40 Qualities of Daylighting

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41.  Best of show
1.   A magical sprite
2.   Glare Bomb

4.   Dynamic daylight
7.   Leaking light
8.   Texture  . . . 
9.   Single Emphasis

11. Luminous wall
12. Near window . .
13. Blurry light
14. Dappled light
15. Monochromatic .. 
18. Cozy light
19. Daylight gradient
20. Varying penumbra
21. Crisp shadows
22. Carpet of shadow
23. Rhythmic daylight
24. Silhouette

25. Piranesien light
26. Daylight & Water
27. Daylight & Vegit.
28. Glowing light
29. Sparkle daylight
30. Daylight fixture
33. Daylight & Circul.
34. Daylight & Arch.
35. Hierarchy
38. Ethereal daylight
39. Daylight Below
40. Edge of Day


                                            Best of Show
                                           

                                            At Sea Ranch


1. 
a magical sprite

In William Turnbull's house, Barnacle, at Sea Ranch, morning light







 


2. 
glare 'bomb'

At a Sea Ranch lodge, late afternoon







 


4. 
dynamic daylight

At a Sea Ranch house, late afternoon







 


7. 
leaking light

Located in the garden behind Beringer winery in Napa, 2PM







 


8. 
texture revealed by daylight

Located at the Sterling winery in Napa, 11AM







 


9. 
Daylight providing emphasis (single emphasis

House at Sea Ranch, early afternoon







 


11. 
a luminous wall (not reflective)

In condominium 7 at Sea Ranch, early morning







 


12. 
near window surface used to distribute daylight

In a house at Sea Ranch, late afternoon







 


13. 
blurry light (not movement)

Behind HFA, middle of day







 


14. 
dappled light

Behind Optometry School, early afternoon







 


15a. monochromatic light

In William Turnbull's house, Barnacle, at Sea Ranch, early morning







 


15b.
monochromatic light - achieved by a yellow glass window

In Sterling winery, Napa 11AM







 


15b.
monochromatic light - achieved by warm tone of wood inside the space

In a house at Sea Ranch, afternoon







 


18.
cozy light

A house at Sea Ranch, late afternoon







 


19.
daylight gradient revealed

House at Sea Ranch, middle of the day







 


20.
varying penumbra

Area behind building next to log cabin on campus, 2:30PM







 


21.
crisp shadows

Recreation center at Sea Ranch, around noon







 


22.
carpet of shadows (pattern)

Near recreation center at Sea Ranch, around noon







 


23.
rhythmic daylight

Sterling Winery in Napa, 11AM







 


24. 
silhouette

Hearst Gym, afternoon







 


25. 
Piranesien daylight

Sea Ranch condominium 7, late afternoon







 


26. 
Daylight modified by water

Niebaum-Coppola vineyard in Napa 5:30PM







 


27.
daylight modified by vegetation

Hearst Gym, afternoon







 


28a.
glowing (diffuse) daylight

A house at Sea Ranch, afternoon







 


28b.
glowing (diffuse) daylight

A bathroom in a house at Sea Ranch, late afternoon







 


29.
sparkle from daylight

An old window at Fort Ross transforms daylight to sparkling daylight







 


30a.
a daylight fixture

A kitchen in a house at Sea Ranch, middle of day







 


30b.
daylight fixture - together with electric fixtures

Sterling vineyard, Napa, 11AM







 


33.
daylight indicating circulation

Condominium 7 at Sea Ranch, morning







 


34.
daylight emphasizing architectural feature

An exterior yard in Sea Ranch, afternoon







 


35.
daylight creating hierarchy

In between RSF and the track Stadium







 


38.
ethereal daylight

Condominium 8 at Sea Ranch, morning







 


39.
daylight from below

Fence of a house in Sea Ranch, middle of day







 


40.
daylight at the edge of the day

On Bancroft, 6PM







 


  


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