STRUCTURE OF LIGHT REPRESENTATION II
Light closely associated with Creation, Truth, and Knowledge. Light defines spaces stimulate visual perception
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TABLE OF CONTENT
Stage one Plan &Elevation views Access analysis Day & night time Site information Case study
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Stage two Concept&precedent Design Idea one Design Idea two Case study
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To-scale plan of the whole site
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Barr Smith Library building
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Elevation of three building
hese three buildings are the most important buildings in this site. So they were put in an individual page.
The first building, named Barr Smith Library, has a long history in campus. Moreover, it is the oldest architecture in that three. The whole style of this building is like Britsh architecture. It is based on early Australian history. The second building is Engineering building, and it also the most complicated 3D model in this site. Its surfaces are contained by plenty of glass. Because of this feature, inside spaces are well lighted and airy by these windows, Engineering building
At the bottom of the image line, it is Math building. Although this elevation is with colorful textures, it still not really clear to present glass material. Its surfaces are also made up of plenty of dark glass.
Math building
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Airal & Ground views
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eft four images are airal and ground views of the whole site. Pictures in first level are
ground views and other two pictures are airal views. But in ground views, it is hard to get a screenshot of the whole site. Basically, if you try to use different angles to see thsi site, one of these buildings will not show in the view at least. That is why one of my ground views cannot see all of these buidling in same images.
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Summer & Winter summer 9am
summer 12noon
summer 9am
winter 9am
winter 12noon
winter 3pm
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Access & Movement
Left picture shows a path, the darker line next to Barr Smith Library, which allows cars and some big vehicle to pass. Becasue right large space is green area. Moreover, the function of this space is mainly providing an area students can have a rest and sometime it should hold university of Adelaide open day for every year. Besides that, two paths, next to math building and engineering building canno t allow cars to pass. Only pedestrains and bicycles are allowed to access these two pathways.
Right picture shows some paths, several darker lines, which allows pedestrains and bicycle to pass. Becasue the distance between path and building is too close and narrow. Thus, cars and other big vehicles cannot be allowed to access this area. On the other aspect, two large green spaces on right side are usually used for students to have a rest. Especially, on lunch time and afternoon, lots of studnts will sit on these green open spaes. Meanwhile, open day in of University of Adelaide will hold in this area. If cars access this place, that will be to dangerous.
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DAYTIME AND NIGHT-TIME
These two images are shot at 8pm. At this time, campus was quite peaceful, and few students walked around site place in rainy night.
These two images are shot at 2pm. At this time, campus was not quiet and peacful like night, but there was still not too much students walked around.
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ADITIONAL SITE INFORMATION First of all, this green open space located in the north-east campus of Univsersiy of Adeladie. Math, Engineering building and Barr Smith Library surround this large empty spaces. In some level, it provides a good view for students studying in these three buildings. At the same time, because of this site, Math and Engineering building will have enough space to allow sunlight inluminates inside of buildings. In other aspects, this site place also has more meaningful in social and cultural feild, because it is a large empty green open space, so that means lots of activites for communication will be held there. For example, at the beginning of each semester, orientation will be held at this place and union house or somewhere which is similar to this site. most clubs will be concentrated in there.
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Meanwhile, recently, open day of University of Adelaide was held around campus, and this site was one of activity venues. Many students were walking around this place, site there and communicate with each others.
So according to the above content, we can claim that this place is mainly used as an area which can provide a relaxing, pleasant and spacious for studnets to communicate and meet different people. Also, it provides a large space to make inside of Math and Engineering buildings get better. These informations are important for our next stages, design an underground spaces for students. Features of this site can bring some points for us to consider. In next stage, our idea should not just provide a peaceful space for studnets to study. At the same time, it has to provide a good environment for social work. Therefore, comfort and facility will become the most important thing we should think about, not just effect of light. Besides that, it should contain any kinds of activites which will be held in there such as BBQ and club events.
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CASE STUDY - LUMINOSITY
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enerally, luminosity is defined as an object which can give out light to other things. Linguistically, this word is more frequently used in astronomy field, because there are lots of stars, galaxy and astronomical object which have massive energy to lighten the dark universe. Meanwhile, it is also used as electromagnetic energy. This essay will investigate the philosophical meaning and its architectural meaning by a case study. On the basis of philosophical meaning, Luminosity can extend plenty of other physical characteristics, such as illumination and reflection. So in this case study, it will focus on luminosity and reflection and discuss the relationship between it and illumination. Basically, luminosity is the original object for any other physical phenomenon. It brings light eyes of people can collect. Thus, people can catch sight of everything around themselves.
