Paloma Sherman Interiors • Objects • Light

EVENTS Interiors • Objects • Light

Objects shed by the dinner guests gradually contributed to a wall installation of coats on coat hooks installed on the gallery walls.

A F T E R TA S T E S Y M P O S I U M R E C E P T I O N

Partners MFA Interior Design Program

This was a design for the Aftertaste Reception in which design interruptions were introduced to shift perceptions of common objects. We sought to tinker with associations of the mundane and transform them to a celebration of the ordinary. The resulting sensations offered a renewed appreciation and understanding of the undersanding of the influence objects have on our daily lives.

Coat hooks were fabricated from found objects. Red tape was used as a reflective material for a subtle red light effect.

A floorplan was determined to draw people away from the door toward the food in the back of the space and back to the table and/or provided seating areas.

A communal table was manipulated so guests would have an unpredicted sensorial experience in their interaction with a seemingly ordinary communal table. The framed table was filled with a combination of sand and birdseed determined to provide an moving surface that would interact with the objects set on it.

Attention was brought to the mundane by red wiring weaving a network between the lightbulbs and drawing connections between the spaces above to the spaces the guests interacted with.

Interactive Communal Dining Table

Bar areas

Wiring

Circulation

Chef Prep Area

Coat Installation Wall

Testing for Materiality in the Interactive Table

Food Tables

Seating

Coat Installation Wall

This design was the product of a team of two working within a larger group of 10 people to design a reception for a lighting event themed Nature and man-made. An overall concept was decided on the intersection of daylight with the man-made environment. More specifically this part of the space intended to look at light planes created in the event of this intersection.

M AT E R I A L I Z I N G L I G H T P L A N E S

Partners Silvia Mazzarri

f i n a l m o c k u p

25 East 13th St. 3rd Floor: New York, New York

D O N G H I A G A L L E R Y

Group rendered floorplan

Group photometric floorplan

The Dongia gallery was programmed as a relaxed bar area, planar elements of light were re-materialized into a functional element in the space. High bar tops were created to provide the illusion of planes of light becoming a solid element, functioning as both an element of interest as well as providing furnishing for the event.

C O N C E P T U A L I M A G E

Donghia Gallery

mock-up

wiring

structure

fabric

coves

false wall

P R O C E S S

L U M I N O U S TA L K S

Event Collaborators Parsons Lighting Program, Class of 2015Food design collaborators R. Paloma Sherman, Ashton KeefeSconce design collaborators R. Paloma Sherman, Ashley Main, Abraham Chandler

Event Design:various projects were picked, simplified, then displayed at the Philips Luminous talks reception. These projects were designed, constructed, wired, and displayed by the graduate lighting students. The event itself was also student-run by the class of 2015.

food display, co-ordination and layout was done according to theme, the man-made food in the exterior gallery space, and the “natural” in the ice cave.

ice cave process

strings

string bar

B E A U X A R T S B A L L 2 0 1 3 : - I S M : L E X I N G T O N A V E N U E A R M O R Y

Event Photos

Volunteer Opportunity with Situ Studio, Renfro Design Group, Processional Arts Workshop, Nathan Halpern

Renfro Design Group designed the lighting for the architectural league of New york city’s annual fundraising ball. framing projectors were used to emphasize situ studio’s sculptural “dada-esque” floating entities, and philips color reaches highlighted the ceilings struts from the upper mezzanine level. bar tables were illuminated by t5 fluorescent strips, while cocktail tables were lit from the interior with temporary lED lamps. a volunteer position with renfro design group offered an opportunity to help position and operate luminaires and determine beam angles for the event.

PAPER PROJECTS Interiors • Objects • Light

( N O M A ) D D E S I G N C O M P E T I T I O N

Partners Tillett Design Associates

This was a response to an RFP for Noma Underpass in which existing fixtures were replaced with a series of custom fixtures designed to implement different environmental qualities of light giving the pedestrian a transformative experience of light in the Noma District in Washington D.C.

Partners Sophia Mitchell + Mint Thumrongluck

O R B I S : S T U D Y C A R R E L L

11th St. and Avenue D

An image from Thompkins Square Park was the inspiration for this timepiece Based building located in the east village. The view into the exterior is angled at 110 degrees to catch the morning light on the darkest and gloomiest days of the year. The curvature of the circle is designed to reflect December light at 8am bringing an element of interest and inspiration back into the cold winter months.

