Post on 10-Feb-2021
A
AE 481W
Adviso
W T
To
or: Dr. Ric
ECHNIC
wson Wes
TowsTows
hard Mis
AL REPO
st Village C
son Universityson, Maryland
trick | Au
ORT 1A
Commons
y d
uthor: Pat
A | LIGH
trick Mor
HTING P
rgan
ROPOSA
AL
TECHNICAL REPORT 1A | LIGHTING PROPOSAL September 13, 2010
Patrick Morgan | Towson West Village Commons | Dr. Richard Mistrick 1
Proposal
Towson West Village Commons is a multi‐use facility with a great amount of flexibility. The current lighting design is rather rigid and provides light to the space with very little character. For my thesis, I am proposing the lighting redesign of 5 major key spaces.
1. Large Work Space: HRL Suite 2. Special Purpose Space: Banquet Room/Seminar Rooms 3. Circulation Space: Grand Staircase 4. Outdoor Space: Outdoor Roof Garden 5. Special Purpose Space 2: Student Lounge
The banquet room/seminar rooms will be analyzed from three different perspectives, resulting in three different schematic designs. The student lounge offers ample opportunity to be studied under various psychological conditions. The initial concept will be to study the feeling of spaciousness and closure. Each of these spaces will be commented more in‐depth later in this memo.
HRL Suite: Large Work Space
Located at the south end of the third floor, the HRL Suite is a key work space for both full time and student employees. The HRL (Housing and Residence Life) Suite is recessed into the building and will receive no daylighting. This puts a heavy dependence on the lighting scheme. Currently being employed is a 2 x 2 acoustical ceiling tile interlaced with 2 x 2 recessed T5 high output fixtures. The ceiling is set at a height of 10’ ‐0” above finished floor. The space is approximately 950 square feet (about 24’ x 34’) and is surrounded by typical painted gypsum wall board. The floor is finished in Mannington “New Possibilities line”, color: Imagine. Paint finish will be MPI#145 (eggshell white).
Each individual suite is divided by a systems furniture partition. Each cubicle will be used for computer use, reading, writing and other general office tasks. This space will be treated purely like an office environment. Also located inside the room is a small counter top for basic food prep. This counter will need to be addressed for the lighting concerns of basic food preparation along with treating it as a possible reading space. Since the suite is surrounded by private offices, an emphasis will also need to be placed on the flow of people through the space.
Pat
Banquet
Typical Bto be divand shoufunctionsimportanflexible aroom anschematidividers, need to yoga, and
trick Morgan |
Room: Spec
Banquet Spavided into twuld be treates and even nce takes onas the spacend three smics will lookor a flexiblprovide lighd individual
Towson West
cial Purpose
ces are rathwo halves. Thed as such. Tgatherings n a lighting e. The spacemaller lectuk at designine lighting thht for diningcontact dur
TECHN
t Village Comm
Figure 1
e Space
her large andhis space haThe space wfor the adscheme tha
e is designedre rooms cng each spahat moves w, reading, wing a career
NICAL REPORT
mons | Dr. Rich
1 HRL Suite Layo
d uniform. Os the ability
will serve lectministrationat provides d with the incan be achce independwith the roowriting, viewfair.
T 1A | LIGHTI
hard Mistrick
out
Occasionallyto become tures, organn. It is impoa high aestntent that tieved in judently, as oom transitioing a speake
ING PROPOSA
a space wilthree separizational gatortant that thetic valueransition best a few mone large spon. The ligher, athletic a
AL Septe13,
l have the aate seminartherings, stua room of
e, while beinetween one minutes. Ligpace ignoringhting schemeactivities su
ember , 2010
2
ability r halls udent such ng as large
ghting g the e will ch as
Pat
The archManningdefine thdimensio
Grand St
As one efocus of awood paapproximapproximstaircasefunction,reading, floor ceilgrand stawhereve
trick Morgan |
itectural feagton carpet lhe space froon of the spa
One Ro
taircase: Circ
nters the buattention. Tanel wall. Gmately 3585mately 30’ w creates st, the buffet laptop workling is 12’ abaircase reprer the studen
Towson West
atures of theines. Gypsuom above. Wace is 76’ by
oom Setup
culation Spa
uilding from he entire firGypsum pai5 square feewide and encudy areas, style cafeterk, and other bove finisheesents the bnt feels comf
TECHN
t Village Comm
e room includm board ceiWalls once a115’, totalin
ace
the West Vist floor lobbnted ceilinget and runscompasses bgathering pria. Not onlystudent stu
ed floor on bbuildings essefortable.