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But in this process, another physical characteristic, called reflection, cannot be ignored. Actually, when light hits on some objects, surfaces of these objects will reflect amount of light and get into people’s eyes. That is why people can see the world they living. For this reason, people can claim luminosity creates the reflection and reflection cannot exist without luminosity. On the other hand, reflection provides an opportunity for people to see other objects in some levels. If all surfaces on this world do not reflect any light then the only one thing people can see is the original luminosity. Buildings, furniture even other species existing will all disappear in people’s sight. Therefore, to some extent reflection accomplishes luminosity. Moreover, because of combination of reflection and luminosity, people can get a colourful and significant world. In the field of architecture, luminosity is not just something can light inside space rather an element can accomplish the whole work produced by architects. Especially, in modern architecture, electronic illuminant is gradually becoming essential role. Plenty of architects and designers prefer combining luminosity with structures and materials of their buildings. According to the reading, named The Architectural Lighting of Zaha Hadid, it is clear that Zaha Hadid produced lots of significant architectures in this world, and moreover, most of them were applied various luminosities to influence her buildings for making the most impressive effect. Meanwhile, her projects are famous for her terrific theories of fragmentation and fluidity. For performing these linear shapes and particular materials used in buildings, usual ways she has are luminosity to match the construction and render inside views.
For example, the MAXXI Museum (Rome, 2009), Guangzhou Opera House (Guangzhou, 2010), Heydar Aliyev Center (Baku, 2012) and Nanjing International Youth Cultural Center (Nanjing, 2016) are typical works which used luminosity to perform the whole fluidity and seamlessness. Especially last three projects, because these three architectures are opera houses, which means daylight cannot be allowed to access into these buildings. So at this moment, electronic illuminant appears particularly important. Zaha Hadid used thousands of light pixels in the ceiling of Guangzhou Opera House and Nanjing International Youth Cultural Center. In addition, pixelated luminosity directly accomplished lines and reflect quality of materials in the interior of these buildings to a great extent. Besides that, in another type of architecture, like the MAXXI Museum, in contrast to opera house, it needs more daylight. In the MAXXI Museum, Zaha Hadid improved and combined the feelings of unison between fluid forms, daylight and lighting. Its ceiling and louvers can ensure sunlight will softly access the glass during the daytime. Also, these black stairs in the museum can strongly contrast white walls by illumination of sunlight. This essay provides some other images which is similar to The MAXXI Museum, strongly contrast in black and white with luminosity. To sum up, the above content introduced the definition of luminosity, discussed philosophic meaning of luminosity and claimed that it and reflection cannot be separated. Then in the last paragraph, the conclusion is that luminosity is a necessary element in architectural field. It is one of the most essential methods for architects to present their awareness, creation and aesthetics. Therefore, flexibly controlling luminosity and forming personal style by using luminosity are important lesson each of architects should consider about.
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LIGHT METAPHOR -CONCEPT Sub Cruce Lumen - The light of learning under the Southern Cross. This sentence is the motto of Adelaide unviersity. Also, it is the light metaphor or concept in my design. The reason I chose school motto as my concept is that, Southern cross is the guide star for sailors to find direction. As students, we travel in ocean of study, school(Southern Cross) is our Southern Cross. Meanwhile, because this whole assignment, most part of our building is underground, and this study is for light pavilion. So I got two different design for this stage2. At the beginning, I want to do more landscape at entance, but if I do this, inside underground part may not have some light expression. For that, I changed the orginal idea. Below two models are what I want to introduce in this stage.
PRECEDENT STUDY The inspiration of my all design is from this building, MIT Chapel. It is a liitle church. For this building, the most intreseting thing is its light. At the spot of altar, designer used lots of reflector to make an atmosphere about raising. And also, it looks like a guide for leading people to god. Meanwhile, another light expression is on the wall, like left pictures showed, strong light hits on curved walls, and then a pretty interesting effect would be presented on walls. Because my light metaphor is Southern Cross, I want to present a feeling like guiding. Thus, this precedent got lots of things I look for studying.
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TO SCALE PLAN & ELEVATIONS & SECTION
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1:800
This is my first model for Southern Cross concept. The shape of the ground part is made up of several simple crosses. Moreover, Because the material I chose is glass, so light can access into these crosses and light the underground level. People standing on underground floor can see light cross on the ceilling.
