Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Focus - Day Lighting




Researching day lighting has been exciting and informational. I really like the way fiber optic day lighting looks. The cables routed through walls or ceilings are bent around obstructions creating a dynamic and networked look. The cables draw day light down into the building during the day, then at night the fiber optics work in reverse lighting the interior with power provided by integrated solar-charged battery packs. In the image above, the Edgar Towers in Manhattan used fiber optic day lighting.

To reach the central core of the building I may use clerestory windows in the hallways and sloped ceilings on the second level. With the use of skylights, all the existing windows and fiber optic day lighting, I believe I can adequately use natural sunlight to light the inside of the building.

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