Sun Mapping

surrounding overshadowing

concrete shell

meeting space

study carrell

reading room

wood shell

program

key sun angle

fenestrations

key moves

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RCP mezzanine

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Fenestration Shading

- optimal sun - never direct sun

- chance for indirect diffuse daylight

- some direct morning light

- late afternoon warm glow

- ability to control and mediate(hot direct sun in summer afternoon but warm glow in winter)

- morning sun

- shade high summer noon sunbut catch lower winter sun

- shade high summer noon sunbut catch lower winter sun

KEY MOVES

1 2 3 4East Facade South Facade West Facade North Facade

Fenestration Shading

- optimal sun - never direct sun

- chance for indirect diffuse daylight

- some direct morning light

- late afternoon warm glow

- ability to control and mediate(hot direct sun in summer afternoon but warm glow in winter)

- morning sun

- shade high summer noon sunbut catch lower winter sun

- shade high summer noon sunbut catch lower winter sun

roof

entry

12.21.8am reflectivity of surface

12.21.8am 3.21.8am 6.21.8am 6.21.2pm

key door angle times 3.21

6pm 4pm 2pm

key sun angles

Ambient glow on the ceiling and the entry way emanates from the reflected Direct sun light off of the painted roof of the building and an angled entry way, emphasize the warmth of the wood interior shell.

An inset wall beneath the stair captures and reflects the light back into the Study Carell, both emphasizing the steps and providing a place for recessed electric lighting.

Group A: Mint , Sophia and Pa loma

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PHILIPS EW FUSE

FEELUX DIVA 2

Halogen Lamp 100w

Externally etched hand blown glass

Pendant

12’ Steel suspension cable

17” wide

(DETAILS) (PHOTOMETRIC)

4000K

CRI 83

Linear LED

2810 Lumens

Dimmable ( control system)

15 W

44. 21 “

Linear LED

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70 l p/W

Efficacy 60 L p/W

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STAIR COVE SECTION DETAIL

F I R S T F LO O R

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Group A: Mint , Sophia and Pa loma

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PHILIPS EW FUSE

FEELUX DIVA 2

Halogen Lamp 100w

Externally etched hand blown glass

Pendant

12’ Steel suspension cable

17” wide

(DETAILS) (PHOTOMETRIC)

4000K

CRI 83

Linear LED

2810 Lumens

Dimmable ( control system)

15 W

44. 21 “

Linear LED

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70 l p/W

Efficacy 60 L p/W

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STAIR COVE SECTION DETAIL

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Group A: Mint , Sophia and Pa loma

FIXTURE

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PHILIPS EW FUSE

FEELUX DIVA 2

Halogen Lamp 100w

Externally etched hand blown glass

Pendant

12’ Steel suspension cable

17” wide

(DETAILS) (PHOTOMETRIC)

4000K

CRI 83

Linear LED

2810 Lumens

Dimmable ( control system)

15 W

44. 21 “

Linear LED

80<

70 l p/W

Efficacy 60 L p/W

2.1 x 12 X 1.5

(QUANTITY)

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3000K, 4000K

N/A

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June 12 pm

June 2 pm

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June 2pm

AA BB

AA BB

March 2 pm

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June 4 pm

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March 4 pm

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TASK LIGHT SECTION DETAIL

STAIR COVE SECTION DETAIL

F I R S T F LO O R

M E Z Z A N I N E

S T U DY C A R R E L L

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The electric lighting scheme focused attention on the volumes of the structure itself with embedded wall washing techniques, Orbital pendant focuses the inner meeting area’s lighting back upon the orb shape of the exterior cut out and carries more luminance to the lower level. Luminance levels are kept intentionally low except for in the study carrell where task lighting is focused directly upon the horizontal plane.

Further emphasis on warm vs. cool from the electric light emphasizes the warmth of the wood with 3500k and the concrete with 4000k temperatures.

