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Neon Sign and Lighting Design For Barlow Motors Building on 20-28 La Trobe Street
Name: Matias Hon Pong LAOStudent ID: 396076Date: 130325
Represents:The Adventrurous spirit of Barlow’s lifeFluidityMovement and Speed
By incorporating into the building:
TransparencySignage of - the brand (Barlow Motors) the carparkFuturistic and Mechanical
Precedents
Glass Car Silos Autostadt, Wolfsburg, Germany, photo from http://wallpaperglu.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/volkswagen-glass-car-silos-germany.html
The Tower of Winds, Yokohama, Japan, photo from http://www.seniorbillings.com/drafting/webquest2-architecture/files/Rawls100001465.htm
Building ProgramsCar Service Station
Mechanical Car Parking TowerOffice Space
Car Showroom
The Lighting Design of the building have 3 major features:- Parking Entrance - Parking Tower - Barlow Motors‘ Main Sign
Barlow Motors’ Main Sign
Par
kin
g Entrance and ‘Flowing light’
Par
king
Tower Lighting
The Design of the ‘P’ :
Original PGive Sense of Speed
Define FlowDefine Linear Path
Rough Concrete Surface
Cyan LED
Cyan LED
Smooth, Light in ColourSurface
Detail Section
Sign Elevation
A ribbon of LED runs around both inside and outside the building, mostly visible from the car showroom.Car parking will trigger the flow of the river by starting a negative signal from the car park and night.
Parked
Left
Trigger
Trigge
r
The tower is divided in to several segments vertically. When a car gets up (once en-tered the elevator) entire floor of storage space will be lit in vertical upward motion. Likewise if a car leaves it lights in downward direction. This will trigger the flow of light, as described.
When Cars Arrive
When Cars Leave
The Main Sign is essentially detected from the flowing light system but it is important for the showroom. It is located at the front of the building (facing La Trobe Street) to grab maximum attention from the busy traffic.
Logo DesignThe original logo is inspired by the illustration of a wheel around Australia. Given that the journey from Darwin to Melbourne was remarkable the path is represented on the logo. The logo also represent speed and the dynamic spirit of Mr Barlow.
Original Scheme
Distorted to give ‘Speed’
Represents the Journey
Adding the ‘Wheels’
Simplified
Final Logo
Laminated LED glass panels are employed here. During the day the texts are merely visible and create higher sense of transparency. People are attracted mainly to the cars on display. At night it glows and can be seen from a distance.
Day view
Night view
How it worksLED integrated laminated glass panel is a technology that allows LED placement in-side two glass panels. It creates a futuristic appearance on the building. To enhance the linear shape of the text and the logo, electric tinting glass can be in-corporated into the glass.
Credit: http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/schott-ag/led-intergated-laminated-glass-panelss-63755-628374.html
Credit: http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/construction/green/smart-window4.htm
Barlow Motors’ Main Sign
Park
ing
En
trance and ‘Flowing light’
Parking Tower Lighting
Represents:The Adventrurous spirit of Barlow’s lifeFluidityMovement and Speed
By incorporating into the building:
TransparencySignage of - the brand (Barlow Motors) the carparkFuturistic and Mechanical
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