DIAGRAMS
people access
This is the diagram of the first cross design about people access. These orange parts are paths for people to get into the underground level. It provides two ways, stairs and elevator. Moreover, elevator is mainly used for disablity.
light access
This diagram shows light access, and in this picture it just provide an example for showing how light access into underground level. Acutally, all cross wall can let light access.
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VIEWS
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ground view
aerial view
inside view 1
inside view 2
TO SCALE PLAN & ELEVATIONS & SECTION
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1:300
This is my second design. The concept of this model is also Southern Cross, but I more focused on stars, moreover, in this design, I want to make a guide star for people when they standing ou undergound level. The biggest star is on Barr Smith side, Barr Smith library is the database of knowledge, and knowledge can guide us to find out truth.
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DIAGRAMS
light access This diagram is mainly to show how light access into the underground part. The difference between this two design is this idea has two underground levels. So for lettng light get into the second underground floor, I opened a circular hole at the same spot of scuttle on ground floor. Besides that, there are plenty of reflectors in it, these reflectors can reflect light for lighting the underground space.
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people access This diagram shows paths for people to access into inside of building. it also has two methods for people to get in. For matching the circular shape, the stair and elevators are circular as well. In this picture, these two cylinders are elevators for disable people to access.
VIEWS ground view
aerial view
inside view 1
inside view 2
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CASE STUDY - REFLECTION
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s the last essay topic luminosity in stage one, reflection is also commonly used in physical field. So the definition about reflection, it is a physical phenomenon when light hits on surfaces from something, light will change light direction of a wavefront between two different objects. For the philosophical meanings of reflection, it is hard to explain. So in this case study, this essay will focus on reflection and dig the depth inside of its theory. Basically, because reflection cannot exist without other phenomenon. That means reflection exist everywhere, plenty of physical phenomenon need reflection to present themselves well. So it is kind of like air, people cannot see it, but it still appear in the any corner of world. Not just in physical field. Reflection is one of three “logical acts of the understandings by which concepts are generated as to their form�. This sentence means reflection is that some objects send something and another one gives back in different presentations. It is a really important process for people to realize this world. No matter what is the meaning in physics, philosophy or architecture, reflection is always one of the most necessary roles.
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In the field of architecture, reflection is used in a large range of architecture design. It is gradually becoming an important design method for modern architecture design. Plenty of designers and architects like using reflection to present the sense of future and technology, and also it can perform the quality of material. On the basis of this reading, Veiled in Brilliance: How Reflective Facades Have Changed Modern Architecture, from this article, in some level, application of reflection is presentation of using glass and mirror in buildings. Because when people mention future and technology, that feeling in architectural field will mean putting more metal and glass materials on facades. So in modern cities, structural glazing skyscrapers can be found in everywhere. This author provided some examples, such as Willis Faber & Dumas Headquarters, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, National Grand Theatre of China, Messe Basel New Hall and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute. In the Glass Skyscraper in Berlin, it applied glass mirror effects, but for this building, designer did not use this effect for presenting the technological feeling. It is for making this architecture integrate into local environment, because around this glass skyscraper, there are lots of ancient buildings. Using glass mirror can more reflect ambient environment. Moreover, that will be like this building hided in the air. This reading also gives another classic example in architectural history, it is Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
This building is a classic building about using reflection of materials to present its concept. Because the inspiration of Guggenheim Museum is fish scales. Thus, metal materials is the best presenting form to correspond to concept. But for using reflection to facades of buildings, indeed it has some function for making this building or local environment better. In this reading, it provides some examples for explain how reflection work. On the other hand, there is no a doubt that over reflection cannot bring more benefit to human and environment. Too much reflection will make people get visual fatigue. Moreover, if designers apply plenty of glass and mirror in urban architectures. The whole modern city will look so terrible, strong reflection people can see them everywhere. In some level, they will become light pollution. Although we cannot deny reflection is indeed useful. Like the first one the author mentioned in the beginning of his paper, reflection from glass and mirror can help modern and technological buildings hide in the air for avoiding to break the local old environment.
In conclusion, the above content introduced the definition of reflection, discussed philosophic meaning of reflection. Then in last two paragraphs, the summary is that reflection is really important element in modern architecture design. But it is different from luminosity, over using reflection will bring an opposite result in design. Thus, this problem is every architects should think about.
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