Flicker

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Spring 2020 - Instructed by Mary Ben Bonham

Robert Bruce Lighting Design Competition Entry

Public Shelter

Flicker combines luminous technology with expressive architectural framework to create a structure that serves individuals throughout their journeys. The geometric frame and soft ambient light of the dual-sided fixture capture the blur of dark trees against a light sky as seen from the perspective of a moving vehicle. Seamless glass panels do not distract from the form even as they border either side of the structure to shield users from wind. Overhead, tensile fabric spans steel beams to shelter individuals from precipitation. At night, fixtures mounted between structural members illuminate the exterior and interior to signal the shelter’s location, as well as to serve those within. When the warm glow of the lights in the columnar members is on, the gradated lens of the LED fixture provides the greatest direct illuminance at the top of the fixture and reduces to a less harsh illuminance level as it nears and standing users eye level.

Flicker in the daylight

Flicker in the evening