Electric Lighting

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cracked carved

DUAL MASSES& formal moves according to daylight conditions

light penetrates mass - cracking and carving cavities - mass dissolved to light

FUTURECOMMUNITYCENTER

EAST 10TH STREET

SWIMMINGPOOL

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STUVEYSANT TOWN

PUBLIC HOUSING

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Primary Views

Secondary Views

Public Housing

Library

Community Centre

Swimming Pool

School

massing concept

massing with the sunkey sun angles

O R B I S : L I B R A R Y

Partners Mint Thumrongluck + Sophia Mitchell

Integration of daylight with electric light was implemented in this project in a duality of two masses. the Diffuse sky conditions of the north facing side of the building were taken advantage of through a thoroughly open and primarily glazed mass in combination with white surfaces while the mass oriented south was sheltered from harsher direct daylight conditions through a concrete mass which intervened with the direct light, diffusing it through a series of overlaps and cracks in the mass. Electric lighting fol-lowed this duality in concept by initial suspension and piecy fixtures within the diffuse side of the mass which crossed the boundary of the masses into the concrete side and became embedded within the mass. In this project the programming was determined by the daylighting conditions, orienting all visually weighted program on the northern side of the building and cre-ating spaces for quieter, more introspective tasks in the southern mass.

SCULPTURE GARDEN

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GALLERY

COMPUTER ZONE

MOVIE LOUNGE

ENTRY

COMMUNITY GARDEN

LOUNGE

CAFE

CAFE

COMMUNITY BOOK TRADE

+ STACKS

FLEXIBLE AREA

CAFE+ NEWSPAPERS

FRONTDESK

ENTRY

READING REF

RARE BOOK STACKS

READING/REF

READINGLOUNGE

BOOK STACKS

READINGLOUNGE

CLASSROOM

STUDY CARRELS

OFFICE

READINGREFERENCE AREA

READINGREFERENCE AREA

GALLERY

COMPUTER ZONE

PERIODICALS NEWSPAPERS

PRIMARY CIRCULATION

MOVIE LOUNGE

COMMUNITY BOOK TRADE/STACKS

FLEXIBLE AREA

CAFE

MAIN ENTRANCE

INFORMATION/FRONT DESK

READINGLOUNGE

RARE BOOK STACKS

READING / REFERENCE AREA

BOOK STACKS

CLASSROOM

LOUNGE

COMMUNITY GARDEN

CAFE

BOOK STACKS

STUDY CARRELS

OFFICE

SERVICE

EGRESS (SECONDARY CIRCULATION)

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“The Divide” Sunlight Well

5TH FLOOR

DAYL IGHTING ZONESSCALE 1/20” = 1 ’

4TH FLOOR

3RD FLOORBALCANY

RARE BOOK STAKCS

READING/REFERENCE

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READING/REFERENCE

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STUDY CARRELS

COMMUNITYGARDEN

LOUNGE

CAFE

OFFICE

STUDY ROOM

RARE BOOK STACKSLOUNGE

5TH FLOOR

DAYL IGHTING ZONESSCALE 1/20” = 1 ’

4TH FLOOR

3RD FLOORBALCANY

RARE BOOK STAKCS

READING/REFERENCE

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READING/REFERENCE

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STUDY CARRELS

COMMUNITYGARDEN

LOUNGE

CAFE

OFFICE

STUDY ROOM

RARE BOOK STACKSLOUNGE

DAYL IGHTING ZONES

DIFFUSE/ INDIRECT

DIRECT DAYL IGHT ACCESS

BOOK STACKS: low cont ras t , h igh ver t ica l i l l um inance , day l ight f rom above , d i f fuse day l ight suppor ted by ver t ica l p lane e lect r ic (para le l l to s tack )

RARE BOOK STACKS: no d i rect day l ight , low cont ras t , h igh ver t ica l i l l um inance ,

GALLERY : un i form, d i f fuse , channe l day l ight , v iew to outs ide?

READING/REFERENCE AREA: Some dynamic changing l igh t ( " spots /nooks " ) w i th a s ta t ic d i f fuse un i form opt ion (ca lmer ) , v iews

DAYL IGHTING AIMS PER PROGRAM

STUDY CARRELS : Ind i rect , low br ightness /g lare rat ios , task l igh t ing , s ta t ic , un i form, d i f fuse - in t imacy/pr ivate

REFERENCE AREA: h igh cont ras t to res t sur round ing space (a t tent ion drawn towards ) , low rat ios wi th in space i t se l f

LOUNGE: lower l igh t leve l s ,communal , welcoming , observe other spaces

PER IODICALS NEWSPAPERS : low day l ight due to d ig i ta l screen component , low rat ios , low ver t ica l i l l um inance , h igh hor izonta l

CLASSROOM: even rat ios , v iew to ex ter ior ,

FLEX IBLE AREA: large ly open and h igh day l ight component wi th opt ion of more in t imate nooks , v iews

MOVIE LOUNGE/AV ROOM: low of any day l ight , Low ver t ica l l igh t , h igher hor izonta l

COMPUTER ZONE: low day l ight but v iew/connect ion to ex ter ior

ENTRANCE: commun i ty connect ion , in ter ior ex ter ior merg ing - s idea lk ex tends in to lobby , large day l ight component , how does lobby space f rame the commun i ty?

