This week we visited the Chapel of Saint Albert the Great and measured the daylight factor of the space. Although the app used may not be accurate, it can be seen that Indoor daylight illuminance is only around 300, while Outdoor daylight illuminance can reach at least 3k, which gives a daylight factor of less […]

Week6 Lighting Strategies Workshop The functional space that our group chose for the class was the reading room/map storage, for which we felt that the overall atmosphere should be Calm, Relaxing and cozy.   In order to create this atmosphere, we have chosen a lighting strategy that uses simple accent light, mainly diffuse light, and […]

Reflections and responses to the Week 5 Artificial Lighting Workshop Task 1 Double Asymmetric This luminaire probably has a spacer attachment in the middle, which illuminates the beam in two symmetrical but incomplete circles, with a softer overall beam edge. 2. Extra Wide Lens This luminaire shines over a larger area and the rounded edges […]

Reflections and response to the content of Week 4 Tracing the Sun   Task 1: TRY OUT A GNOMON  This task allowed us to understand the direction and size of the shadows formed by the sun on objects at different times of the day at the latitude of Edinburgh (56°N) Fig.1          […]

Reflections and answers to the questions in the Portrait Gallery worksheet Part A Natural light is present in the gallery and can be let in throughout the gallery space through the opening of the overhead window in the ceiling and the window on the side, while the intensity and amount of light entering the space […]