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REPRESENTATION Magazine By Yu Gu

Table Content Site Analysis

Ideas

Plan

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Precedent

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Elevation

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Ideas Plan

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3D view

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Idea Elevation

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shadow form

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Idea Section

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Access&movement

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Idea Aerial View

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Ambient light

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Idea Ground View

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social culture

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Internal View

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Light Study 1 Lunimosity

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spatical Diagram

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Light Study 2 Reflection

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Elevations

Elevatios of the BSL Building

Elevatios of the mengineering Building

Elevatios of the math Building

Elevatios of the BSL Building

Elevatios of the mengineering Building

Elevatios of the math Building

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Arial view 2

Arial view 2

Arial view 1 Ground view 1

3D view

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Shade & shadow

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Access & movement 8

Ambient light

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Math lawns Additional site information Two lawns in between The Braggs, Molecular Life Sciences, Ingkarni Wardli and the Engineering and Maths Sciences building. If you're looking for a bench to sit on, these lawns are lined by picnic tables.

A water bubbler stands in front of The Braggs entrance.

Math lawns

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Luminosity

Linguistic definitions Luminosity is generally understood as a measurement of brightness. Each discipline, however, defines the term differently, Appearance to the eye of more or less light or that feature of an object that appears to emit more or less light Color constancy is often modeled on the assumption that color appearance in natural scenes is a function of the visual system’s estimates of surface reflectance. Some stimuli, however, do not look like illuminated surfaces. Instead, they appear to be selfluminous. We hypothesized that the appearance of luminosity occurs when the visual system estimates a reflectance spectrum that is outside the gamut of physically realizable surfaces.

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Philosophical meanings In the theory of Luminosity, it is common to find an explanation of what light is by considering it as energy or visible radiation. Our vision is then the perception determined by this radiation. However, the definition of our visual system by physiology and psychology goes to advanced image processing and psychological outcomes. When dealing with lighting analysis, many specialists consider light quality to be only physical aspects and run their principles by making measurements. They often rely their ideas based on a numeric and scaled light level, discussed in number of lux, which can be compared and detected by instruments. However, if we study deeper our relation to light, we will understand that light comprises a more complex field. Energy that can be measured it is not so reliable and comparative to our senses. According to Anders Liliefors’s lighting fundamentals, physical and visual terms are running parallel. The combination between the physical and the visual worlds is served by the stimulus of vision, the optic radiation from 400 to 700 nm wavelength. The vision is primarily concerned with lighting quality, with the information that is received from the objects in th environment (Liljefors, 1999)

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Meaning in architecture through case study Lighting in Swedish Architectural Competitions in general do not consider artificial lighting as an established criterion. Even the designing with daylight is not often mentioned in the list of considerations. Some countries, such as Denmark, have a certain level of daylight factor as code or standard for commercial and residential buildings. Daylight factor is defined as the ratio of the indoor illuminance at point to the outdoor horizontal illuminance, under an overcast CIE reference sky (thedaylightsite.com). However, even if daylight factor standard can represent an improvement as a recommendation for the daylight design, it can be inappropriate if it turns to a general law, since it alone does not give a proper evaluation of the annual daylight level in a building. As a result, it would underestimate existing buildings that don’t fulfill the standard.

Architectural competitions in Sweden commonly do not have explicit daylight recommendations in the program; but reading the comments from the jury about the projects, it is very clear to notice that the presence of light represents a very important factor in their evaluation. In many texts, it is possible to identify comments that are related to light. Often light is contributing to a positive result of their judgment; and if there is lack of light in the building this will decrease the value of the proposal. However, in competitions to which graphic material is submitted, such as drawings and 3D models; it can be doubtful to analyze this aspect, since it is complex to understand the reality of the light conditions. It is necessary to have in the jury people that are trained and have experience in the subject.

Light is a fundamental element to architecture; it interacts with the space, affecting the way we perceive it. The way lighting acts can change the spatiality, the atmosphere and the visibility. The lit environment deals with brightness, shadows, lighting distribution, color and many other aspects that influence our visual experience and plays with our mood. In my review of architectural competitions, it became obvious that daylight should play a crucial role in the way the jury analyzes the proposals. However, it was shown that lighting analysis is not yet a standard criterion. When discussing lighting, the members

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Idea Elevation

Precedent

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Ideas plan

I made my space with four shapes: round, triangular, square, and octagon. After the combination, the overall site shape like the king of chess

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Idea Elevation

Idea 1

Idea 2

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Idea Section

Idea 1

Idea 2

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Idea Aerial View

Idea 1

Idea 1

Idea 2

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Idea Ground View

Idea 2

Idea 1 19

Internal View

Idea 1

Idea 2

Idea 2

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spatical Diagram

Idea 2 Idea 2

Idea 1

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Light Study 2 ReflectionReflection

Architectural design has changed a lot over the years, and in the process has come to incorporate a myriad of materials, ideas and designs.

One element that has stuck around and become increasingly popular has been the use of reflection. Reflection can be used to create a number of different effects, such as making a space look bigger, adding privacy, as well as making the best possible use of natural light, so it is little wonder that reflection continues to be a mainstay in modern design. The following is a brief look at the use of reflection in architecture.

Mirrors One of the best ways to make a space look bigger is by incorporating a few strategically placed mirrors, and with many people unable to afford such large homes or offices these days, mirrors have become an increasingly popular way to make the most of a small space.

One of the best things about mirrors is that they can be cut to any size, and provide an easy way to get artsy with your architectural design.

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Glass Flooring For many years, architectural design has made extensive use of glass, Using reflection in flooring has been a growing trend in architectural design of late, and it is amazing how much brighter and while glass has been used for many different reasons, one of the biggest attributes is that it not only allows light through, but also the right flooring can make a space look. There are a lot of reflects it. Everything from glass bricks to double paned windows different flooring options available offering a range of reflective have been used to fabulous effect, and it seems glass will remain a ability, from hardwood to polished concrete floors, enabling central element in design for quite some time yet. you to bring in exactly the right amount of reflection to suit the look, style and purpose of the space. With polished concrete you can even have reflectiveelements such as minerals, coins or glass embedded into the top layer of your floor, before having it sealed in and before the polishing machine does its final polish.

Water One of the more beautiful and natural ways architects have been adding reflection in their designs is by making extensive use of water, and the effect can be absolutely stunning. Fish tanks have been used to great effect, as have fountains and even shallow reflecting pools, and the increase in light and positive energy the water brings makes it look and feel amazing.

Metal One of the biggest trends in architectural design is the growing use of metal, with metal furniture, fixtures, fittings, and even flooring starting to be seen. The ability of reflective metal in particular to make better use of the light, create an illusion of space, as well as be extremely easy to clean, has left metal with little competition for many key components in modern architecture and interiors.

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