COMMUNITY GARDEN: change wi th season , connect ion to natura l rhy thyms , vegetat ion responds to in ter ior day l ight needs

COMMUNITY ROOM: v i sua l access to s t reet , h igh day l ight component

carved and cracked southern masstransparent, ephemeral northern mass

program determined by mass

BOOK STACKS

STUDY CARRELS

READING / REFERENCE AREA

OFFICE

FIFTH FLOOR

Rcp Floorplan

Rcp

Floorplan

Study CarrellSection Cut to Stacks

COMMUNITY GARDEN

CAFE

ROOFTOP CAFE

Rcp Floorplan

Section Cut through both Masses

View from Central Stair to Cafe

View upon Exit from Central Stair

View to Light Well and Roof Crack

Detail of Light WellCafe Illuminance Readings

BOOK STACKS

READING LOUNGE

READING / REFERENCE AREA

CLASSROOM

THIRD FLOOR

Rcp Floorplan

carved mass with daylight

emergency stair detail

embedded fixtures in library

northern mass study and reading roomembedded to suspended fixtures

custom furniture with fixtureselectric lighting concept

embedded fixture from stair to below

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WINTER

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Extrusions and Surfaces Circulation Views Creating Aperature

historical references

Floorplan RCP

Partners Laura Dillon

The infusion cathedral was a partnership project beween interior and lighting in which a health center for long treatments over an extended period of time was combined with a community support center for people with the challenges of prolonged illness.

Initial reflections of the sienna marble on the site were of massiveness and weight, we sought to contrast this through using this same stone to represent lightness throughout the space in a thin planar form which evolved into lantern-like treatment rooms in which lighting was embedded in curtain rods and allowed for a curtain to be drawn creating more intimacy within the treatment room and allowing the passageways between the rooms to be lit through this shared light coming from the translucent stone.

Additional references to the original space played out throughout the space in the dome reflected through a large cylindrical nurses station, flexible community furnishings reflecting the ceiling coffers, and other reflections of materiality from the historical building.

Infrastructure began to be implemented in a gridded concept which was embedded in a series of infrastructural floor pieces used for, electric outlets, path lighting and decorative brass medallions.

I N F U S I O N C AT H E D R A L

Conceptual Images

LIGHTcirculation areas

spatial organization

receptacle access

BRASS

POWER

Suspended panels from the Grid

Library extended from the Grid

Infrastructure Creating Detail

Library

ASS IGNMENT 3 .3 / INTERDISC IPL INARY DEVELOPMENT RELAT IVE I LLUMINANCE / D IAGRAMRELATIVE ILLUMINANCE_DIAGRAM

OUT OF SCOPE

3 – 5 fc

6 – 15 fc

16 – 50 fc

51 – 75 fc

75 – 100 fc

ELEV-ATOR

STAIR

LOUNGE

TREATMENT SPACES

RECEPTION

CONSULTROOMS

OFFICES

COMMUNITY/LOUNGE

REST-ROOMS

KITCHEN

NURSES’ STATION/EQUIPMENT ROOM

RAMP

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ASS IGNMENT 3 .3 / INTERDISC IPL INARY DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT/PART I D IAGRAM

LIGHTNESS MASS IVENESS

LOW CONTRAST HIGH CONTRAST

Lighting Distribution

AGI Illuminance Readings

Determined Light Levels from Reccomendations and Conceptual Intent

Contrast as Concept

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Furniture Details with Integrated LED fixturesFlyover View of Treatment Rooms, Community Area and Nurses Station

