bounce light from this plate-shape difusers, the light level inside the same room declined. Dark
Sunpath
By using this solar clock we can adjust the setting of lamp to achieve a specific time in a day.
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openings facing the sunlight always gets brighter. the more angle it has, the brighter it will be
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Back to Skansen
Walls & Light & Space
During this process, we began to add more architectural elements to the model. We try to use different sizes of walls (which are in same amount) to create a different light atmosphere.
Emphasize the middle part
Emphasize both side
Emphasize one side
light quality: bright / evenly / the upper the lighter / heavy on the floor At the very begining, we tried to recreat the light atmosphere of this workshop in a very abstract way but it doesn't work well. Fortunately, we found this kind of roof which can mimic the atmosphere.
Prediction to reality
Light as a design tool
In this step, we decided to back to the nature light, so we can learn more about the relationship between light and architecture which will be useful for our next project.
In the end of P1, we start using the light as an design tool which can create diferent room feelings.
At first, we use the knowlege we have collected previously to do this prediction. And we designed these perforate walls so that we will know what is happening behind the walls.
empty room filled with difuse light
when put in walls
change some backside of the walls into black
change some backside into color
Daylight and Perception
Office Functionďźš working and resting Goals: find the good daylit for working use light to define different area with different function
different colors for working
find the best situation for rest by changing roof windows
use the light to define spaces