Considerations of Lighting Influencing Design: A Community Center For Fremont
Abstract
In order to conceptualize an architectural design, one
must consider lighting and perception. Humans are
visual creatures; the main perception of an architectural
space is heavily influenced by light. Light defines the
character of a space, through color, brightness, and
contrast, as well as other factors.
By considering lighting as one of the main design
concepts for a building, a new method of architectural
design can be explored. This method concerns the
design of a building from the inside out, always
considering human use, needs, and perception.
While this project is ostensibly an architectural design,
it is more appropriately the concept of a building, used
as a basis for the lighting design.
From its inception, this project was thought to be an
exploration of new design methods, using lighting
considerations. It is hoped that these new methods and
explorations will yield a different kind of building, one
that is based in the perceptions and experiences of its
users.
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