Luminaire Desk

Model of Treatment Area

Initial Model of Dual Paneled Stone Walls with LED Strips in between

Alabaster Representational Material

Containing light between Fabric and StoneFinal Design of Embedded MR16 in Rod

View From Inside Treatment Room

T R E AT M E N T R O O M PA N E L S

Flexibility in the Recline and Circular Movement

T R E AT M E N T R O O M C H A I R

Models of Mechanical Simplicity, Exposed Structure with Comfort

Mechanical Simplicity:Width Stops Movement

Importance of Comfort

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PHILLIPS Ledalite recessed

EUROFASE Kobi Electric 14 Watt Dimmable LED

BIRCHWOOD Jake recessed linear

program video

Designed for Flexiblity of Space, this 300sq ft. apartment makes use of the newest building application. The shell constructed of Laywood Filament, a 3D printable wood material, is an environmentally and economically friendly material composed of wood flour and bio-resin. Cherry wood accents inspire a warm, clean, comfortable environment in a small space. Inspired by the client’s love of japanese food, the space is influenced by the Japanese way of home living with no shoes indoors and allows for folding compartments in the floors exposing an alternate living space.

initial conceptual image

client schedule

A R T I S T ’ S L O F T

A design for a 300 square foot apartment in Central Manhattan.

A partial enclosure of the porch creates a sheltered area for a sunlit artist studio, with the proper ventilation for toxic art mediums, while folding panels allow for flexible space.

A custom built dresser serves as a partition between the living/bedroom area and the kitchen. Partial visibility into the space on the other side creates a feeling of privacy while maximizing the field of vision in the apartment to minimize claustrophobia.

3D printing technology allows for easy production of curved shapes which created the possibility of this intriguing custom bathroom shelving. Frosted grey glass allows for exterior light entry without visual trespass. The shower stall and sink created from the extruded wood are inherently waterproof and the solid extrusions make for easy cleaning.

water test

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F-F’ SECTION THROUGH BATH AND KITCHEN

faucet by GROHEsink by KOHLER

toilet by ROCA

toilet by ROCAcustom sink

F-F’ SECTION THROUGH BATH AND KITCHEN

faucet by GROHEsink by KOHLER

toilet by ROCA

toilet by ROCAcustom sink

C-C’ SECTION THROUGH BEDROOM AND STUDIO

custom bed unitcustom floor storagecustom painting cabinet

D-D’ 3/16” SCALESECTION THROUGH PORCH AND HALLWAY

custom closet unitcustom built-in deskcustom planters

B-B’ SECTION THROUGH BATH AND LIVING SPACE3/16” SCALE

showerhead and mixer by ROCAcustom shelving

kitchen and porch

materials

a r t i s t s t u d i o

Foldaway floor/bed needed to be strong enough to hold weight and movement but light enough to easily put away. The structure created for this purpose had custom aluminium joints spanning across the structure to hold weight, handles for easy maneuvering, and was flush with the floor.

Felt hidden under the last panel serves as a cover for the headboard.

Section of Folding bed Panel (folded up)

Section folded down

Diagram of microphone placement and sound feed

Red: Triggerpurple: feed

bench mic handrail mic stair mic tile mic

2nd ave. subway axonometric

Ground Level

Mezzanine Level

Platform Level

S O U N D S O F T H E S U B W AY

The MTA has a tradition of supporting art installations and music in the subway system. Via compositional installation, this subway installation continues the line of independent thought and effort to improve the nyc subway system, via both practical changes and entertainment value.

In an effort to change the mundane practice of riding the subway, sounds of the subway is an installation bringing the attention to the movements of the nyc subway platform, elevating them to a new level of focus and beauty.

The rhythm and anomalies of sounds from interaction with the subway system were captured with elements to emphasize these movements. seven Microphones placed in specific areas (for example: a tile, a handrail, a bench, a stair) pick up these subtle movements and are translated into a live feed creating a symphony of these sounds in “sound showers”. Four of these sound showers are located throughout the space and concentrate low levels of continuous composition created by the movement of the subways occupants directly below, creating a momentary disruption for the person passing beneath.

Structural and material changes in the current subway design lead to a reduction of the sounds of the trains arrivals and departures. making it more pleasant for occupants and reducing long term hearing costs.

Given the plans from MTA for the new 2nd ave. subway line, design an interior space of intrigue, and exception for the people of NYC.

diagrammming and sketching out ideas: plans and sections of the 2nd ave. subway system

video: Listening and looking at flooring materials

Flooring Layout

Concrete on the East side of the platform and Wood on the West side serve as an aural locational element, while rubber running down the center serves as a more comfortable surface to wait on.

