Week 9 was an interesting week going into more detail about the different coloured LEDs and trying to develop an understanding of how different colour temperatures can change the textures and objects within a space in a positive or negative manner.

This reusable coffee cup is made of recycled coffee cups and has a lot of texture of these on the outside of the cup. The blue LED made it very difficult to see these details on the cup and would be an unsuitable way of illuminating the object.

(Blue LED – Josie Lancaster)

The use of the Red/Blue LED made the green at the top of the coffee cup appear a browny dull colour it also again disguised the details in the cup making it an unsuitable luminance for the object.

(Red/Blue LED – Josie Lancaster)

The green LED showed the colours in the object  more true to what they actually are but did not highlight the detail of the texture in the cup. This would not be a suitable luminance for this object.

(Green LED – Josie Lancaster)

The warm temperature LED- 2000K made the details in the object slightly more obvious but is still not the best choice for luminance.

(2000k luminance LED – Josie Lancaster)

The final test was with a 4000K luminance LED which was a much cooler light. This colour temperature showed the colours of the object very true to what they are and also highlight the detail within the object to the best.

(4000K luminance LED – Josie Lancaster)

This task gave me a valuable insight into the way different colour temperatures can affect what they are illuminating and change the way we see the luminance.  This has given me a greater understanding of the importance of lighting.

We were given the task of creating a lighting strategy for a Meditation Space. Our strategy was based off what we thought was appropriate for this type of space.

Atmosphere: Calm/Relaxing/Inviting

Strategy: Low Ambient Light/Accent Light/Sculpted Light/Diffused Light

Luminaries: Uplight/Recessed Light/Pendant Lights

(Lighting Strategy Sheet – Josie Lancaster)

The space provided was a glass walled building so we chose to put recessed strip lighting in the flooring that was diffused and tunable to cast a gentle glow up the walls of the building, the aim in using a diffuser was that the glare from the reflection of the glass would be minimised. `These luminaires were also chosen for the way they would illuminate the look of the building from the outside when in use at night time.

Recessed celling luminaires that are tunable would allow for the space to be brighter for different requirements/times of day. For example a cloudy day may require a more natural light (approx 5000K) evening might require a more ambient warm light (approx 2500K).

Pendant Luminaire would be situated above “stage” area to cast a soft downward glow of the person taking the guided meditations. The pendant luminaire would also be tunable to allow for the different types of meditation and natural light coming into the space at different times of the day.

(Reflected Celling Plan – Glass House – Josie Lancaster)

The aim of this lighting concept was to create sculptured ambient light within the space that is inviting and welcoming. I think this has been successfully achieved within our concept. Having a greater knowledge of how the glare from glass is affected by luminance would enable us to design a more though approach to the project.