NICAL REPORT
mons | Dr. Rich
de 2 differenling and acoagain are egng at about 8
illage quad,by and staircg once agas almost thboth a true places, alongy must one bdy functionsboth the firsence by tryi
T 1A | LIGHTI
hard Mistrick
nt carpet typoustical tile cgg shell whit8,000 square
Th
the grand stcase is coverin overhanghe 125’ lenlobby and g with tranbe able to ses will dominst and seconng to create
ING PROPOSA
pes to defineceiling are mte painted Ge feet.
hree Room Set
taircase quiced in stone,gs the spacgth of the a “casual sensport to thee to move ate the visund floor aboe an open stu
AL Septe13,
e the space,merged to tryGWB. The ov
tup
ckly become surroundedce. The lobfirst floor.
eating area”he main buand interactal tasks. Theove the stairudy environ
ember , 2010
3
both y and verall
es the d by a by is It is . The ilding t, but e first r. The ment
Pat
Outdoor
As the buone of thand offerat night, student enjoy ovadvantagentire spfritted glminimal illuminatcontradiccampus.
trick Morgan |
Roof Garde
uilding reachhe most uniqrs a nice stuthe lightingmay never verlooking Toge of in this space is only 4ass create aand the onting the bucting most c
Towson West
Figu
en: Outdoor
hes the heigque spaces tudy space fog provided osit out at nowson Univspace. The h40’ by 100’, texture unlly sufficient ilding façadcurtain walls
TECHN
t Village Comm
ure 2 Staircase R
Space
ght where it to the buildir students. Dutdoors doenight, organiversity from hardscape stroughly. Theikely seen alight neede
de will gives. This eleme
NICAL REPORT
mons | Dr. Rich
Rendering court
spans over Eng. The outdDuring the des not highligizations canthis spot. Ctone transitie building fanywhere elsed to navigae a sense oent can add
T 1A | LIGHTI
hard Mistrick
tesy of GWWO
Emerson Drdoor roof gaday it can beght the uniqn old small oCurrently noons well to taçade is veryse on campuate the outdof clouded visual inter
ING PROPOSA
ive, people arden is a ple enjoyed unqueness of toutdoor gatothing specithe indoor ey unique as us. While visdoor path mtransparencest and a un
AL Septe13,
are drawn olace of relaxnder sunlighthis spot. Whtherings andal is being tenvironmentthe mullionsual tasks mamay be calledcy and disanique icon t
ember , 2010
4
out to xation ht but hile a d can taken t. The s and ay be d for, array, o the
Pat
trick Morgan |
Figure 4
Towson West
Figure 3
4 East Facade. N
TECHN
t Village Comm
Northeast Corn
otice the unique
NICAL REPORT
mons | Dr. Rich
ner of Building. C
e mullion patter
T 1A | LIGHTI
hard Mistrick
Courtesy of GW
rn. Rendering co
ING PROPOSA
WO
ourtesy of GWW
AL Septe13,
WO.
ember , 2010
5
Pat
Study Lo
The studyexcellent while the egg shell psychologglass is mdownlightlength, thencounteThis couldthe buildi
trick Morgan |
unge: Specia
y lounge is locviews into thoverall ceilinpainted GWgical effects omixed in to rets which do lihis two storyred space. Ligd have a poteng at night.
Towson West
F
al Purpose S
cated on the he quad. Theng height sits
WB. This largeof closure vs. educe glare ttle to createy study loungght and its inentially large
TECHN
t Village Comm
Figure 5 Hardsca
Space 2
North end ofe lounge is a 13’‐4” abovee open glass spaciousnessand other sue any mood wge with its onteraction witimpact on th
NICAL REPORT
mons | Dr. Rich
ape Layout for R
f the building mixture of cue the finishedpeninsula ofs. While mostunlight effectwithin the spaown grand stth the frit anhe sensation.
T 1A | LIGHTI
hard Mistrick
Roof Garden
on the third urtain wall trd fourth floorffers an excet of the glass ts. The curreace. Spanningtaircase couldd translucent Figure 7 sho
ING PROPOSA
and fourth flransitioning tr. The ceiling ellent opportuis clear, frittent design schg roughly 50’ d be developt panels wouows the overa
AL Septe13,
oors, and proto painted gyis also once unity to studed and translheme utilizesin width and ped into a cld also be stuall transparen
ember , 2010
6
ovides ypsum again
dy the ucent s only 40’ in losely udied. ncy of
Pat
trick Morgan |
Figu
Towson West
Figure 6
re 7 Student Lou
TECHN
t Village Comm
6 Student Loung
unge is on the t
NICAL REPORT
mons | Dr. Rich
ge. Rendering Co
op two floors. R
T 1A | LIGHTI
hard Mistrick
ourtesy of GWW
Rendering Court
ING PROPOSA
WO.
tesy of GWWO.
AL Septe13,
ember , 2010
7