Manipulations in flooring help to create this composition that is heard by subway occupants. a combination of mta approved flooring (wood, rubber, concrete) is both a locating element, and a compositional one.

microphone layout

sound domes

sound domes

Construction of a sound dome was inset in the ceiling to increase the momentary disorientation when encountering the symphony underneath as well as for long term wear and tear purposes.The dome shape was used to focus the sound directly below the speaker.

Seven points of incident lead to each of the four sound feeds on the platform, the triggers in each sound feed contain a variety of combinations of microphones from: stairsteps, wall tiles, handrails, and benches.

sound dome mock-up

The current design structure and materiality allows for and encourages sound reflection off of surfaces and bounces uncomfortable sound waves from the train’s arrival and departure on to the platform.

original configuration Modifications to the structure reflect the sound of the rails back into the tracks and away from the platform. Roughcut limestone tile with a variety of different sized preforations helps to absorb the variety of soundwaves created by the train while the insulated layer behind it further increases the wall’s abilities to absorb the sound waves.

Plaster model for testing Impacts of sound within subway’s concrete structure

Plaster model for testing Impacts of sound within subway’s concrete structure

Partners Kiersten Hill

Space planning, program and lighting program were determined in this five-week project from a given client briefing. The client briefing determined that Riedel, needed space for an upstairs office of 27 employees. lighting was designed for office activities of computer use, group activities and meeting spaces as well as meeting lpd requirements. Lighting levels of 30 fc were provided for all task areas, levels of 10 fc were provided in all circulation spaces.

R I E D E L : O F F I C E A N D R E C E P T I O N

first floor office spacesecond floor office space

WASH PROGRAM Philips color kinetic eflex LED’s are used to form a wave of light suspended from the ceiling, these programmable lights grow brighter then slowly fade back to normal output in different areas at different times of the day and are the start of a cycle that “WASHES” throughout the space. The bar table below the bright LED’s becomes illuminated as the eflex lights fade back to normal. Following this, the glass educational display wall slowly grows brighter from bottom to top, essentially washing up to the office spaces and connecting the two floors.

RIEDEL NEW OFFICE SPACE: WAREHOUSE DISTRICT, NEW YORK, NY

RECEPTION SPACE

educational display bar tables

O F F I C E S P A C E

COVES AND DOMES

Even levels of illumination are carried throughout the office space. Task lighting is provided in various forms on the individual workspaces.

Indirect to direct. Circular uplights are positioned within domes that are designed to direct the light onto the desks below.

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conference room

Ceiling coves meander about the office space illuminating the circulation space, Ripples identify moments of transition, serving as a way finder for entry’s and exits and become integral in providing overall luminance of the pool over the conference center and the elevator hallway.

Rippling ceiling coves turn on their sides and are repeated laterally on the walls of the CEO’s office.

ceo’s office

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The high level of luminance of the stairs, created by acrylic encapsulated T8 fluorescents steps serves as the incident point for the wave formed by the LEDs.

50 fc required illuminance for a moss covered wall to flourish.

Thousands of tiny led diodes in the cieling grid are repeated in the highly specular surfaces of the wine glasses suspended from the cieling, the black glass clad columns and the exterior window.

r e c e p t i o n

The lower level was planned as an entertainment/interactive wine bar area. this street level bar draws the attention of passers-by with a wave of low output leds suspended on a wire grid. a comfortable space to entertain and wow special guests was created in a smaller side room to be used for small business events.

private wine room

SKETCHES AND EXPERIMENTS Interiors • Objects • Light

S P E C U L A R I T Y I N C U R V E S

An exploration of the visual effects of light. The intent of this project was to find a light effect and transfer this chosen conceptual image of a light effect into a 15 by 15 inch box.

box interior

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final interior construction

35W MR16

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Curved Board

Side Section Cut of Final Box

Front Section Cut of Final Box

Initial Testing for Concept

Final box construction

Curved Mylar

Lamp

The final concept uses the reflective properties of mylar formed in a tesselation to create an illusion of light traveling throughout the box.

Focused spot directly on specular curved surface with a small hole for a tighter beam spread.

