ISSUED:                             2 March, 2002 – 9:30 am 
Sketch Model DUE:          28 February, 2002 – 11:00 am
2 Hour Model DUE:            5 March

Exercise 4:

Regarding a speculative style of 'sketch' daylight model

I know that it is short notice but think of this as a challenge (sort of like a scavenger hunt.)  Your charge is to construct a model the Chair’s Office in HFA-B by the end of this class.  Drawings of the space are attached to this handout.  Work in the groups used for the Proof-of Concept exercise.  The model should follow the normal criteria associated with daylighting models (correct surface reflectances, light-tight materials, care with major reflecting surfaces, etc.) though your standards will obviously slip a bit due to time constraints.  The most important criterion for this model is that it be finished at 11:00 am today.

Don't try to do too much in this limited time, establish a strategy and stick to it. And please take care with your matte knives! 

As we have discussed in class, the Proof-of Concept Exercise provides a gratifying demonstration of the predictive power inherent in daylighting models.  The exercise also required a substantial time commitment.  This exercise will take the Chair's Office in HFA-B and explore what might be learned from sketch models:  'quick and dirty' efforts limited in time and scope.  This exercise has two parts:  1) a sketch model completed by the POC modeling groups and due at the end of class today, and 2) an individual model completed in less than two hours and due next week.

Caption for figure to come

1.  Provide camera ports in both models for photographs from the building interior (the door location works for this) and from the purple wall where it meets the exterior wall.

 2.  As you build your model make a mental note of the materials/tools that would be handy for impromtu model building.