I M P R E S S I O N S

This time based space is based on a response of the interior to changing qualities of light depressions and impressions translate varying on the directionality of the sun’s angles, revealing and concealing pattering on the rear wall, while interaction of the human body with the space creates momentary impressions on a centrally located resting spot.

High Angle LightLow Angle Light

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Floor Plan

Reflected Ceiling Plan

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T H E G A M B L E H O U S E

Given the precedent: The Gamble House by Greene and Greene, visually represent it in any way found appropriate after an in depth research process.

Emphasis to the California environment was put on this house through connections to the outside and materiality. large porches on the upper level and an entry way on the lower level that creates a thoroughfare to the backyard were a large focus on the house’s creation. California craftsman style building is apparent in the careful construction of the exposed beams on the exterior, and the stair joinery.

Section cut of the passageways cutting to the exterior: the attic, entry, and bedroom porches

Final drawings were done on linen to emphasize this craftsman-style house, which had plans that were originally done in 1908 on linen paper by Greene and Greene.

exterior elevation of the interior to exterior boundaries

The craftsman style main staircase

exterior axonometric of the interior to exterior boundaries, materiality and private/public access

OBJECTS Interiors • Objects • Light

T O Y S Y S T E M

A child uses objects to mimic what they see adults do. Because the American norm no longer requires the child to pitch in, they use toys as a form of participation through imagination, creating story-lines and scenarios mimicking the adult world. A log, for example, becomes a car, and an acorn cap, a tiny cup. This toy is intended for children and adults to share in the making and using of something they can build together, creating a sense of participation and accomplishment.

Taking building blocks as a point of departure each student will develop a small scale building system consisting of a basic unit and the means to attach it to other units.A system is defined as a set of interacting interdependent components forming an integrated whole.

key terms:

Work as Play

Natural Surroundings

Simplicity

Collaboration

Function

Found objects

Toy Instructions

1. Gather metal clips.2. Collect sticks with a 3/8” diameter and a fork at one end.3. Break ends to match so the length is equal to one

Full Scale Model of Components

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Full Scale Model of Components with Collected Sticks

The juxtaposition of the stone with it’s box is ex-plored through a paper thin shell that is holding the stone, yet could be crushed by it if placed in the wrong way.

Paper Covers Rock

A balancing act elevates the stone, again fetishizing it, while the rectilinear shape of the pedistal shows the juxtaposition of the stone with the manmade structure.

Balancing Act This box fetishizes the simple beachstone through a box that fits only this stone.

Beach Stone Fetish

Using chipboard and glue, create a box for a beachstone. after thorough exploration with the beachstone, create an environment for an eight foot white acrylic cube and a large rock (using the same stone at 1/8 inch scale).

Thorough exploration with the beachstone revealed a variety of options for enclosure, elevation and fetishism.

With the addition of a white acrylic cube, a juxtaposition between man-made and earth made was emphasized. A landscape interior was created for the beachstone by creating a series of circular stairs, radiating from it’s exterior. stairs start at the ground plane and recede back into the earth emphasizing the stone’s natural connections. as a juxtaposed force, the white acrylic cube extends into the sky through a series of steps that radiate its cubic form, reflections of the sky are cast on the cube rendering it almost invisible to the viewer and emphasizing the ephemerality of man and the objects that we create.

I N V E R S I O N S A N D J U X TA P O S I T I O N S

C E R A M I C L I G H T I N G

Hipster sconce is meant to provide indirect lighting in a space, it can be grouped or singular in it’s placement on a wall.

Using a CFL lamp with an output of 900 lumens the lamp is shielded from direct view, the porcelain hat is suspended away from the wall casting a halo of indirect around the brim of the luminaire itself. the electrical cord is used as an accent in the fixture as it wraps around the base of the brim mimicking a hat cord.

Four wise men using a combination Indirect light and direct light this piece is meant to be a display piece for mood lighting.

f o u r w i s e m e n

D E S K : M A P L E , P U R P L E H E A R T, F O U N D D R I F T W O O D : 2 0 0 8

L U Z : M A P L E , H A N D M A D E PA P Y R U S PA P E R , C F L : 2 0 0 8

C O L O N Y : H I G H - F I R E P O R C E L A I N : 2 0 1 2

S P U T N I K : H I G H - F I R E W I T H R O C K C A C T U S : 2 0 1 2

D E F I C I T S : O I L , M I C A : 2 0 1 2